The Health Law’s ‘3 Rs’ For Insurers: A Bailout Or Necessary Safeguards?
The provisions in the law are designed to help insurance companies adjust to the new markets, but Republicans warn that the program could turn out to be costly for taxpayers.
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Insurers Eye Market For Supplemental Health Coverage To Fill Gaps Left By Obamacare, Employer Plans
While these plans represent one of the fastest growing components of the employer benefits marketplace, some experts warn they might cause consumer confusion.
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A Third Generation Doctor Questions The Profession
Overwhelming bureaucracy and crushing student loan debt were not part of the package for Dr. Michael Sawyer's father and grandfather. Still, he feels medicine is a calling.
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Medicaid Expansion Only A First Step To Better Health In Troubled W.Va. Communities
Even as tens of thousands of West Virginians enroll in Medicaid, experts caution that the culture also will have to change.
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Experts: Moving New Medicaid Patients Out Of ER Will Take Time
The health law seeks to change how the poor get routine care, moving them into doctors' offices where more consistent supervision may improve their health.
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Advocates Worry That Drug Company Assistance Programs Will Be Banned From Helping Patients With Marketplace Policies
Some specialty drugs can cost consumers -- even those with insurance -- thousands of dollars a year, but manufacturers often provide aid for those who meet specific income and program requirements.
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In Southwest Georgia, The Affordable Care Act Is Having Trouble Living Up To Its Name
In an area with moderate incomes and cost of living, insurance premiums on the new health law marketplace are nearly the highest in the country.
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The 10 Most Expensive Insurance Markets In The U.S.
The ranking is based on the lowest price "silver" plan, which is the mid-level plan that the majority of consumers are selecting. The listed monthly premiums are for a 40-year-old person.
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Joining GOP Trend, U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Urges Fix, Not Repeal, Of Obamacare
The business lobbying group urges Republicans to shift their focus from repealing the health law to changing it in Congress. But some tea party Republicans want to continue the fight.
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Rep. Waxman, Passionate Advocate For Medicaid And Public Health Issues, Announces His Retirement
Former Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, known for his aggressive investigations, has been one of his party's central figures in health care.
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Can I Get My Insurance To Pay For An IUD Removal?
KHN's consumer columnist says the procedure is considered preventive and should be covered by most health plans.
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Video: Obama Says 9 Million Have Enrolled Under Health Law
President Obama used Tuesday night's annual State of the Union address to urge more Americans to enroll in the new insurance exchanges.
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Ex-Microsoft Exec Brings Lists And Whiteboard To Overhaul Of Obamacare Website
Former software engineer Kurt DelBene restores and races cars when he's not looking under the hood of big computer systems.
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Readers Ask How Divorce, Student Status Will Affect Marketplace Applications
KHN's consumer columnist reassures a consumer who is divorcing that subsidies can be based on new income projections, not what was earned jointly the year before and offers suggestions about what exchange out-of-state students should use.
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Local Governments In Texas Pursue Marketplace Signups
Local government officials and community-based organizations are working together to incorporate new rules, maximize their resources and educate uninsured Texans on how to take advantage of the federal health law.
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In Western N.C., Getting Health Coverage Means Getting Creative
A navigator helps people, like John Martin (above), who fall into coverage gap in Appalachia figure out ways to qualify for and receive Obamacare insurance subsidies.
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Texas Imposes New Rules On Health Insurance Navigators
The state's top insurance regulator softened some provisions, but will require that navigators receive additional state training and undergo background checks and fingerprinting.
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8 Things To Know About Obamacare In 2014
Having a hard time making sense of what the health law means for you this year? We have answers -- and pictures.
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Consumers Expecting Free ‘Preventive’ Care Sometimes Surprised By Charges
Patients sometimes find that they are expected to pay for associated services, such as facility fees or anesthesia, and health law advocates say more federal guidance is needed for billing the procedures.
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Michigan Republicans Rethink Medicaid Expansion
Michigan is one of only a handful of Republican-led states that is expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. It did it by forging a plan that worked for both political parties, business interests, doctors and hospitals.
By Eric Whitney