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Many of those in Florida who bought insurance plans on the health law's federal marketplace were previously uninsured -- one of the reasons premiums will likely rise in 2015, a senior executive for insurer Florida Blue says.
About 800,000 people in California are presumed to be eligible for the newly expanded program but lack final approval. For a Los Angeles hairdresser and others like her, that means medical appointments are on hold.
Patients are more likely to leave frustrated and without the tools they need to take charge of their own health after rushed visits.
KHN's consumer columnist says details about reporting insurance status have yet to be released by the government but will be part of federal tax returns next year.
President says others have been denied the law's benefits because many states haven't expanded Medicaid.
The president also announced that 35 percent of people who enrolled on the federally run healthcare.gov marketplace are under age 35.
A 39-year-old Philadelphia day care teacher, made three monthly premium payments at more than three times the subsidized rate just to make sure she was covered. And her insurance has still been canceled three times
Some of Missouri's working poor have had no dental coverage since benefits were cut in 2005.
The federal government hasn't been counting the number of people who buy non-exchange plans directly from insurance carriers -- and that number could be substantial.
The health law set national rules for appealing a denied claim, and advocates say consumers should take advantage of them.
Doctors who use the model say they can keep their costs down by avoiding the bureaucracy of the health insurance system.
KHN's consumer columnist says new federal guidance says as long as you applied during open enrollment you will not face a penalty.
Last week Congress delayed the upgrade of codes that govern the U.S. medical system. Some say this will waste billions of dollars and make cost-saving and life-saving research more difficult.
But experts say it's too early to draw conclusions about the impact on premiums.
Trillium Community Health Plan is scrambling to take care of many more new customers than it expected in the first months of Affordable Care Act coverage.
It is the only state to mandate that insurers who sell individual plans outside the online marketplace must keep sales open throughout the year. The health law allows insurers to offer individual plans even outside the open enrollment period, but in most areas few companies appear interested.
As enrollment continues for some, insurers like Independence Blue Cross in Pennsylvania are busy trying to show new customers how to use their policies.
For some states, like California, things have gone well. But the rollout in states like Maryland and Oregon has been rocky. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge discuss what we've learned about why some did better than others.
Montana's health insurance co-op is encouraged by its strong enrollment and plans to expand into Idaho next year. But some caution that it will be difficult for co-ops to grow beyond a niche player.
It a statement in the White House Rose Garden, the president Tuesday touted over 7 million sign-ups for health insurance on the health law's marketplaces.
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