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An Arm and a Leg: Personal finance guru faces down an insurance denial
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (1901+ words) Less than 36 hours before his wife was scheduled to undergo major surgery, New York Times personal finance columnist Ron Lieber got an unwelcome letter from his family's insurance plan: It was denying prior authorization for the procedure." With no time…...
Nevada debuts public option amid tumultuous federal changes to health care
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (1054+ words) More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada's new public option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those preliminary numbers from the open enrollment period that ended…...
Trump team’s planned ACA rule offers its answer to rising premium costs: Catastrophic coverage
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (694+ words) The changes come as affordability is a key concern for many Americans, some of whom are struggling to pay their ACA premiums since enhanced subsidies expired at the end of last year. Initial enrollment numbers for this year fell by…...
New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hard
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1000+ words) Lori Kelley's deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work. The 59-year-old, who lives in Harrisburg, North Carolina, closed her nonprofit circus arts school last year because she could no longer see well enough to complete…...
Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won’t be clear for months
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1186+ words) More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut " but it remains to be seen whether they'll keep the coverage as their costs mount. It's all part of…...
When health insurance costs more than the mortgage
2+ week, 3+ day ago (749+ words) When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his "gold" Affordable Care Act health plan, the 37-year-old opted for skimpier coverage. But the deductible…...
Blurry line between medical and vision insurance leaves patient with unexpected bill
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1024+ words) Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May. The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat…...
Watch: A strange checkup bill revealed a firefighter’s kids were mistakenly uninsured
3+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) After Susannah Reed-McCullough's husband died in 2018, she and their young daughters continued to receive health insurance through his job as a firefighter in Maryland. Then, in 2024, she got an unexpected medical bill: $377 for a checkup for one of her children…...
Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (1023+ words) Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many…...
As insurance prices rise, families puzzle over options
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (901+ 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. "If we didn't have health issues, I'd just go back to where I…...