3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (708+ words) When Melanie Miller saw her health insurance premium payment was set to nearly triple to $914 a month this year, she stopped shopping on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The 59-year-old retired teacher, who recently moved from Ohio to Michigan, now…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (251+ words) A new KFF survey found that states are taking varied approaches to implementing Medicaid work requirements. The survey studied responses from state Medicaid officials and focus groups in eight states -- Arizona, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington -- to…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (812+ words) It's easy to lose track of time playing "guess how much a C-section costs." And women undergoing the procedure won't have an answer until after the baby is delivered. Turquoise Health, a San Diego health tech company, saw that problem…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (768+ words) Thousands of residents in southwest Missouri are scrambling to find new doctors after insurance changes left Cox Health -- the region's largest health system -- unavailable for many marketplace patients. The disruption comes as nearly 350, 000 Missouri residents enrolled in Affordable Care Act…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1013+ 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…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (70+ words) Congress ended its impasse to reopen the government, but the Democrats' reason for the shutdown remains unresolved: the renewal of expiring subsidies for insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act. COMMENTARY: Subsidizing insurance just props up dysfunction; empower consumers instead…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (265+ words) In a series of You Tube ads viewed more than 195 million times, a red-lipped Taylor Swift tells viewers about a "new thing" in Florida: Just visit a website, answer two questions and the state will send you a $6, 400 stimulus check....

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1247+ words) As small-business owners, Sonya Andrews and her husband are used to uncertainty. Every month is different for them when it comes to business. But this year they're feeling more pressure, thanks to the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (11+ words) newstribune. com...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (817+ words) NEW YORK " Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year....