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Federal officials said 12.2 million people signed up for plans this year on the health law鈥檚 marketplaces, down slightly from 2016.
Before the health law, buying an individual policy that included coverage for pregnancy and labor was extremely difficult.
In the heated political arguments as Republicans rush to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, some facts can get buried.
Critics say the proposed changes could poison one of the nation鈥檚 healthiest marketplaces, driving up premiums and drawing in only the sickest patients. Republicans and industry analysts call those concerns overblown.
The prospect of repealing the Affordable Care Act 鈥 with no replacement ready 鈥 finds many having second thoughts.
The health insurance company, which operates in 12 states plus Puerto Rico, grew out of a network of Southern California clinics founded in 1980. Molina鈥檚 track record of working with low-income patients has served it well under Obamacare.
With the future of Obamacare up in the air, many consumers are wondering if they must comply with the tax requirements related to the law, including whether to pay the penalty for being uninsured.
Vermont embarks on a six-year experiment to redesign health care and how it鈥檚 paid for.
Despite political peril, Obamacare business is brisk in California, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Colorado.
President Barack Obama succeeded where many other presidents failed, but now the fate of the Affordable Care Act rests with President-elect Donald Trump.
In an interview and written commentary, the president comes out swinging about Republicans鈥 plans to delay a health law replacement, if they repeal the current law. That strategy, he said, 鈥渋s, simply put, irresponsible.鈥
The uncertainty over what could replace Obamacare has left many uneasy about what will happen with their medical care.
The company鈥檚 CEO also dismisses Trump鈥檚 notion of selling insurance plans across state lines, calling it 鈥榩erplexing.鈥
Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.
Republicans will likely chip away at the ACA piecemeal and say they will try to provide a soft exit.
The bronze plans鈥 lower premiums -- coupled with the health law鈥檚 out-of-pocket-spending protections -- may make these policies an attractive option.
Some major insurance companies are opting not to pay commissions for plans sold on the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 marketplaces. Will this decision make enrollment season more difficult for consumers?
Researchers at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found more bronze and gold offerings off the exchange and better out-of-network options. But there are no subsidies.
Doctor and hospital switching is a recurring scramble for these consumers who face rising premiums and plan exits.
Medicaid enrollment and total Medicaid spending are projected to rise more slowly for 2017, but states鈥 tab will grow faster as the federal government begins to taper its funding for Obamacare expansions, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports in its annual 50-state survey.
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