Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Rural Hospitals In Non-Medicaid Expansion States Face Challenges
In the aftermath of the Affordable Care Act's passage, some stakeholders expressed concern that rural hospitals would struggle to meet the law's requirements and would be forced to shut down or merge with larger health systems. However, nearly four years later, the jury is still out on how rural hospitals have been affected by the law. (Drost, 10/29)
A second wave of people who purchased health insurance through HealthCare.gov but have unresolved immigration verification problems will lose their coverage at the end of this month, and notices have been sent to inform those consumers of the upcoming terminations, CMS has told consumer advocate groups. (Pradhan, 10/29)
A fast-growing, short-term alternative to ObamaCare that allows customers to get cheap, one-year policies could put the government-subsidized plan into a death spiral. The plans ... generally cost less than half of what similar ObamaCare policies cost, and are increasing in popularity as uninsured Americans learn they are required to get health coverage. (Lott, 10/29)
