Many homeless people now ineligible for Medicaid will be covered in 2014 when Medicaid expands under the new health law to include adults without children.
The regulations guarantee consumers the right to appeal denials — directly to their insurers and then, if necessary, to external review boards.
Provisions will cut your cost for some preventive care, help retirees get insurance, help expand Medicaid coverage.
People who buy their own health insurance report the most recent rate increase requests have averaged 20 percent, according to a new survey
Business groups give mixed reviews to new Obama administration rules limiting how much employers and insurers can change their health plans.
With Congress on recess, health reform politics emerge on homefront– the KaiserHealthNews team does a round up of health policy stories in the news.
Lobbyists representing doctors, insurers, small businesses and other groups want to shape the new health reform regulations. Here’s a sampling of who wants what.
Millions of Americans could lose some important benefits of the new health overhaul law depending on how the Obama administration chooses to interpret one term: “grandfathered.”
Many consumers are confused about how the new health law might affect them. The KHN team examined the facts concerning some worrying claims.
Help of uninsured kids with pre-existing conditions may not kick in until 2014
Wonks call them “early deliverables”–the benefits that would kick in this election year–but they could be called the Democrats’ “Incumbents’ Protection Plan,”
Congress should pass health reform through reconciliation, Daschle says, “…once this legislation is passed and people can see what it could mean for them … it would be a net positive by November.”
Insurance mandate, subsidies and a standard benefits package were all in the 1993 GOP bill.
Plan includes insurance mandate and a promise to “end discrimination” from pre-existing conditions.
A 1983 bill cut billions of dollars from the federal budget, caused medical inflation to plummet, yet still maintained quality.
Politicians, as a group, are not well-known for their courage or responsibility.
Some lawmakers want a scaled-back approach that targets the unpopular insurance industry.
What choices did Democrats make that hurt the chances health reform will pass?
Why don’t nurses have more influence?
The full impact of health-reform won’t be known for years, says the Heritage Foundation economist.
Organizing care is especially important for the frail elderly, who may have multiple chronic diseases.
The problem of illegal immigration should be solved by immigration policy, not health policy.
How companies use FDA rules to force long-used, inexpensive drugs off the market.
A simple way to promote independent primary-care practices and boost competition
KaiserHealthNews team explains how reform bills would affect you
Polls don’t tell what effect the public mood will have on the prospects for passage of a health care bill.
“. . . at the end of the day, Harry Reid’s about getting the deal done.”
“The biggest challenge is getting the money sorted out. . . “
After mandate, Massachusetts saw percentage of uninsured drop from 7% to 4%
The Senate bill will make people’s lives significantly better.
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
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