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A coalition of the city’s health department, county clinics and groups like the Urban League and Enroll America is trying to get the word out to Houston’s 800,000 uninsured residents about the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces, which will open Oct. 1.
A move to a different area qualifies for a “special enrollment period” to buy a new policy.
Among the insights: Competition lowers prices, options vary widely by location, and insurers think consumers prefer low premiums to low copays and deductibles.
Miami-Dade and Broward County residents who buy health insurance through federally run online marketplaces opening Tuesday will be paying some of the cheapest rates available in Florida, according to federal data released Wednesday.
The Affordable Care Act lies at the center of a last minute push to fund the government past Sept. 30. Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro’s Jennifer Haberkorn discuss how the standoff is likely to be resolved.
Survey of 2,000 Californians also finds that many undocumented immigrants mistakenly believe they will be covered.
The insurer touts affordable plans, but the exclusion of some premier hospitals could reduce treatment options for some patients.
Report shows wide variation across the country, with some states that opposed implementation of the health law boasting lower-than-average rates.
From free preventive services, including birth control, to the rule barring insurers from charging women more than men, the law recasts the rules of the road for women’s health coverage.
Moderate-income consumers may get subsidies but will also be required to pay up to 9.5 percent of their income toward monthly premiums, which some say will put coverage out of reach.
Consumer columnist answers questions about getting insurance for children under the health law.
The nation’s most diverse political swing state is ground zero in the battle over the federal health law.
Estes Park Medical Center escaped the flood damage that hit most of the area. But two roads leading to the town known as the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park are impassable. One snowstorm could close the remaining road and ground helicopters, leaving the hospital and its patients stranded.
