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Video: President Obama announced Thursday that insurers will be permitted to extend canceled insurance policies into 2014, due to the difficulties consumers are having enrolling in new insurance coverage through the new online marketplaces.
Numbers released by the government Wednesday deepened doubts about the law’s immediate viability, and proposed fixes have shortcomings.
If you get your insurance from your employer, there’s a very good chance that you are in a “grandfathered plan,” and that means some of the provisions of the health law do not apply to you – yet.
Some say Colorado Medicaid has hampered the state’s private insurance enrollment efforts.
Provisions in the fine print of the Affordable Care Act could prevent some children from receiving dental coverage.
Although the health law could expand coverage to millions, many low-income people and others will not have insurance and will still have to rely on these programs for preventive care.
While Cover Missouri and Get Covered Illinois are staying active on social media, they’ve put mass media advertising efforts on hold until the federal government’s website is fixed.
Congressional staffers are among those most likely to experience changes in their coverage options as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
A new state law requires price transparency, but it is still a days-long quest for one reporter to find out how much a simple back X-ray costs.
The Obama administration released the final rules Friday for 1996 and 2008 laws that expanded the kinds of mental health and substance abuse care insurers must cover. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and CQ HealthBeat’s Rebecca Adams discuss.
The answer: Yes, if their parents have not claimed them as tax dependents.
