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Listen: Cheap health insurance isn't always cheap
2+ hour ago (215+ words) High-deductible plans can look like a deal, until the bills start rolling in. On this episode of the NPR podcast Life Kit, reporter Jackie Forti'r breaks down what to expect and how to prepare. A lot of people choose their…...
Farm bureau plans are a less pricey alternative to ACA coverage " with trade-offs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (999+ words) Robin Carlton pays about $650 a month for a plan on the Missouri health insurance exchange that covers him and his two teenage kids. That monthly total is $200 higher than what he paid last year, due in part to the expiration…...
Tax time brings surprises for some who receive ACA subsidies
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1014+ words) Tax time can come with big surprises for some people who have Affordable Care Act coverage, including owing money back to the government for premium subsidies received during the previous year. More changes lie ahead that make it important for…...
State-run insurance plans for foster kids leave some of them without doctors
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1220+ words) Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it again. Her cancer came back late last year. Ollie's parents,…...
Trump's one big beautiful bill act darkens outlook for government-backed clinics
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (1135+ words) Bluestem Health, a clinic that serves low-income and uninsured patients in Lincoln, Nebraska, has lost money for the last two years. And CEO Brad Meyer fears times will soon get worse for the clinic and its 21, 000 patients. That's because Nebraska…...
She owed her insurer a nickel, so it canceled her coverage
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1062+ words) Last summer, Lorena Alvarado Hill received a series of unexpected medical bills. A teacher's aide in Melbourne, Florida, Hill is a single mom who works shifts at J. Crew on the weekends to send her daughter to college. Hill and her…...
Trump team claims successes against ACA fraud while pushing for more controls
3+ week, 5+ day ago (770+ words) Complaints about enrollment fraud in Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage have bedeviled the federal marketplace for years. Now, the Trump administration is claiming wins in reducing the problem while simultaneously saying more controls are needed. It has proposed a…...
An Arm and a Leg: Steep health care costs steer Americans to tough decisions
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (1868+ words) Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for coverage amid the loss of Affordable Care Act subsidies and nosebleed-high premiums. Attorney Nicole Wipp and skate-shop owner…...
Many ACA customers are paying higher premiums. Most blame Trump and Republicans, poll finds.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1001+ words) Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according to a poll released Thursday. Some are…...
Evidence shows ACA'S mandated benefits alone don't drive up costs. The debate continues.
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (886+ words) In January, when President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed "The Great Healthcare Plan," he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act's role in driving up costs. "I call it the unaffordable care act," he…...