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Nearly 1 million Texans who signed up for health insurance through healthcare.gov would be affected if the court invalidates subsidies in federal exchange states – and not just the ones getting subsidies.
Despite an uneasy relationship with the health law, insurance brokers are touting their expertise and helping Texans sign up for Affordable Care Act insurance.
Still, since October 2013, 2.6 million Latinos gained insurance through the health law, according to HHS. As of last June, the percentage of Latinos without health insurance dropped from 36 percent to 23 percent, but Latinos still face extra paperwork and language barriers.
Some advocates worry these changes could push Medicaid further away from its original purpose, which was to provide affordable health insurance for the needy.
Confusion about federal assistance stymied many from getting insurance in the first year of the health law marketplaces.
A new poll shows that most Americans favor governmental action to restore subsidies if the Supreme Court limits their availability.
Saturation advertising in one Hispanic-heavy city in South Florida has led to unusually high rates of health plan sign-ups through the federal insurance exchange -- and they lead the nation in health law insurance enrollment.
An apparent glitch in enrolling Pennsylvania residents into that state's Medicaid expansion, which was championed by former Gov. Tom Corbett, limits mental health and addiction services for enrollees.
A fourth insurer in Florida, Preferred Medical Plan, was hit with a federal civil rights complaint for discriminating against people with HIV. All have now agreed to lower drug costs.
Local initiatives offer free care and legislation proposes coverage for all regardless of immigration status. Will other states follow suit?
An influential Texas group says Arkansas’ experiment using federal money to buy private insurance for the poor has cost more than expected and should not be emulated by other states.
With same sex marriage legal in 35 states, some employers say they will no longer provide benefits to unmarried partners.
Small employers are canceling medical plans and leaving workers to buy insurance through the law’s online marketplaces — sometimes to everyone’s benefit.
Self-employed accountant is one of an estimated 600,000 low-income Pennsylvanians who will be eligible for expanded Medicaid beginning Jan. 1.
Medical-legal partnerships in New York and Los Angeles help some unaccompanied minors navigate immigration hearings.
But for those who hover around the poverty line, a slump can put them into the “no help” category in the Carolinas and 21 other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage.
Even with insurance, high deductibles can put care out of reach.
Proponents of state-based health exchange bill say residents' subsidies are now at risk.
About 10 million people have gained insurance, but there are still several diverse groups of people who won’t get coverage.
Leaburn Alexander works two jobs and has a monster commute. There’s no wiggle room in his budget to pay a health insurance premium – and no time even to meet with an enrollment counselor.
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