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Sandra Lopez, 41, owns Las Fajitas, a popular Mexican restaurant in Newport Beach, Calif. She has to make decisions about health insurance coverage for her family and her business under the Affordable Care Act.
The HHS is contacting hundreds of thousands of people with subsidized health plans bought under the ACA to verify their eligibility,
When you pirouette for a living, injury is nearly certain. But one veteran says coverage under the nation's health law provided some relief.
But more than 40 percent of those who lacked coverage last fall still don't have insurance.
The plaintiffs accuse state officials of depriving thousands of residents of health care coverage.
The state is proposing that many people enrolled in the "private option" Medicaid expansion program contribute between $5 and $25 a month. Those who don't could face additional medical expenses.
Even though the state did not expand eligibility under the health law, experts say publicity about the law spurred greater awareness of the program.
The University of Pennsylvania recruited young people to shop for coverage on healthcare.gov to learn what gave them trouble navigating the site.
Chattanooga's success in achieving bargain-priced policies offers valuable lessons for other parts of the country as they seek to satisfy consumers with insurance networks that limit their choices of doctors and hospitals.
It's hard to pin down why applicants are waiting so long for approval, and when the problem will be resolved. Meanwhile, some people are putting off treatment.
The most satisfied were those who received subsidies; the least satisfied had their previous plans canceled.
Sheriff in San Francisco wants to make sure the 30,000 prisoners who come through the jail system every year have health insurance on the day they're released.
The state is among the first to use financial incentives to encourage enrollees to boost their health.
The latest analysis shows that Massachusetts is close to having most of its eligible residents insured, some eight years after Gov. Mitt Romney signed its landmark state law. But a failed website has delayed the processing of applications, and some of those waiting may yet decide not to buy health plans.
Technological glitches at the federal and state levels and inadequate staffing have delayed eligibility determinations.
While a growing number of states are contracting with managed care companies to manage their Medicaid programs, there are still questions about cost savings and quality.
Critics contend the state is making it harder for people to enroll or renew their coverage.
People with cancer can now get health coverage even if they lose their jobs and insurance.
Many inner-city hospitals in Medicaid-expansion states report big drops in the number of uninsured people for whom they provide care.
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