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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will meet with federal officials to negotiate the future of the state鈥檚 Medicaid expansion program, which leading Republicans say could be killed if it鈥檚 not changed.
Columnist Emily Bazar answers a consumer's question: "You could get one of these plans, pay the uninsured tax penalty and still pay less."
The new rules should help make sure people understand when they are eligible for a special sign-up period if they move.
Health law insurance costs went up across the board in North Carolina, yet sign-ups remain strong heading into the final days of open enrollment.
The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 71 percent of people with insurance believe their services are excellent or good.
People sometimes put together a variety of policies, such as short-term and critical illness plans, instead of buying more expensive comprehensive health coverage. But they likely will face federal health law penalties.
This new generation of so-called 鈥渟kinny plans鈥 can save employers money, but it鈥檚 not yet clear if they will meet regulatory scrutiny.
Officials have proposed establishing six options for the exchange plans that would set standard deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket spending limits, among other things.
Many insurers leave out information about abortion coverage on the summary of benefits and coverage.
About 300,000 Hispanic children gained insurance in 2014 from 2013, dropping the number of uninsured to 1.7 million, researchers said, and two-thirds of 1.7 million uninsured Hispanic kids live in five states.
Urban Institute researchers found that premiums and out-of-pocket costs are still a major concern for people seeking coverage on the health care marketplaces.
The White House would like to extend full federal funding for three years to states that now opt to expand Medicaid, but Congress would have to approve any change.
KHN鈥檚 consumer columnist answers questions about how people can handle moving between the government health plan for low-income residents and the private plans offered on the federal health law鈥檚 exchanges.
Increased comparative information on health plans is helping consumers shop, says Margaret O鈥橩ane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
The government鈥檚 most detailed release of figures shows insurance plan sign-ups beat the Obama administration鈥檚 goal for the year.
A startup company called BeneStream helps businesses get their low-wage workers on Medicaid to meet the health law's mandate for employers.
The plans can help workers cover their high deductibles, but the policies also have limitations.
Some insurers are betting that lowering the barrier to seeing a doctor will encourage people to get needed care sooner. If it works, the health plans could save more than they spend on the benefit.
The health law waived Medicare鈥檚 Part B deductible and dropped the 20 percent copayment for the preventive tests.
The authors of the law mandated the program to try to generate more competition in areas where few plans were available. But the effort has stalled.
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