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Many Cancer Patients Overtreated In Final Days
Care is particularly aggressive in the Philadelphia area, according to a Dartmouth Atlas study.
Attacking Raccoons Used In Washington State Insurance Ads
This story was produced in partnership with The Washington Health Benefit Exchange has begun airing television commercials as part of a stepped-up campaign to promote the state’s online insurance marketplace, which opens for enrollment Oct. 1. The new TV spots convey the sobering message that going without health insurance is “playing with chance” and could lead […]
Health On The Hill: ‘It’s A Fire Sale On The SGR’
With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a reduced cost for a long-term “doc fix,” Congress may seize the opportunity to end the annual adjustments to Medicare reimbursement rates. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call’s Emily Ethridge discuss.
Sebelius Spends Third Day Touting Health Law In Florida
This story was produced in partnership with the As home to nearly four million residents with no health insurance and state legislators opposed to Obamacare, Florida holds a large stake in the outcome of federal healthcare reform, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told students, local health officials and politicians during a visit […]
Health Plans Won’t be Able To Drop Individuals From Coverage
Open enrollments will be held annually for beneficiaries.
Insurance Marketplace 101: Answering Consumer Questions
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby were hosted by the Washington Post’s Charity Brown earlier today for a live discussion with Post readers about how the new online marketplaces will work under the health law. A transcript of that discussion is posted below. MARY AGNES CAREY: Welcome to today’s chat about the online marketplaces. […]
A Guide To The Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements
Various legal challenges to the health law’s contraception coverage mandate are continuing to wind their way through the system.
Labor Dept. Mandates Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay For Home Health Workers
The Obama administration had been trying for almost two years to extend overtime and minimum wage protections to the workers. The rule doesn’t take effect until 2015.
FAQ: How Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is Changing
Employers are raising deductibles, giving workers health savings accounts, mimicking the health law’s online insurance marketplaces and nudging patients to shop around for treatments.
48 Million Americans Remain Uninsured, Census Bureau Reports
The uninsured rate for 2012 dropped slightly from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent, largely because of an increase in people enrolled in public insurance programs.
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The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces will launch Oct. 1, but many questions remain for consumers, employers and the health care industry. Who is eligible? How can they apply for subsidies? Will comparison-shopping be as easy as buying an airline ticket or hotel room? KHN’s Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey, who wrote today’s […]
Obamacare Will Be Both Ally And Rival To eHealthInsurance
The Affordable Care Act could have easily put eHealthInsurance.com out of business; instead, eHealthInsurance will be another place to buy plans in the 34 states that have federally run insurance exchanges.
For Workers Leaving Their Jobs, Health Exchanges Offer Insurance Choices Beyond COBRA
The health law’s new online insurance marketplaces will create new opportunities for people who lose their jobs and their employer-based health coverage, but consumer advocates worry they may not realize this and lock themselves into pricier coverage than they need.
FAQ: What You Need To Know About The New Online Marketplaces
These marketplaces open Oct. 1 and will allow individuals and small businesses to compare insurance coverage.
Marketplace Premiums Likely To Mirror Plans Sold Privately
Individuals purchasing a policy outside the exchange won’t qualify for subsidies, however.
What You Need To Know About Enrolling In Obamacare’s ‘Exchanges’
KHN’s Jenny Gold was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Monday morning taking questions about the impending enrollment period for the health law’s health insurance marketplaces and what consumers need to know. See related stories: What Obamacare Means For You KHN reporters will be returning to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal each Monday throughout the summer. Tune in each […]
Little Evidence to Back Texas Abortion Law, According To Official Records
Texas has strict new regulations on abortion facilities and the doctors performing them. But a Texas Tribune review of state inspection records turned up little evidence to suggest the facilities were putting patients in danger.
Individuals With Medical Conditions Will Not Pay A Penalty On Premiums
Older people will pay more than the young, and smokers could face a surcharge.
Pa. Governor Proposes Private Sector-Driven Medicaid Expansion
The broad framework of Gov. Corbett’s proposal is similar to plans advanced by Arkansas and Iowa, neither of which has been approved by the federal government.
States Balk At Terminating Medicaid Contracts Even When There’s Fraud Or Poor Patient Care
Officials won’t use “nuclear option” for fear of disrupting services to patients.