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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.
Some suggest 鈥渧irtual鈥 state exchanges could be created, but scholars say that鈥檚 not likely to pass legal muster.
In counties that are adding at least one insurer next year, average premiums for the least expensive silver plan are rising 1 percent on average, compared to 7 percent in counties where the number of insurers is not changing, KHN analysis finds.
HHS says it will provide weekly and monthly snapshots of the signups in the 37 states relying on the federal exchange.
Paying high-risk employees to buy exchange plans is declared illegal.
KHN鈥檚 consumer columnist answers questions about enrollment under the health law and cautions people not to just go with last year鈥檚 choice.
In some states, insurance plans deviate from Congress鈥 health law compromise.
The new proposed rule would bar such plans that had once qualified under a federal calculator.
Analysts project that 11 million people will sign up in 2015 鈥 and more will be younger and healthier.
Poll finds that the high cost was the biggest obstacle noted by Americans who lack insurance and don鈥檛 expect to buy it next year. About half of the uninsured hope to get coverage in 2015.
Gary Cohen, a former deputy administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the challenge for regulators and insurers is to create networks that not only save money but also deliver better patient outcomes.
Increases are expected to moderate as more brand-name drug patents expire and the impact of the liver disease treatments lessens.
Consumers who get health insurance through their employers need to pay close attention this year to their enrollment materials.
Videotaped comments by a former consultant on the Affordable Care Act has created serious political blowback for the Obama administration, just as the administration seeks to focus attention on the health law's second open-enrollment season.
More than 100,000 apply for coverage of federal marketplace as year-two health law enrollment period begins.
A patient鈥檚 portion of a health care bill is a complicated equation 鈥 but it鈥檚 simple compared to the deals between insurers and hospitals.
Each state may have different options and regulations.
The online marketplaces open Saturday and officials say they will work better than at last year鈥檚 debut.
Among the tools: penalties for admitting patients too soon after they were discharged and a focus on reducing hospital-acquired infections.
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