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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The Long Wait Ends For Short-Term Plan Rules

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In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the Trump administration鈥檚 proposed regulation that would allow the expansion of short-term health insurance policies that do not comply with all the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The panelists also talk about federal funding (or not) of public health research around guns.

Good Deals For Some, Sticker Shock For Others As ACA Enrollment Winds Down

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In Tennessee, an Obamacare consumer saw her rate go from $750 to just $5 a month. But a man in Maryland had to buy a less comprehensive plan to keep his costs under $1,000 a month. Income and geography determine prices for health insurance in the fifth year of Affordable Care Act coverage.

Consumers Who Froze Their Credit Reports Could Hit A Glitch Enrolling In Insurance

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The federal marketplace generally uses credit reports to help verify identities, but that doesn鈥檛 work if consumers have put a security freeze on them 鈥 as some did after the Equifax breach this year. Workarounds for this issue exist, but they make the process more time-consuming.

Consumidores atrasados: la inscripci贸n autom谩tica puede ser una pesadilla

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Es mejor loguearse en la cuenta y hacer los cambios necesarios. No hacer nada puede significar sorpresas desagradables, especialmente en el costo de las primas en 2018.

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鈥檚 marketplace and who don鈥檛 actively shop for a new one will be auto-enrolled on Dec. 16. But unlike past years, most people won鈥檛 be able to change those plans if they don鈥檛 like them.

Challenges Abound For 26-Year-Olds Falling Off Parental Insurance Cliff

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Insurance has often been a tough-sell among these young people because they are often healthy and choosing a plan is complicated. A shorter enrollment and less outreach could dampen enthusiasm.

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

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

Brokers Are Reluctant Players In A Most Challenging ACA Open-Enrollment Season

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With federal support slashed for organizations that provided consumers help in making their health plan choices, insurance brokers have to pick up the slack.

Obamacare: comprar seguro es m谩s complicado que nunca. Aqu铆, algunas tretas

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Es esencial que conozca sus opciones en base a los ingresos y al tama帽o de su familia. Aqu铆, algunas respuestas clave para entender el mercado de seguros.

Funding For ACA Sign-Up Campaigns Varies Widely From State To State

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States aren’t getting nearly as much federal money this year to explain and campaign for Affordable Care Act policies. Some are trying to make up the shortfall; others lack the cash or political will.

Rising Health Insurance Costs Frighten Some Early Retirees

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Higher premiums loom for Americans in their late 50s and early 60s who are still too young for Medicare and don鈥檛 qualify for subsidies under Obamacare.

Obamacare: 5 nuevas cosas que debes saber

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El per铆odo abierto de inscripci贸n para las personas que compran su propio seguro de salud ya est谩 en marcha, y termina el 15 de diciembre de 2017. Estos son cinco factores para tener en cuenta.

Money For Health Law Navigators Slashed 鈥 Except Where It’s Not

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Two states, North and South Carolina, have very different outlooks since the Trump administration cut funding for the people who help others sign up for health insurance.

Federal Judge Denies Bid To Force Feds To Resume ACA Subsidies

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U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said the vast majority of states have already prepared for the termination of the payments and already devised responses that give consumers better coverage.