Doctors’ Testimony Crucial As Border Children Seek Asylum
Medical-legal partnerships in New York and Los Angeles help some unaccompanied minors navigate immigration hearings.
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Insuring Your Health
Consumers May Miss Out On Subsidies Due To Uncertainty About Job-Based Coverage
Some people don鈥檛 know whether their job-based coverage disqualifies them from federal subsidies to buy policies in online insurance marketplaces.
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For North Carolina鈥檚 Working Poor, Fears Of Losing Coverage, Owing Uncle Sam
But for those who hover around the poverty line, a slump can put them into the 鈥渘o help鈥 category in the Carolinas and 21 other states that haven鈥檛 expanded Medicaid coverage.
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Nearly 9 Percent Of Medicaid Births Delivered Early For No Medical Reason
Study finds that early elective delivery rates are declining but authorities say they are still too high, leading to worse health outcomes for mothers and children.
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Obamacare Creates Boom For Federal Contractors
Surging contracts related to the Affordable Care Act have helped make the Department of Health and Human Services a fount of revenue for private business.
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HHS鈥檚 Contracting Bonanza in 8 Charts
The Affordable Care Act and related programs have helped make the Department of Health and Human Services the No. 3 federal agency for outsourcing work to private business, after the Pentagon and the Energy Department.
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Insuring Your Health
Switching To A Spouse’s Plan Can Be Difficult If Timing Isn’t Right
If a couple wants to transfer health insurance policies, it is often pretty easy because most companies use a calendar-year coverage period. But if one company鈥檚 enrollment is on a different schedule, switching can be problematic.
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Some Newly Covered Illinois Residents Still Struggle To Pay For Health Care
Even with insurance, high deductibles can put care out of reach.
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Federal Officials Urge Marketplace Consumers To Look For Better Deals In 2015
People who bought coverage on healthcare.gov for this year could likely find cheaper premiums if they shop again.
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Health Exchange Bill Fizzles In Illinois Legislature
Proponents of state-based health exchange bill say residents’ subsidies are now at risk.
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Medicaid Expansion By Any Other Name May Fly For Florida Lawmakers
Coalition, which includes some prominent Republicans, pushes 鈥渇ree market鈥 alternative.
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Who Is Getting ACA Insurance 鈥 And Who Isn鈥檛
About 10 million people have gained insurance, but there are still several diverse groups of people who won鈥檛 get coverage.
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In New York, Video Chat Trumps Quarantine To Combat TB
While Americans debate whether we should quarantine people who might have Ebola but clearly aren’t contagious, others wander among us who are infected with tuberculosis 鈥 another disease that’s highly communicable in some forms.
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Growth In U.S. Health Spending In 2013 Is Lowest Since 1960
The report credits slower growth in spending for private health insurance, Medicare, hospitals, physicians and clinical services.
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Big Data Offer New Strategy For Public Health Campaigns
In Chicago, data analytics methods once used in political campaigns helped identify women needing mammograms.
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One Man Explains Why He Is Still Uninsured
Leaburn Alexander works two jobs and has a monster commute. There鈥檚 no wiggle room in his budget to pay a health insurance premium 鈥 and no time even to meet with an enrollment counselor.
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Consumers Will Pay More Out Of Pocket Next Year For Specialty Drugs
More insurers selling Affordable Care Act plans will charge consumers higher rates for medicines that treat multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and other serious illnesses, Avalere studies say.
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If High Court Strikes Federal Exchange Subsidies, Health Law Could Unravel
Some suggest 鈥渧irtual鈥 state exchanges could be created, but scholars say that鈥檚 not likely to pass legal muster.
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Insuring Your Health
EEOC Takes Aim At Wellness Programs Increasingly Offered By Employers
The lawsuits brought by the commission, which have raised complaints from business leaders, highlight the lack of clarity in the standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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New ACO Rules Would Delay Penalties An Extra Three Years
The government鈥檚 proposed rule addresses many concerns of accountable care organizations.
