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Disagreement over rule that would increase transparency in healthcare costs

by Bennett Purser and Amy Scott
Nov 15, 2019
A new rule would require hospitals to make public the prices for everything they charge for.
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As open enrollment gets underway, changes to ACA bring uncertainty

by Erika Beras
Nov 4, 2019
The individual mandate no longer results in a tax penalty, and so-called "skinny plans" that don't meet Obamacare requirements abound.
Big changes to the ACA are bound to cause confusion this year. Above, a man signs up for ACA insurance in 2015 in Miami, Florida.
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FAQ: What to know about picking a health plan

by Samantha Fields
Nov 1, 2019
Open enrollment for 2020 begins Nov. 1.
Open enrollment begins Nov. 1, and in most states lasts until Dec. 15.
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What are your questions about signing up for health insurance?

by Samantha Fields
Oct 23, 2019
Send them our way, and we’ll do our best to answer them.
Open enrollment starts soon for 2020. What questions do you have?
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Premiums fall again for ACA health plans

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 23, 2019
After years of rising costs, the drop is an indication markets are stabilizing.
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More Americans are going without health insurance, census report says

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 10, 2019
Despite a strong a economy, the uninsured rate rose last year for the first time since Obamacare.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of Americans going without health insurance rose last year for the first time this decade.
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Legislation on surprise medical bills would hit physician staffing industry

by Blake Farmer
Jul 1, 2019
Congress is debating multiple proposals that would protect patients from surprise medical bills. But the physician staffing industry is pushing back.
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After falling for years, the number of uninsured children is rising

by Kimberly Adams
May 2, 2019
The study estimates that some 4 million U.S. kids are now uninsured.
Members of the uninsured Morales family, with five children, wait to enter to be treated at a free dental clinic put on by volunteers with the California Dental Association Foundation on Oc. 27, 2018, in Modesto, California.
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The rise in "interactive insurance" could make you healthier — and more scrutinized

by Jed Kim
Sep 20, 2018
John Hancock is the latest insurer to offer policies with discounted premiums if policyholders agree to be monitored.
Participants who wear monitoring devices like the ones above can get cheaper premiums or rewards from John Hancock.
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Where are Affordable Care Act premiums headed?

by Dan Gorenstein
May 4, 2018
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the Republican-controlled House voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said the vote would increase the number of uninsured Americans by more than 20 million. Well, Obamacare is still standing, but as part of the tax overhaul, the Trump administration and congressional Republicans […]
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