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What benefits, if any, immigrants get under the health-care overhaul depends on several factors: their immigration status, income, length of stay in this country and - in limited cases - their country of origin.
Consumer columnist says he likely can, but the bigger question is whether he will qualify for subsidies to help defray costs.
Some of the funding for Grace Hill and smaller community health centers in St. Louis may be in jeopardy, even as the number of people seeking discounted care or free is increasing in a state that will not expand Medicaid under the health law.
Organizations that received federal grants to hire and train workers to sign up consumers for health insurance say lawmakers are asking for too much too soon.
Even the people trained to help consumers navigate the new online marketplaces may not have all the answers.
The controversial health law provision that requires most individuals to get insurance is still not well understood.
In a letter that the administration described as a "blatant and shameful attempt to intimidate," the Republican House members direct groups to provide a written description of the work they intend to do, the number of employees and volunteers, their duties and how much they'll be paid.
Consumer columnist offers caution about the financial implications of that switch.
Census data show that about 25 percent of state residents lack health coverage in a state that has opted against the health law's expansion of Medicaid, the government health program for the poor and disabled.
The Seattle-based insurer and health provider won't cover abortions in plans it will sell in the new online marketplace but says women will be able to get the procedure without paying more.
The former acting administrator of CMS, now running for governor of Massachusetts, explains his "Letter to the People of England," a call for continuous learning to improve quality within Britain's National Health Service.
The National Business Group On Health's annual survey of large employers asked whether they expected various groups currently covered by their plans to choose the health law's new coverage in 2014.
With less than five weeks before the online exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act open for enrollment, insurers are using tools pioneered by political campaigns to identify potential customers and analyze their needs.
In a twist that wasn't intended by the authors of the federal Affordable Care Act, most of Missouri's poorest, working-age residents won't be eligible for government help because state lawmakers opted against expanding Medicaid.
Administration officials are planning campaign to convince millions of seniors that they don't need to sign up for the online exchanges.
Retailers, restaurant chains and others find they can continue to offer such coverage and avoid the health law's heftiest fines.
But how can a law praised for expanding coverage -- one that includes an "employer mandate" to offer "minimum essential coverage" -- allow companies to offer insurance that might not even cover hospitalization?
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature that details readers responses to recent KHN stories.
In the 16 states and the District of Columbia that have opted to run their own online health insurance marketplaces, catchy jingles, ad campaigns and cartoon characters are among the tools being used to make sure residents know the exchanges will be open for business Oct. 1.
Partly blaming the health law, United Parcel Service is set to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere.
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