Costly Hepatitis C Treatments Help Drive 12 Percent Drug Spending Jump
Increases are expected to moderate as more brand-name drug patents expire and the impact of the liver disease treatments lessens.
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Big Changes For 2015 Workplace Plans: Watch Out For These Six Possible Pitfalls
Consumers who get health insurance through their employers need to pay close attention this year to their enrollment materials.
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From PBS NewsHour
Jonathan Gruber Video Comments Roil Health Law Politics
Videotaped comments by a former consultant on the Affordable Care Act has created serious political blowback for the Obama administration, just as the administration seeks to focus attention on the health law's second open-enrollment season.
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Insurance Exchanges Launch With Few Glitches
More than 100,000 apply for coverage of federal marketplace as year-two health law enrollment period begins.
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You Paid What? How Negotiated Deals Hide Health Care’s Cost
A patient鈥檚 portion of a health care bill is a complicated equation 鈥 but it鈥檚 simple compared to the deals between insurers and hospitals.
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Employers With Workers In Several States Face Challenge Using SHOP Exchanges
Each state may have different options and regulations.
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With Tight Enrollment Window, Consumers Seeking Coverage Should Sign Up Promptly
The online marketplaces open Saturday and officials say they will work better than at last year鈥檚 debut.
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How The Health Law Is Using Medicare To Improve Hospital Quality
Among the tools: penalties for admitting patients too soon after they were discharged and a focus on reducing hospital-acquired infections.
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Perry-Appointed Board Backs Health Coverage Expansion
Panel recommends that the state negotiate a Texas-specific agreement with the federal government to expand health coverage to the poor.
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Florida Hospitals Could Lose Billions Without Medicaid Expansion, Group Warns
Federal funding cuts made by the ACA and other programs will hit safety net hospitals hard.
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From PBS NewsHour
Questions & Answers About Coverage Options Under The Health Law
In the second of two installments, KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and health policy analyst Susan Dentzer joined Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour Wednesday to answer questions from consumers about health insurance enrollment and the health care law.
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What To Know About Medicare’s Enrollment Period
Though not a part of the health law鈥檚 open enrollment period, Medicare鈥檚 enrollment period runs during some of the same time period. Changes to Medicare advantage and the so-called Medicare prescription drug 鈥渄oughnut hole鈥 are taking center stage.
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Millions Of Medicaid Kids Missing Regular Checkups
Administration improves screening rates, but needs to do more to ensure that poor children get recommended health care, says HHS inspector general.
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From PBS NewsHour
Answers For Consumers As Obamacare Enrollment Reopens
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and health policy analyst Susan Dentzer joined Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour Tuesday to answer questions from consumers about enrollment and the health care law.
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Red State Idaho Launches Its Own Obamacare Exchange
Idaho will have the only new state marketplace this year, while Oregon and Nevada abandon failed state exchanges and go with healthcare.gov instead.
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More States Expected To Expand Medicaid In 2015
Texas and Florida, with their large uninsured populations, are not expected to offer coverage to many low-income patients.
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How Employers Are Getting Ready For Open Enrollment
Some large employers will face penalties if they don鈥檛 offer workers health insurance in 2015. In addition, workers can expect to see increased cost-sharing and employers pushing them to 鈥減rivate exchanges鈥 to save money.
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Insuring Your Health
Pay Close Attention To The Enrollment Calendar To Avoid Penalties
Consumers can sign up on the health insurance marketplace from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 but waiting can leave them exposed to not only medical bills but also the health law鈥檚 penalties.
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Consumer Guide On Health Law Enrollment: Is The Second Time The Charm?
Starting Nov. 15, consumers can sign up for health insurance on the federal or state health exchanges. Officials say they have worked out many of the technical problems that plagued last year鈥檚 enrollment.