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Tag: Health Insurance

Health Insurance, Health Policy, Medicaid

Can the states fix US healthcare?

January 22, 2019

For over a decade, we’ve been waiting for Washington to solve our healthcare woes. Now, with Washington in total dysfunction, states are looking for solutions.

Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare

Inslee proposes public option though health exchange

January 8, 2019

Consumers will have lower deductibles, improved access, evidenced-based services, and access to transparent, predictable cost-sharing, Inslee says

Health Insurance, Medicare, Seniors

Health insurance worries plague Americans in years before Medicare

January 3, 2019

Forty-five percent say they have little or no confidence that they’ll be able to afford the cost of health coverage once they retire.

Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare

How nixing Obamacare could upend health system

December 20, 2018

If the district court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional were to be upheld, the entire health care system could be thrust into chaos.

Health Insurance, Medicaid

Need Health Insurance? The Deadline Is Dec. 15

December 10, 2018

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.

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Dropping health insurance ‘bad gamble’

December 6, 2018

Health insurance can be difficult to afford, but going without it is a “bad gamble,” experts say

Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare

Attention, Shoppers!

November 23, 2018

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

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Short-term health plans: A wise choice?

November 19, 2018

A few states have banned them, others limit them. But to some healthy consumers, short-term plans are a low-cost alternative to more comprehensive coverage.

Health Insurance, Medicaid

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

November 5, 2018

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

Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare

How to find affordable health insurance in King County

October 30, 2018

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

Health Policy, Medicare

More Democrats calling for ‘Medicare-for-All’

October 22, 2018

“Medicare-for-all” and single-payer health care are suddenly popular. Republicans are calling it threat to older people and to American freedom.

Health Insurance, Medicaid

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

September 4, 2018

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

Health Insurance, Health Policy

When You’re Insured But Still Owe $109K For Your Heart Attack

August 27, 2018

When a hospital and an insurer do not agree on a price. The hospital can sometime demands that patients pay the difference, in a practice called balance billing.

Health Insurance

Trump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans

August 1, 2018

Plans could raise premiums for those who remain in the Affordable Care Act marketplace — and the skimpier short-term coverage is far more limited.

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Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates

July 17, 2018

Insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on data about things like race, how much TV you watch, or even buy plus-size clothing.

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