Here’s who Democrats’ drug pricing bill will actually help
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Millions of patients in the Medicare program could eventually see lower prescription drug
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
National uninsured rate hit record low this year
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8 percent in the
Read MoreCourt arguments begin over ACA preventive care requirement: 10 notes
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Court arguments began July 26 in the trial over an Affordable Care Act
Read MoreMajority of Americans confused by basic health insurance terms, survey finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than three-quarters of Americans cannot define “coinsurance,” but the vast majority are
Read MoreAn early look at what is driving health costs in 2023 ACA markets
(By Jared Ortaliza, Julia Lotan, Matthew McGough, Emma Wager, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published July
Read MoreClaims Denials and Appeals in ACA Marketplace Plans in 2020
(By Karen Pollitz, Matthew Rae, and Salem Mengistu for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 5, 2022) In this report, we
Read More‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention
Read MoreHigh-deductible health plans may delay detection of cancer, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new observational study has linked high-deductible health plans with delays in the
Read MoreData Note: 2022 Medical Loss Ratio Rebates
(By Jared Ortaliza, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published June 1, 2022) The Medical Loss Ratio
Read MoreMedicare and ACA health plans
If you are approaching your 65th birthday and have a health plan through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, you need
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