Officials Prepare For ‘Biggest Open-Enrollment Season We’ve Ever Seen’
With 100 days until Obamacare marketplaces open, much work remains to be done — here’s where they stand.
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Political Fight Jeopardizes Mississippi’s Entire Medicaid Program
Democrats and Republicans in Mississippi are locked in a fight over the health law’s Medicaid expansion that could threaten reauthorization of the state’s Medicaid program — and care for 700,000 residents.
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Blue Cross-Blue Shield Bets Big On Obamacare Exchanges
The Blues are expected to offer health plans nearly everywhere and are supporting marketing campaigns in key states such as Texas and Florida, where political opposition to the health law has been strong.
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Firm Relies On Medicare Experience As It Prepares To Open Federal Health Exchange Calls Centers
Vangent already handles more than 60,000 calls a day about Medicare but will soon add an expected 200,000 questions about the marketplaces set up by the health law.
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GAO Report Points To Challenges In Setting Up Federal Health Insurance Marketplaces
The report says that the administration “has many key activities remaining to be completed.”
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Health Law Provisions To Expand Kids’ Dental Coverage May Fall Short, Advocates Say
Some lawmakers and children’s advocates say that without changes, certain health law provisions designed to expand children’s dental coverage may not work as intended.
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Patients Lead The Way As Medicine Grapples With Apps
Health apps are turning smartphones and tablets into exercise aides, blood pressure monitors and devices that transmit an EKG. But the explosion of apps is way ahead of tests to determine which ones work.
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Tax, Accounting Firms See Opportunity In Health Law
With a new slew of complicated laws and regulations on the books, someone has to interpret them for average Americans and the business community.
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Finding Answers About Health Coverage
With provisions of the health law kicking in, consumers are likely to have more questions. One of the biggest will be where to search for answers and assistance.
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Video: Hospital CEOs Rake In Bonuses
On World News Tonight Sunday, ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jim Avila reported on the investigation and what it says about the growing costs of hospital care.
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Your Smartphone Might Hold Key To Your Medical Records
Hospitals and clinics are slowly replacing paper files with electronic health records, but information often isn’t easily shared. Smartphones may be one way consumers can bridge the electronic gap.
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Hospital CEO Bonuses Reward Volume And Growth
As the country tries to rein in skyrocketing health costs, hospital leaders are still rewarded for expansion and profits. A KHN investigation, in collaboration with ABC News, looks at employment contracts and incentive pay at nonprofit hospital systems.
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Questions And Answers About KHN’s Hospital CEO Bonus Story
How did Kaiser Health News choose and compile the data on hospital CEO bonus pay? Here’s a list of questions and answers.
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How Does The CEO Earn His Bonus? At Most Hospitals, It’s Hard to Know
Despite concerns over the rising cost of medical care, hospitals — even nonprofit ones — give their CEOs large bonuses, and it’s often hard to know just why they’re earning them.
