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Democratsā $1.9 trillion covid relief package will offer some of the most significant help for Americans to pay for health insurance in a decade. But the temporary provisions are complicated. KHN offers tips for consumers.
Experts say the two-year expansion of subsidies for most people who buy insurance through the government exchanges would be among the most significant changes to the affordability of private insurance since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Tweeters lit up our timeline in recent days with Health Policy Valentines about a variety of health topics. Here are some of our favorites.
COVID-19ās ālong haulersā ā patients with lingering effects of the disease ā have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, hereās help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.
Ride-sharing and delivery services such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart are bankrolling Californiaās Proposition 22, which would keep their drivers classified as independent contractors, not employees. But health benefits? That's something of a stretch.
A family plan costs, on average, more than $21,000 this year and workers pay nearly $5,600 toward that cost, the annual KFF survey of employers finds.
Early in the pandemic, insurers expected the costs of treating COVID-19 would vastly increase medical spending. Instead, non-COVID care has plummeted and insurers have pocketed the result. Still, few industry observers are predicting broad-based premium cuts in 2021, though some health plans have proposed lowering their rates.
The California Democratic members of Congress who flipped seven Republican seats two years ago made health care a major campaign issue, criticizing their opponents for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As the Democrats defend their seats in this yearās elections, they are coming back to health care ā but the issues are different.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Caveat emptor. Some of these health insurance plans might prove helpful for some people, but making that determination is not easy.
Itās open enrollment season for health insurance. And choosing the best plan is tricky whether you have to buy insurance on your own or just figure out which plan to sign up for at work. Hereās what you need to know.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donāt have to.
Despite repeated repeal efforts, the ACA is still intact ā and with this yearās open enrollment, consumers can get some meaningful savings on coverage.
Firms are offering more traditional plans alongside or instead of the plans with sky-high deductibles that may have been the only option in the past. The change comes as employers are finding that workers like the predictability of a traditional plan and that providing more generous plans can help with recruiting in a tight labor market.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donāt have to.
For more than a decade, customers used the online plan finder to compare dozens of policies. Yet after a redesign of the website, the search results no longer list which plan offers a customer the best value. Federal officials say it will be fixed before enrollment begins next week.
Washington is abuzz with impeachment talk, but what impact would such a move have on congressional action on prescription drug prices and surprise bills? Also, a study out this week shows that health insurance costs for both employers and workers continue to rise. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
People at companies with large numbers of people earning $25,000 or less faced bigger deductibles for single coverage and were asked to pony up a larger share of their income in premiums than those at other firms.
Tennessee wants to convert its Medicaid program to a block grant. But is its plan legal? Meanwhile, Congress continues to struggle with legislation to rein in prescription drug prices and surprise medical bills. This week, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Rovner also interviews Dr. Marty Makary, author of the new book āThe Price We Payā about why health care costs so much.
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