Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits
John Cleveland is ready to pay a lot more for his health insurance next year. He hasn’t forgotten the pile of hospital bills that awaited him after he had a…
An Arm and a Leg: This Health Economist Wants Your Medical Bills
Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the U.S. health care system for four decades. These days, she’s focused on what she thinks are the biggest burdens on the average American:…
Qué pueden hacer los consumidores frente al caos del Obamacare
Este año, el período de inscripción abierta para adquirir un plan médico en los mercados estatales y federales establecidos por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA,…
Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance…
Qué ocurre cuando tus médicos ya no están en la red de tu aseguradora
El invierno pasado, Amber Wingler comenzó a recibir una serie de mensajes cada vez más urgentes del hospital local de Columbia, Missouri, informándole que la atención médica de su familia…
Gobierno de Trump ordena a programas estatales de Medicaid que ayuden a identificar a inmigrantes indocumentados
La administración del presidente Donald Trump ha ordenado a los estados que investiguen a beneficiarios de Medicaid —el programa que cubre a personas de bajos ingresos o con discapacidades— para…
Deal or No Deal? States Prepare for Congress To Act at the Last Minute on Obamacare
Saturday is the day that nearly 24 million customers can start purchasing health plans on healthcare.gov and the state-run Obamacare exchanges. Higher prices and uncertainty await many of those shoppers.…
What the Health? From KFF Health News: Happy Open Enrollment Eve!
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What…
¿Un auto nuevo o un seguro médico? La cobertura familiar a través del empleo cuesta a los trabajadores hasta $27.000
El cierre del gobierno federal continúa, trabado por el desacuerdo en el Congreso sobre el costo del seguro médico de 22 millones de personas que tienen planes adquiridos en los…
A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal
One family in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just found out their health plan’s deductible will jump from $800 to $20,000 next year. About 200 miles north, in Maryland, another household learned…