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Data shows 94,000 Virginians have dropped their ACA insurance since last year – WTOP News
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (541+ words) Of an estimated 100,000 people whom state health leaders predicted were vulnerable to losing their Affordable Care Act insurance in Virginia, 94,000 have dropped it so far this year, according to new numbers from the State Health Benefit Exchange. There were 389,000 enrollees…...
???There is nothing else???: Californians face eviction as insurer cancels assisted living benefit
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1209+ words) August 17, 2026, 4:54 PM Four weeks ago, Matt Johnstone received a call from the board-and-care facility in North Hollywood where his 89-year-old father lives. Health Net, the insurance company that pays for his care, was eliminating its assisted living benefit, meaning he…...
3 big questions to ask your aging parents
3+ week, 1+ day ago (375+ words) August 11, 2026, 6:00 AM From my personal experience as well as discussions with aging experts, here’s what I suggest adult children talk with their parents about and how to help them. I’ve included insights from several guests on episodes of Morningstar’s The…...
Need surgery or prescriptions? How to deal with prior authorization challenges
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) July 20, 2026, 9:33 AM It can be frustrating to arrive at the pharmacy to pick up a new prescription only to learn your insurance company requires prior authorization. Prior authorization is a requirement that a doctor, hospital or other healthcare provider obtain…...
Maryland’s EBT cards are getting ‘tap and go’ upgrades to address theft concerns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (332+ words) WEATHER ALERT: DC region under code purple air quality alert due to heat and smoky skies July 17, 2026, 5:10 PM Maryland will soon send new, chip-enabled EBT cards to all 943,000 recipients of the state’s cash and food benefits, Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s…...
Medicare vs. Medicaid: Navigating Dual Eligibility in 2026
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1318+ words) June 9, 2026, 8:00 PM Today, there are more than 76 million people (more than 7 million of whom are children) enrolled in Medicaid, while slightly fewer (about 69.7 million) are enrolled in Medicare, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That means these…...
New 50-state data reveals steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment after subsidies expired
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (39+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — New 50-state data reveals steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment after subsidies expired. New 50-state data reveals steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment after subsidies expired July 6, 2026, 3:30 PM...
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (584+ words) WORLD CUP UPDATE: Furor at FIFA decision to meet Trump’s wish and let US forward Balogun play July 6, 2026, 3:34 PM “This is the first time we’ve seen state-level data that shows how much ACA marketplace enrollment truly fell,” Cox said. “It’s…...
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
2+ mon, 19+ hour ago (791+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Thursday marks the first day of hot, potentially dangerous 100-degree weather in the DC region July 2, 2026, 2:58 AM New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their…...
Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (218+ words) June 27, 2026, 1:53 PM “We know that real people lost their health insurance coverage,” said Cynthia Cox, a vice president and director of the ACA program at the healthcare research nonprofit KFF, citing survey findings on people who had left their plans....