Category: Health Insurance
Deadline looms to sign up for health insurance. Need help?
You can get help at nine special enrollment events scheduled between now and Sunday in King County. Online and telephone assistance are also available daily.
Healthplanfinder Urges You to Act Fast for 2020 Coverage
The deadline to sign up for health insurance for 2020 through the health insurance exchange is Sunday, Dec. 15 at 11:59 p.m.
Candidates Are Betting Big On Health. Is That What Voters Really Want?
24% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said they want to hear the candidates discuss health care.
COFA offers coverage for some Pacific Islanders
COFA islanders include people from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Nothing To Sneeze At: The $2,659 Bill To Pluck Doll’s Shoe From Child’s Nostril
The doctor was able to remove the shoe in less than a second. His bill: $926.98.
More Kids on Medicaid to Get Health Care in School
Dozen states are finally taking advantage of a five-year-old federal policy change that would make it easier for schools to provide health care.
Medicare-for-All Is Not Medicare, and Not Really for All. So What Does It Actually Mean?
So What Does It Actually Mean?
Medicare tool giving seniors wrong insurance information
The federal government recently redesigned a digital tool that helps seniors navigate complicated Medicare choices but it’s providing inaccurate cost estimates,
Medicare open enrollment ends December 7th
Open Enrollment ends December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment ends next week on December 7. Don’t wait — now’s your chance to compare and change plans for 2020! Find a Plan Still trying to decide what plan works best for you? Use Medicare’s…
The Politics of Medicaid Expansion Have Changed
Year by year, resistance to extending Medicaid to more low-income Americans in conservative states has given way. That trend seems likely to continue into 2020.
Need help selecting a Medicare plan?
Medicare Open Enrollment is your chance to compare 2020 plans and choose what’s best for you. A mobile-friendly Plan Finder can help you compare plans.
Many on Medicare with serious illnesses struggle to pay medical bills
“More than one-third of seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries said they had used up all or most of their savings to pay for their health care”
How Employer Stuck a New Mom With $898,984 Bill for Her Premature Baby
Her employer Dignity Health says its mission is to further “the healing ministry of Jesus.” It has assets of $6 billion and pays its CEO $11.9 million a year.
The Trump Administration Cracked Down on Medicaid. Kids Lost Insurance.
Changes in the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act by the Trump administration has led to a million kids losing health coverage.
Enrollment on Washington State’s health exchange starts today
Offerings this year include more health plans, new health insurance carriers, and lower premiums available in most counties