{"id":13809,"date":"2019-08-14T07:46:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T11:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=13809"},"modified":"2019-08-14T07:46:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T11:46:26","slug":"as-states-strive-to-stabilize-insurance-marketplaces-insurers-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=13809","title":{"rendered":"As States Strive To Stabilize Insurance Marketplaces, Insurers Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Felicia Morrison is eager to find a health plan for next year that costs less than the one she has and covers more of the medical services she needs for her chronic autoimmune disease.<\/p>\n

Morrison, a solo lawyer in Stockton, Calif., buys coverage for herself and her twin sons through Covered California, the state\u2019s Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace. Morrison, 57, gets a federal subsidy to help pay for her coverage and she said that her monthly premium of $167 is manageable. But she spends thousands of dollars a year on deductibles, copayments and care not covered by her plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would just like to have health insurance for a change that feels like it\u2019s worth it and covers your costs,\u201d she said.\u00a0 Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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