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Californians are keeping health insurance — but settling for less coverage to reduce costs
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (414+ words) DESPITE THE LOSS of federal subsidies that lowered costs for millions, California's private health insurance marketplace held nearly steady this enrollment season. In all, 1.9 million Californians renewed their plan or selected one for the first time " a 2.7% drop compared to…...
New Medicaid work rules could cost coverage for older adults — many of them women
2+ week, 1+ day ago (955+ words) LORI KELLEY'S DETERIORATING VISION has made it hard for her to find steady work. "This place knows me, and this place loves me," Kelley said of her employer. "I don't have to explain to this place why I can't read....
Rising premiums force families into painful choices on health coverage and life events
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (847+ words) NEW YORK-BASED PERFORMER'Cynthia Freeman, 61, has been trying to figure out how to keep the Affordable Care Act health plan that she and her husband depend on. Freeman and her husband,'Brad Lawrence, are freelancers who work in storytelling and podcasting....
Dreamers' nightmare: Health care coverage to end for 2,300 undocumented immigrants
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (477+ words) In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere or go without once their coverage is terminated at the end of the month. The decision was made by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency…...