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Hospitals in the state are among the leaders in developing new medical liability initiatives and a recently enacted law helps consumers who want to challenge hospitals and doctors.
With same sex marriage legal in 35 states, some employers say they will no longer provide benefits to unmarried partners.
California is seen as an Obamacare success story, but about 30,000 people there are stuck with only one choice of insurer on the exchange.
A look at the 10 least and 10 most expensive places for health insurance shows a wide gap in prices for the same type of coverage.
Obamacare provided billions in seed money to help establish insurance companies called co-ops. One of the biggest has now gone under, and its state overseer is telling clients to switch carriers.
The health law requires people to report their coverage situation. Those who get insurance through their jobs will only have to check a box on the usual return, but those without insurance or those who received subsidies will have to fill out new forms.
High deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs related to health insurance have become a rising concern among consumers and health-care providers.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina says it decided to reveal how much it pays hospitals for particular procedures to help consumers hold down costs.
Supporters of the change say it would strengthen both funds but critics fear impact on poor and disabled.
Analysis of federal data finds they still lag behind birth-control pills and condoms.
BeneStream screens for Medicaid-eligible workers, creating a win-win for both employers and employees.
Despite the increasing efforts to fight the obesity epidemic and the approval of four new weight-loss medications, Medicare and many private plans are reluctant to pay for the medicines because of serious safety problems with other drugs in the past.
More than 6 million Americans are already signed up for Obamacare policies for 2015.
KHN’s consumer columnist answers a reader’s question about whether coverage from the health law’s online exchanges is compatible with Medicare and another question on Medicare drug coverage options when seniors move.
Federal officials handle most of the requests in 2014 from beneficiaries seeking a hearing before a judge and cut into the heavy backlog. But cases from hospitals, doctors and other providers are still on hold.
A California woman had a bad experience with the state’s insurance exchange the first time around and struggled with whether to re-enroll her family.
In 2015, some seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans will be allowed to switch if they lose their doctors.
Smart shoppers will dig deep to find out if their family coverage has one deductible for the whole family or separate “embedded” deductibles for each family member. The answer could make a big difference in your out-of-pocket costs.
Sixty percent of people generally favor requiring large firms to provide insurance or pay a fine. But support falls when people are told businesses could cut back workers’ hours and it increases when they learn that most businesses already provide coverage.
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