States To Help Pay Obamacare Tax On Insurers
Some say the government is taxing itself as states, federal government cover fees for Medicaid health plans.
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Consumers Will Owe Uncle Sam If They Got Health Insurance Subsidies Mistakenly
The Treasury Department has clarified its rules as a deadline looms for people asked to confirm their citizenship or immigration status.
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Health Law May Benefit More Small Businesses In The Fall
Special online markets weren't widely available in Obamacare's first year.
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Health Law Spurs Focus On Faster Drug Development
The Cures Acceleration Network's mission is to fund research that can be speedily transformed into treatments and to streamline the drug-approval process.
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One-Third Of Georgia’s Medicaid Applicants Still In Limbo
The state has one of the largest numbers of children who are Medicaid-eligible but still uninsured.
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Affordable Care Act Exemptions Mean Millions Don’t Have To Sign Up
Exemptions allow medical bill-sharing groups to help members pay costs - without Affordable Care Act insurance.
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New Head of Healthcare.gov Is Connecticut’s Counihan
Kevin Counihan, the head of Connecticut's health insurance marketplace, will be the new CEO of healthcare.gov, the website that 36 states use to sell insurance under the Affordable Care Act, the administration announced at noon Tuesday.
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New Birth Control Rules Appear To Track Supreme Court Suggestion
But some critics complain that the rules don't broaden the religious employer exemption.
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KHN Video: Transgender Surgery Covered By Insurance
After being uninsured, Palm Springs resident Devin Payne signed up for a Covered California plan under the health law. In May, the 43-year-old single parent underwent gender reassignment surgery and is looking forward to being reimbursed by her insurance company.
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With Coverage Through Obamacare, Transgender Woman Opts For Surgery
The nation's health law opens the door for transgender people to gain coverage for gender reassignment surgeries they previously could not afford.
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Obamacare Still ‘Red Meat’ For GOP Candidates But Focus Of Attacks Shift
Rather than simply calling for repeal, Republicans argue the law is hurting consumers, taxpayers.
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Some Insurers Refuse To Cover Contraceptives, Despite Health Law Requirement
Most plans must cover all FDA-approved birth control methods, but consumer advocates say it is still common for women to face rejection for some forms.
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Are Your Medical Records Vulnerable To Theft?
Here's what you need to know if your records are stored electronically (and they probably are).
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Health Care Giants Battling For Control Of Pittsburgh’s Market
As the line between insurance companies and health care providers blurs, these onetime allies are venturing into each other's business and becoming competitors.
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Missouri Lags Behind In Insurance Pricing Transparency
Consumers in most other states have more information about, and control over, health insurance prices and plans.
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Letters To The Editor: 吃瓜不打烊ing For ‘Big Ideas’; Patients Soliciting Bids For Care Online; Training Doctors; More
Letters to the Editor is a regular feature in which readers comment on KHN original stories.
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With Health Law, ERs Still Packed
Emergency-room visits have increased at many hospitals. A shortage of primary-care doctors is one reason.
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Analysis: California’s Enrollment Success Is Its Greatest Challenge
After signing up hundreds of thousands of Medi-Cal enrollees, the state now needs to figure out how to care for them.
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16% Of Large Employers Plan To Offer Low-Benefit ‘Skinny’ Plans Despite ACA: Survey
The National Business Group on Health also found, based on 136 large employers' responses, a continued move toward high-deductible, "consumer-directed" plans.
By Jay Hancock