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Walmart in early talks to buy the health insurer Humana
Mar 30, 2018
"Everybody in health care is in a battle with everybody else in health care ..."
When it comes to insurance money, mental health is not treated equal
Jan 5, 2018
For every $1 insurance companies reimburse primary care doctors, they reimburse mental health professionals only 83 cents. Even when treating the exact same thing, like depression.
Shaky CHIP funding puts kids' well-being on the line in Alabama
Dec 22, 2017
Temporary stopgap funding for CHIP was passed, but children's access to health care is still at risk.
Nearly 2 million children could lose health insurance if the CHIP program is not approved
Dec 21, 2017
If the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, doesn’t get reauthorized by Congress, almost 2 million children across 24 states are at risk of losing their health insurance, according to a new study from Georgetown University. With just days to go before the winter break, the stakes are high. What will happen if the […]
Health insurance ads were up this year despite a slashed budget
Dec 15, 2017
Today is the last day to enroll in Obamacare insurance plans. Earlier this year, the Trump administration slashed the Affordable Care Act advertising budget by $90 million, so many people assumed there would be far fewer TV ads encouraging people to sign up. But it turns out there’s been 51 percent more insurance commercials compared […]
California consumers are buying gold health insurance plans in record numbers
Dec 13, 2017
Obamacare’s open enrollment period closes for most states Friday. Thanks to a complicated federal formula, a spike in premiums this year has given consumers who are eligible for subsidies more money to buy insurance. And early signs suggest some people in California and Washington state are going for the gold —the gold, normally expensive, plans. […]
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What it's like to be young, working two part-time jobs while navigating Obamacare during repeal efforts
Nov 8, 2017
Turning 26 and buying health insurance for the first time during a period of uncertainty over the fate of Obamacare is stressful.
The health insurance exchanges were meant to lower premiums through competition. So what happened this year?
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Reema Khrais
Oct 30, 2017
It’s sign up season for the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment starts on Wednesday. Government numbers out today show that almost half of the population live in places where they can only choose from three or fewer insurers. Not much competition, so you’d expect premiums to be high. But in other places, there’s seven, eight or even […]
With Obamacare ad dollars slashed, expect lower enrollment
Oct 30, 2017
Healthy people need a reminder to sign up for insurance.