If Insurance Market Crashes, Can Lawmakers Put The Pieces Back Together?
Actions by the Trump administration are putting pressure on the fragile market for individuals who buy their own coverage, but analysts say it should be able to rebound.
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Two Medicare Advantage Insurers Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $32 Million
Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging they overbilled Medicare.
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Molina Healthcare, A Top Obamacare Insurer, Investigates Breach Of Patients鈥 Data
鈥淚t鈥檚 unconscionable that such a basic, security 101 flaw could still exist at a major health care provider,鈥 says one cybersecurity expert.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
A Busy Week For Health: Budget Cuts, CBO Scores And Mitch McConnell鈥檚 Cryptic Signal
KHN鈥檚 Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner discuss some of the developments that shook up health news this week.
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Rural Shoppers Face Slim Choices, Steep Premiums On Exchanges
The larger an area鈥檚 population, the more likely insurers will compete in that market, according to an Urban Institute analysis.
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Running Short On Time, Covered California And Insurers Seek Obamacare Answers From GOP
Health insurers must submit initial rates to California鈥檚 exchange on Monday, but confusion persists over core elements of the current health law.
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Try This At Home: Program Brings Drug Addiction Treatment To Patients
Kicking addiction can be expensive and patients often relapse. A new company offers clients a different route to getting clean 鈥 without leaving home.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
5 Things To Know About The Subsidies At The Heart Of A Capitol Hill Battle
Democrats want a bill to fund the government for the rest of the year to include funding for the health law鈥檚 cost-sharing reductions for low-income marketplace customers, but Republicans want to keep the issues separate.
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Pre-Obamacare, Preexisting Conditions Long Vexed States And Insurers
Before the federal health law guarantee that consumers cannot be turned down because of their medical history, it was difficult to balance insurers鈥 needs to make a profit and individuals鈥 needs for coverage.
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Health Care In America: An Employment Bonanza And A Runaway-Cost Crisis
The Trump administration has pledged to create jobs and shrink health care spending聽鈥 almost a contradiction in a country where health care is a roaring engine of the economy.
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With Drug Costs In Crosshairs, Health Firms Gave Generously To Trump鈥檚 Inauguration
Led by Pfizer and Amgen, about 10 health care firms contributed to President Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration, which earned them entry into private events with the president and vice president.
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Sen. Grassley Demands Scrutiny Of Medicare Advantage Plans
The powerful chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to explain $125 million in overcharges by insurers.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Repeal, Replace 鈥 Revise: Your Guide To How A Trump Proposal Might Change ACA Insurance
Even though the GOP health plan is stalled by intraparty negotiations, some big insurance changes are still in the works.
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GOP Bills To Replace Obamacare Do Not Tinker With Lawmakers’ Coverage
Republicans are hoping to overhaul the federal health law. Among the law鈥檚 many provisions is a requirement that members of Congress and their staffs buy their health insurance on the law鈥檚 marketplaces.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
GOP Has No Choice But To Keep Pushing Health Care Rock Up The Hill
The White House continues to look for a policy 鈥渨in鈥 while members of the House are concerned about heading home for the spring recess where they could 鈥済et hammered鈥 for not fulfilling their promise to repeal Obamacare.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Where There’s Willingness, There’s A Way For Congress And Trump To Fix Health Law
After the collapse of the Republican replacement plan, there may be a way to find consensus and repair the law.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Insurers May Notch Bigger Profits From Fewer Customers In 鈥楾rumpcare鈥
As Congress and the White House try to strike a bargain on an Obamacare repeal plan, the insurance industry likes what it鈥檚 seeing.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Late Move To Dump 鈥楨ssential鈥 Benefits Could Strand Chronically Ill
Republicans seek lower cost and more choice for health insurance sold to individuals, but cutting coverage standards could leave fewer comprehensive plans, analysts say.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
A Fact Check Finds Many Misleading Letters From Lawmakers On Health Care
Four news organizations read through letters sent by 51 senators and 134 members of the House dealing with the health care debate.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
House Republicans Recycle Controversial 2003 Bill To Boost Small-Business Insurance
The legislation, passed by the House, would allow nationwide 鈥渁ssociation health plans.鈥 But consumer advocates have raised serious concerns about such options in the past.