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Although the health law could expand coverage to millions, many low-income people and others will not have insurance and will still have to rely on these programs for preventive care.
While Cover Missouri and Get Covered Illinois are staying active on social media, they've put mass media advertising efforts on hold until the federal government's website is fixed.
Congressional staffers are among those most likely to experience changes in their coverage options as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
A new state law requires price transparency, but it is still a days-long quest for one reporter to find out how much a simple back X-ray costs.
The Obama administration released the final rules Friday for 1996 and 2008 laws that expanded the kinds of mental health and substance abuse care insurers must cover. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and CQ HealthBeat's Rebecca Adams discuss.
Lara Imler finally got through on healthcare.gov, but it took both motivation and expertise. She has a chronic condition and a programming degree.
The answer: Yes, if their parents have not claimed them as tax dependents.
Barring insurers from rejecting people with medical problems or charging them more is the biggest of several factors affecting premiums.
Unions want their plans exempted from the reinsurance tax, but the Obama administration may not do so until 2015.
Threatened with a legal action from the state, company says 80,000 customers can keep their plans through March 31.
The contractor running Connecticut's call center for its health insurance marketplace doesn't have to reveal how its pricing works.
Fall is generally the time when many people who get insurance through their job re-enroll. Higher deductibles and dependent care costs, and financial incentives for wellness activities, lead trends.
Many health plans being offered on the New York State insurance marketplace do not include some of New York City's biggest hospitals in their networks. And across the state, many doctors say they are not yet participating in exchange plans at all.
Health officials are counting on physicians to help educate patients about new insurance options under the health law. But like everyone else, doctors have differing opinions about Obamacare.
With the federal exchanges still not working well, some uninsured people are turning to local groups to figure what to do. In Florida, a lack of coordination among different agencies is leaving room for dubious outfits to enter the scene.
The health law is being blamed for policy cancellations and replacement rate shock. But in Alabama, some say a lack of competition among insurance companies is a big part of the problem.
IHS services don't meet the requirements of the law, but many Native Americans and Alaska natives are exempted from the individual mandate.
Many people are receiving cancellation notices as the health law transforms the individual insurance market.
Cigna's partnership with MyFitnessPal is part of a trend, as insurers pair up with online weight-loss and wellness platforms to try to encourage healthy behavior.
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