Obama Win Boosts Health Law, But States Still Control Its Destiny
State lawmakers will control big coverage decisions, including whether to expand Medicaid to cover millions of uninsured.
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State lawmakers will control big coverage decisions, including whether to expand Medicaid to cover millions of uninsured.
The highest court in the country upheld most of the Affordable Care Act in June. But everybody knew it was only an overture to today’s contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
But election results could affect the rollout of insurance marketplaces, and the availability of federal subsidies to buy coverage.
Insurance columnist answers readers’ questions, including two about whether some older seniors are denied access to surgeries and whether the health law restricts the number of prescription drugs for patients.
Medicare officials are encouraging 525,000 beneficiaries to switch out of these 26 Medicare Advantage and drug plans that have received low ratings for three consecutive years.
Government is sending letters to a half million beneficiaries to alert them to their plans’ poor performance.
More than any other state, California has wagered heavily on the Affordable Care Act. If a Romney administration follows through with its vow to undo the health law, the state’s early expansion of Medicaid, its online insurance marketplace and other reforms will have an uncertain future.
This month Sacramento rolls out the Low Income Health Program, but it will only be serving the poorest of the poor in the county.
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