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Moving to close what many see as a major loophole in Affordable Care Act rules, the Obama administration will ban large-employer medical plans from qualifying under the law if they don’t offer hospitalization coverage.
While consumers may experience easier navigation, insurers are likely to have continuing difficulties, which could result in double-billing and other problems.
A young outreach worker for Obamacare is delighted to be eligible for coverage but worries about family members with no such luck.
A recent poll points out that while three-quarters of Americans say they are confident about understanding their health coverage options, only 20 percent could calculate what they owed for a routine doctor’s appointment.
The administration gave states leeway to define the benefits that must be covered by health plans sold through government exchanges, and Pennsylvania’s are a lot ‘stingier’ than those in some other states.
Many insurers are restricting access to new drugs that promise higher cure rates because the price tags can run $95,000 or more.
Under the health law, insurers cover the immunizations with no out-of-pocket costs to consumers.
Almost nine of 10 uninsured Americans – the group most likely to benefit — don’t know that the law’s second open enrollment period begins Nov. 15, according to a poll released Tuesday.
If people who face English language challenges don’t understand their coverage, maneuvering the health care system could prove unwieldy.
As many companies provide employees with their coverage details this fall, spousal surcharges and health savings accounts on the rise.
These high-priced medications are often shifted to the top tiers of drug plans, so consumers dealing with cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV and other complicated diseases can end up paying thousands of dollars for their prescriptions.
The health law called for all FDA-approved birth control methods to be completely covered by insurance, but research suggests that many women still pay for some of the costs for options such as IUDs and injectable contraceptives.
In North Carolina and elsewhere, hidden costs have popped up on "fully covered" services ranging from contraception to cancer screening to annual checkups, and it's leaving a growing number of people to cover thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Under a new state law, Massachusetts insurers have to post how much tests and procedures cost at different providers in a consumer-friendly way.
People who have lost significant weight are uneasy about how much to reveal in online dating profiles, and research shows they have good reason to be.
A consumer reporter shares what she learned when getting ready to join the federal health plan for seniors.
KHN consumer columnist Michelle Andrews examines how subsidies for health insurance can be divvied up among family members choosing separate plans and how a miscalculation of the premium will be handled on your taxes.
States and the federal government aim to renew coverage for 15.3 million already signed up on exchanges and Medicaid -- and enroll about 10 million more who are currently uninsured.
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