Marketplace Subsidies May Be Option In 2020 For Plans That Skirt Obamacare
The new guidance allows states to ask for waivers from provisions in the Affordable Care Act governing not only subsidies, but also the benefits insurers must offer in all their plans.
Subsidios del mercado se podr铆an usar para planes que no cumplen con el Obamacare
Los estados podr铆an utilizar fondos federales para otorgar subsidios a las personas que compran planes de salud de corto plazo, bajo una nueva de la administraci贸n Trump.
Health Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters鈥 Top Issue
Nearly three-quarters of voters say that health care is the most important issue for them, but fewer than half are hearing much from candidates about it, according to a poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Medicare For All? CMS Chief Warns Program Has Enough Problems Already
Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, tells private insurance officials that a push by some Democrats to expand Medicare would only increase troubles the program already faces.
Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors
The private health plans that are an alternative to government-run Medicare continue to grow despite the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 cuts of billions of dollars in funding.
Obamacare Premiums Dip For First Time. Some Call It A Correction.
The Trump administration announces that the average price for insurance offered to people buying their own coverage on federal exchanges is going down.
Doctors Give Medicare鈥檚 Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis
Federal officials are proposing that Medicare pay doctors for a 10-minute 鈥渃heck-in鈥 call with beneficiaries. But many doctors already do this for free, and the plan would require a cost-sharing charge of many patients.
Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors
Some private Medicare Advantage plans are offering large physician-management companies more money upfront and control of their patients鈥 care, but the doctors are responsible for staying within the budget.
In Trump鈥檚 First Year, Nation鈥檚 Uninsured Rate Unchanged
The Census Bureau reports that the nation鈥檚 uninsurance rate was 8.8 percent in 2017 but notes that the rate did increase in 14 states.
Medicaid Covers Foster Kids, But Daunting Health Needs Still Slip Through The Cracks
Nearly all children in the foster care system are covered by Medicaid. Yet, foster parents still struggle to meet the extraordinary health needs of their children. To solve this, some states are experimenting with a coordinated approach to care 鈥 with mixed results.
Hospitals Battle For Control Over Fast-Growing Heart-Valve Procedure
Medicare limits payments for valve replacement via a catheter to hospitals with large numbers of heart procedures. But smaller facilities are crying foul.
Medicare To Overhaul ACOs But Critics Fear Less Participation
The moves could lead to a dramatic decrease in hospitals and doctors participating in the program, industry officials said.
Florida: elecciones de noviembre y la expansi贸n de Medicaid
Expertos se preguntan si Florida seguir谩 el ejemplo de Virginia y aprobar谩 la expansi贸n de Medicaid en un futuro cercano.
In Florida, Midterm Elections Hold Faint Hope For Medicaid Expansion
Republicans鈥 overwhelming majorities in the state legislature make pursuing a policy that could benefit 660,000 uninsured adults a 鈥渓ong shot,鈥 political analysts say.
M谩s recortes a los fondos para programas de navegadores de ACA
Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid anunciaron que est谩n reduciendo el dinero para financiar el trabajo de los navegadores, que ayudan a las personas a inscribirse y comprar o cambiar de plan de salud
Outrageous Or Overblown? HHS Announces Another Round Of ACA Navigator Funding Cuts
Advocates of the sweeping health law view this move by the Trump administration as its most recent act of sabotage. But not everyone views it as a mortal blow.
Trabajar para tener Medicaid: estados avanzan con la controversial norma
A pesar que un juez bloque贸 le entrada en vigencia del requisito de trabajo para tener Medicaid en Kentucky, otros estados est谩n avanzando con esta controversial estrategia.
Despite U.S. Court鈥檚 Ruling, Medicaid Work Requirements Advance In Other States
It鈥檚 not yet clear what impact the decision on Kentucky鈥檚 mandate will have on other state programs.
Judge Blocks Kentucky Medicaid Work Requirement
The program鈥檚 rollout was scheduled to begin Sunday.
Calabacita, pavo y arroz integral: Medicaid ofrece alimentos como medicinas
Un programa en Philadelphia entrega a domicilio comidas m茅dicamente preparadas, que paga Medicaid, para ayudar a personas con condiciones cr贸nicas a comer sano y mejorar.
