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As Republicans raise new questions about the IRS' responsibilities in implementing and enforcing the health law, KHN'S Mary Agnes Carey talks to Joanna Kerpen, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, about the job ahead for the agency.
Despite having access to parents' health policies and new options provided by the health law, this age group faces challenges.
President Barack Obama gave a speech Friday on the health law, and he emphasized his administration's commitment to moving forward with a full rollout of all the law's provisions.
Statehouse Republicans say the board has asked for too much money for Colorado's online insurance marketplace.
Employers who offer more generous benefits to highly paid workers could face $100-a-day fines for every worker who doesn't get them.
Many former service members have access to health care through the VA, private insurance or other government programs, such as Medicare and Tricare. But having so many choices can also lead to fragmented care.
Some states with high uninsured rates get far less money to help people sign up for coverage under the health law.
The question of whether Florida would expand its Medicaid program to cover more low-income people has been answered, and it's a "no" - at least for now.
As of May 1, 16 states plus the District of Columbia have approved the expansion or are headed in that direction, 27 have rejected it or about to and seven states could still go either way.
Arkansas has broached what could be a deal-making compromise for states in a stalemate over whether or not to expand Medicaid. The Arkansas model gives Washington the increased coverage for the poor it wants, and Republicans something that looks less like government and more like business.
Obamacare aims to shift how doctors and hospitals are paid - they'll be rewarded for taking care of the whole patient, not just for every test or visit. But this is an idea that some practices have already embraced, and they have seen costs decline and patient health improve.
Here is a transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks on implementation of the health care law during his news conference today.
Breakdowns in hospital communications are common, with sometimes dire consequences for patients.
Here are some tips to ensure that you stay safe while you're in the hospital.
The federal health law allows states to charge smokers up to 50 percent more for a health plan
Insurance columnist answers readers' questions about what might be available on the new insurance marketplaces next year when employer-provided insurance seems too expensive for a family and whether those exchanges will be available to people who are in the middle of a plan contract.
Jackie Judd talks with KHN's Mary Agnes Carey about what's next for the stalled confirmation of Marilyn Tavenner, and who will fill the void in health policy when three senior Senate Democrats retire in 2014.
The federal government has allocated $2 billion to Oregon to test ideas for coordinating care given by doctors, nurses, and hospitals. Now, the state has to figure out how it will measure its success
House GOP leaders question whether feds can deliver on $50B promise to cover poor residents.
In states with a dominant insurance carrier, competition and lower prices envisioned by the health insurance exchanges that open in 2014 may be slow to arrive.
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