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In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the problems that are making congressional efforts to pass legislation to stabilize the individual insurance market a long shot.
Bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill seek to help keep premium prices from rising out of control and undermining the policies available to people who donât get insurance through work.
Five states demand small payments from those who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Actâs Medicaid expansion, but enrollees often face few consequences if they donât make their remittances.
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â 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 administrationâs 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.
The state branded its Medicaid expansion with some key conservative policies, and officials and advocates across the country are keenly watching the results.
In this episode of âWhat The Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss this weekâs news, including health issues in the just-passed tax bill and a look back on the year in health policy.
People who have a plan from the health lawâs marketplace and who donât actively shop for a new one will be auto-enrolled on Dec. 16. But unlike past years, most people wonât be able to change those plans if they donât like them.
But buyer, beware. Cobbling together âpackagesâ designed to cover gaps in high-deductible health plans could shortchange consumers, warn advocates.
In Texas, the uninsured rate among Vietnamese immigrants is nearly double the national rate. Navigators there are working to reverse that.
Ineligible for subsidies, a Tennessee woman quit her job to get an affordable health care premium. Conventional steps â such as maxing out your 401(k) contribution each year â may also do the job, financial planners say.
Even though congressional Republicans set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this year, here are five major health policy changes that could become law as part of the pending House and Senate proposals.
As stopgap health plans gain attention as possible alternatives to Obamacare, consumers are advised to read the fine print.
This year, more than ever, it is important to know your options.
Premiums are rising for many reasons next year, and one is that insurers are charging a lot more for teenagers.
Higher premiums loom for Americans in their late 50s and early 60s who are still too young for Medicare and donât qualify for subsidies under Obamacare.
People hoping to get federal subsidized marketplace coverage may need to make sure their 2017 premiums are paid and that they filed all the correct documents with their 2016 taxes.
This yearâs Obamacare open enrollment will be marked by a number of changes. KHN helps you navigate them.Â
After regulators questioned Anthemâs forecast for medical costs, the company agreed to reduce rate hikes on its individual and small-business health plans next year, saving customers an estimated $114 million.
In this Facebook Live, KHNâs Julie Appleby answers questions about President Donald Trumpâs executive order regarding insurance.
But the approaches are not new and critics worry that these changes will leave some consumers with skimpier plans that expose them to high medical bills.
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