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For Marketplace Customers Who Delay, Auto-Enrollment Could Be Nasty Wake-Up

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People who have a plan from the health law’s marketplace and who don’t actively shop for a new one will be auto-enrolled on Dec. 16. But unlike past years, most people won’t be able to change those plans if they don’t like them.

Health Risks To Farmworkers Increase As Workforce Ages

KFF Health News Original

Harvesting U.S. crops has been left to an aging population of farmworkers whose health has suffered from decades of hard labor. Older workers have a greater chance of getting injured and of developing chronic illnesses.

Middle-Class Earners Weigh Love And Money To Curb Obamacare Premiums

KFF Health News Original

Ineligible for subsidies, a Tennessee woman quit her job to get an affordable health care premium. Conventional steps — such as maxing out your 401(k) contribution each year — may also do the job, financial planners say.

States — And 9M Kids — ‘In A Bind’ As Congress Dawdles On CHIP Funding

KFF Health News Original

Congress let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire in September, and despite bipartisan support for the program, states are facing the specter of having to prepare to wind down their programs.

Congress Isn’t Really Done With Health Care — Just Look At What’s In The Tax Bills

KFF Health News Original

Even though congressional Republicans set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this year, here are five major health policy changes that could become law as part of the pending House and Senate proposals.

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Taxes, Medicare And The Year-End Mess

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In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the possible impact of the tax bill on the Medicare program, confirmation hearings for a new secretary of Health and Human Services and the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

Putting Money Where Its Mouthpiece Is: Calif. Outspends U.S. To Market Obamacare

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The state insurance exchange is committing nearly five times more money than the federal government on ads urging people to sign up for health insurance, reflecting conflicting attitudes toward the Affordable Care Act.