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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.
Covered California authorized a 12.4 percent average surcharge on silver-tier plans, the second-least expensive option sold on the exchange. It brings the total average premium increase on those plans to nearly 25 percent next year.
People who become disabled because of accident, injury or illness can turn to long-term disability insurance to pay a portion of their income.
For several million consumers who buy their own insurance but earn too much to qualify for subsidies, the ever-growing price of premiums takes a big toll.
Both President Donald Trump and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) signaled last week that executive action was in the works that would give these plans a boost.
With higher premiums on tap for many Medicare enrollees, here鈥檚 help figuring out the particulars of the Part B puzzle and how it affects you.
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss Congress鈥 tardiness in renewing the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), and play the parlor game of who might become the new secretary of Health and Human Services. Also, the pod panel interviews Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) about his new Medicare buy-in bill.
Doctors offering this care charge a monthly fee for services that can be handled in the office. But patient advocates warn it is not insurance and offers no coverage for hospital or specialist care.
Technical glitches with a mandatory credentialing course are, many say, the latest in a series of complications that could make it harder to help people get coverage.
Research published this week by JAMA Cardiology analyzed pharmacy claims data related to a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Even though the Affordable Care Act has dodged another legislative bullet, it still faces challenges.
The insurer says hospital-based imaging services are too expensive and the independent facilities provide high-quality care.
The statement from the Maine senator came after the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cause millions of people to become uninsured.
The shutdown, which raised protests from navigator groups, will occur from midnight Saturday to 12 p.m. Sunday on all but one weekend.
In this Facebook Live, KHN's Julie Rovner talks to Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, about the current state of play on CHIP reauthorization.
Sept. 30 marks the end of Medicare鈥檚 temporary offer to waive penalties for certain late Medicare enrollees with Affordable Care Act insurance coverage.
The company鈥檚 drug spending prediction, far above other insurers in the individual market, has experts scratching their heads. Anthem cites market volatility.
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The average provider network includes only 11 percent of all the mental health care providers in a given market, according to a study this month in the journal Health Affairs.
Republicans are making a concerted push to unite around a bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy that would gut major provisions of the federal health law.
Employers report the sixth consecutive year of small increases, but workers at small firms feel the biggest pinch, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
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