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The Obama administration has yet to complete federal regulations implementing rules that would enable states to enforce a mental health parity bill President George W. Bush signed into law, and in the meantime, behavioral health may have fallen behind.
The fees will make the markets self-supporting, but some state officials and insurers worry they could put coverage out of reach for some consumers.
The group argues that increasing cost-sharing would stop people from seeking necessary care.
Health law critics are continuing their fight against the sweeping overhaul with legal challenges that aim to undermine the law’s employer and individual mandates.
Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about how to find affordable coverage for a child with a preexisting medical condition.
Free scales, diet tips and home visits from nurses all aim to curtail readmissions.
The 2010 federal health law calls for penalties for hospitals with high rates of readmissions as the government seeks to trim spending in the the health program for the elderly and disabled.
Insurers remain wary pending more studies, but many pregnant women are trying the tests for fetal abnormalities.
High-profile law in Florida prohibiting doctors from asking patients about guns was overturned in the courts. But the 2010 federal health law restricts insurers, employers and HHS from asking.
Up to 90 percent of incarcerated girls have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse, creating a complex set of health problems that the juvenile justice system is ill-equipped to handle. One woman is on a crusade to change that.
