2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1269+ words) The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the reality that many more Americans…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1355+ words) One year after the Trump administration announced that dozens of health insurers had signed a six-part pledge promising to reduce barriers to doctor-recommended care, some insurers now say they won’t implement all the promised initiatives. Meanwhile, patients, their advocates, and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (772+ words) Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk. This story also ran on The Daily Yonder. It can be republished…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration. In preliminary filings with state regulators, insurers…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1016+ words) By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been waiting two months to regain access to some of the vital medications he’d been taking since undergoing a heart transplant…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1724+ words) “I feel desperate, pressed against the wall, and squeezed,” one patient said. For 16 years, Larry Gruber, a fitness coach from Wilton Manors, Florida, received a coupon card to help him pay for a psoriatic arthritis medication he needs that costs…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1396+ words) Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn’t receive any warning from…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (196+ words) A work requirement is coming to Medicaid. Sam Whitehead tells WAMU’s “Health Hub” how to keep your coverage — and who’s exempt from the new rule. New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage Too sick to work? You…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1092+ words) Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to cap consumers’ potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare, resurfacing a long-running debate over why the program doesn’t limit beneficiary spending. Even the bill’s backers say securing passage this…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1154+ words) Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of healthcare, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government price controls on hospitals. This story also ran on States Newsroom. It can be republished…...