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December 10, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid

Need Health Insurance? The Deadline Is Dec. 15

The annual open-enrollment period for people who buy their own insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces ends Dec. 15 in most states.

Number of uninsured kids rises

After years of steady decline, the number of U.S. children without health insurance rose by 276,000 in 2017.

November 23, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid / Medicare

Attention, Shoppers!

If you want to enroll in a marketplace health insurance plan, now’s the time to get cracking.

November 8, 2018 Health Insurance / Health Policy / Medicaid / Medicare

House Dems In New Seats Of Power Will Steer Health Policy, Attack Drug Prices

Here’s a look at some of the major House committees that influence health policy — and the Democrats who may lead them.

November 7, 2018 Medicaid

Medicaid Expansion Passes in Three Red States

Voters in three red states — Idaho, Nebraska and Utah — bucked their own Republican legislatures yesterday and approved the expansion of Medicaid.

November 5, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid

Medicaid Expansion: ‘Socialism’ or a Benefit for All?

Activists for expanding Medicaid in the four states are circumventing their Republican-led legislatures and taking the matter directly to the voters.

November 5, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid / Medicare

Quick: What’s The Difference Between Medicare-For-All and Single-Payer?

Across the country, catchphrases such as “Medicare-for-all,” “single-payer,” “public option” and “universal health care” are sweeping state and federal political races as Democrats tap into voter anger about GOP efforts to kill the Affordable Care Act

October 31, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid

Open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Make sure you have everything you need to enroll!

To find a plan on Washington Healthplanfinder, you’ll want to gather a some info before you apply. Here’s what you’ll need to complete your application fast.

October 30, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid / Medicare

How to find affordable health insurance in King County

There are a lots of ways to get help finding a good plan for you and your family, online, by phone and in person.

October 24, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid

Where you can get help enrolling for HealthPlanFinder plans

You will be able to get in-person help signing up for Healthplanfinder coverage during the upcoming open enrollment period at 10 locations around the state.

September 4, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid

A Texas Lawsuit Being Heard This Week Could Mean Life Or Death For The ACA

Here are five questions and answers to help understand the case, Texas v. U.S.

August 13, 2018 Disabilities / Medicaid / Seniors

Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues

A proposed rule would prohibit home health aides paid directly by Medicaid from having their union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks.

August 10, 2018 Dialysis / Health Costs / Health Insurance / Kidney / Medicaid / Medicare

Ballot initiative seeks to limit dialysis centers’ profits

The question is whether a California ballot initiative to limit the profit of dialysis clinics will protect lives or end them.

August 7, 2018 Health Insurance / Medicaid / Medicare

Once Foes, Doctors Embracing Single-Payer

The AMA has thwarted public health insurance proposals since the 1930s. But the battle lines are shifting as younger doctors flip their views

July 30, 2018 Health News / Health Policy / Medicaid

Red States May Be Ready to Expand Medicaid — In Exchange for Work

Critics argue that work requirements would cause many with chronic health conditions to lose health insurance, making them less likely to ever hold down a job.