High-deductible health plans are moving health outcomes in the wrong direction
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the number of Americans enrolled in high-deductible health plans continues to grow,
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KHN-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ at 5: A Treasury of Solutions for Confounding Medical Bills
A crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR published on December 23, 2022 In 2022, readers shared more than 1,000 personal stories of
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(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A majority of Americans don’t like to go through their health plan to
Read MorePaxlovid Has Been Free So Far. Next Year, Sticker Shock Awaits.
(By Hannah Recht for Kaiser Health News) Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal
Read MoreNew ACA customers up nearly 40%
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly 3.4 million people have signed up for ACA coverage since the open
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It is open enrollment season for Medicare, Marketplace, and some employer groups. No matter what health insurance coverage you have,
Read MoreThis Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True
(By Bram Sable-Smith for Kaiser Health News) It took nearly a year for Kelly Macauley to realize the health plan
Read MoreNine Changes to Watch in ACA Open Enrollment 2023
(By Cynthia Cox, Karen Pollitz, Krutika Amin, and Jared Ortaliza for Kaiser Family Foundation Published Oct 27, 2022) The 2023
Read MoreWhy beneficiaries ditch health insurance plans
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Navigation difficulties were cited as the top reason beneficiaries switched their health insurance
Read MorePicking a good health insurance plan can be confusing. Here’s what to keep in mind
(By Andee Tagle for NPR) HMO, PPO, FSA – OMG! Open enrollment season is upon us, and it’s time to
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