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The SEIU is gathering signatures to put two hospital questions to voters in November. The union wants hospital charges capped at 25 percent above costs and CEO salaries at nonprofit hospitals capped at $450,000 per year.
The overhaul mandated maternity coverage, but some private insurance plans don't include services.
They say they were trying to help clear a California backlog of 9,000 cases. Elder care advocate calls the move "unconscionable."
Among the elements of the proposal that consumers might notice are changes in what drugs will be "protected" so that they are more readily available to seniors, how many plans are offered and what pharmacies will be offering the best deals.
The price tag of the breakthrough treatment raises questions about the proper costs of pharmaceuticals.
Officials say proposed alterations would help seniors and save money but some patient groups and the drug industry are raising concerns.
KHN's consumer columnist explains that parents can get a child-only policy for a dependent living elsewhere while still getting coverage for themselves at home.
Selling Affordable Care Act insurance is going well in Connecticut, so the state is offering "Exchange In A Box" services to other states that are still stumbling.
Chicago-area consumers navigate the health law's new insurance exchanges.
Part of the state's health care cost control law requires hospitals and doctors tell patients how much things cost, if they ask.
Proponents of expanding Medicaid in Florida argue that a 'no' vote means that legal immigrants will have access to insurance subsidies while some U.S. citizens go without coverage.
KHN's consumer columnist responds to questions about whether doctors can request to keep a patient's credit card on file, if a woman can sign up for insurance after becoming pregnant and whether an insurer can keep a young man off his parent's policy.
Insurers claim the cuts are deeper and are campaigning to stop them, saying they will hurt seniors.
The first public evaluation of how 141 networks of doctors and hospitals performed looks at five quality measures for patients with diabetes and heart disease.
KHN's consumer columnist says that even though many preventive care services are covered without cost to the patient, "evaluation and management services" can be billed separately.
A new Stanford University study shows that patients with critical injuries are less likely to be transferred to trauma centers if they have insurance.
Making health care prices available to the public is difficult and expensive, and Colorado and several other states are in jeopardy of losing funding for their efforts unless Congress intervenes.
Consumers who obtain insurance through the health law's marketplaces will now have to figure out their plans' specifics.
Areas that offer the least expensive exchange premiums are marked by robust competition, salaried doctors and health systems that organize care.
Plan seeks to close gaps for more than 30,000 kids in the state's child welfare system.
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