3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1031+ words) Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week. Many states are reporting fewer new enrollees, more people dropping their coverage,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (753+ words) Democrats forced a43-day government shutdownover the issue. Moderate Republicanscalled for a solutionto save their 2026 political aspirations. President Donald Trumpfloated a way out, only to back off after conservative backlash. In the end, no one's efforts were enough to save the…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (976+ words) By:Bernard J. Wolfson,KFF Health News- As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that havehelped millionsof Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1707+ words) On a mid-November morning, Rick Cuddeford talked with Medicare-eligible Nebraskans about their options at the Saving Seniors Money office in Lincoln. His one-on-one discussions were timely, as the year's open enrollment period ended on Dec. 7. "We don't push people one…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1083+ words) TOPEKA " Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and Topeka's St. Francis hospital have failed to reach a contract agreement, leaving insurance customers out of network beginning Jan. 1 for one of Topeka's major health care systems. Officials with both organizations…...

2+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (622+ words) TOPEKA "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to cut $145 million from Kansas" coffers beginning next year, state officials said. That"s on top of an impending state budget hole that has shrunk since the Kansas Legislature passed its…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (155+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) "The Trump administration has made 2026 Affordable Care Act health insurance plans available for enrollees to browse ahead o "Window shopping" opens for federal Affordable Care Act marketplace Americans who live in states that use the federally facilitated marketplace…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (119+ words) (Click below to watch the full press conference.) (Click below to watch Kan. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall's statement) Participating health insurers have pledged to: Praise from members of Congress regarding today's developments: "It was an honor to attend this discussion with…...