New Rules Try To Shore Up Individual Health Insurance Market In 2018
The Trump administration鈥檚 first health regulation would shorten the enrollment periods and make it harder for patients to get coverage outside of that annual signup period.
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The Trump administration鈥檚 first health regulation would shorten the enrollment periods and make it harder for patients to get coverage outside of that annual signup period.
People who do not get insurance through their job or the government have long battled a difficult market.
The president says Obamacare has been 鈥渁 complete and total disaster,鈥 and other Republicans see nothing but trouble. But a careful look at the arguments suggest the situation is more complicated.
A federal judge in Texas last month issued a preliminary injunction barring the government from enforcing a rule allowing insurers to refuse to insure dialysis patients who get premium assistance from charity groups.
A new report finds that major insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealth submitted conflicting lists to the state that were off by thousands of doctors.
A study of five states looks at the market conditions that make or break the health insurance marketplaces set up by the Affordable Care Act.
Lung cancer screening rates have not changed much even though the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that smokers get checked, according to a new study.
Republicans鈥 delay in finding common ground to repeal and replace the health law raises risks that coverage could shrink and rates rise even more, the industry says.
Insurers and care providers say efforts to fix how consumers are notified also raise concerns.
A Harvard health policy expert faced a racing heartbeat and $6,000 deductible on his insurance plan. What did he do?
The state passed a bailout to make ACA plans more affordable, defeated a plan to offer bare bones insurance and is floating a state-sponsored public option.
People who think the change in administrations may save them from having to pay a fine for not having insurance in 2016 could be in for a rude surprise.
California state Sen. Ricardo Lara talks about progress and setbacks in the Trump era.
Employer medical insurance still covers more people than any other kind. A Republican replacement for Obamacare could spread instability beyond the health law鈥檚 shaky marketplace plans.
Consumer advocates warn that these policies don鈥檛 have important safeguards that customers need.
Despite political peril, Obamacare business is brisk in California, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Colorado.
The HMO blew two deadlines to supply information required by the state to monitor Medi-Cal managed care plans. Kaiser says it is 鈥渢aking steps鈥 to resolve the problem.
We talk with a leading expert about Republican ideas for reform. Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institution says it鈥檚 a mistake to think conservatives have too few ideas 鈥 rather they have too many.
Trump administration has tools to break the health law. Will it use them?
States could continue to cover people under the ACA or create new approaches, according to a bill introduced Monday. Many Democrats fear such state options won鈥檛 draw enough federal funding and will fragment coverage nationwide.
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