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KHN's consumer columnist Michelle Andrews explores a divorced mother's efforts to get her ex-husband to keep their sons on his plan, one senior's problems getting Medicare to cover his antibiotic infusion at home and what earnings one reader will have to count when applying for premium subsidies.
Vermont plays the maverick again in trying to be the first state to implement a single-payer health care system.
These plans, which can last from a month to nearly a year, do not guarantee many of the benefits of regular health insurance.
With many of their patients now insured under the law, most W. Va. free clinics are choosing to get paid by Medicaid.
BlueCross BlueShield's near dominance and hospitals' lack of negotiating clout are key reasons Chattanooga has among the lowest priced coverage in the nation.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, created its own Medicaid program for 28,000 residents. So far, E.R. visits have dropped 60 percent.
A provision of the ACA that could be implemented as early as next year requires employers with more than 200 workers to sign up employees in one of the company's plans. Workers may opt out, however.
Low reimbursement rates cause one doctor to reject two out of three companies selling Affordable Care Act insurance in his state.
Hints of cost spikes matter because much is riding on spending forecasts.
Ballerinas risk injury and high health care costs every time they perform. Allynne Noelle, 32, principal ballerina with the Los Angeles Ballet, says the new health care law offers some relief.
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.
Two top insurance officials in California have competing theories on what's keeping prices in check for 2015.
Florida Blue cites cost impact of older and less healthy adults who use more services.
KHN's consumer columnist Michelle Andrews explains that if the insurance offered through an employer is considered affordable, you can't qualify for the health law's program to provide financial help to cover costs such as deductibles and co-payments.
The HHS is contacting hundreds of thousands of people with subsidized health plans bought under the ACA to verify their eligibility,
But more than 40 percent of those who lacked coverage last fall still don't have insurance.
Consumer groups complain people have been misled about the narrow networks of hospitals and doctors in their plans. Insurers say they are trying to hold down prices.
Automatically renewing your Obamacare policy could cost you thousands.
KHN consumer columnist Michelle Andrews points out various options through Medicaid, CHIP and the online insurance marketplaces.
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