Category: State Exchanges

Fiscal general de California: los jueces deben ver que ACA es “indispensable”

California, Courts, Covered California, Health Care Costs, Insurance, Medicare, Noticias En Español, Obamacare Plans, Preexisting Conditions, State Exchanges, States, The Health Law, Trump Administration / November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020

Sacramento.- Cuando la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos esté escuchando el martes 10 un caso que podría decidir el destino de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA), California liderará la defensa de la ley federal que impacta en casi todos los aspectos del sistema de salud del país. Por lo …

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Justices Bound to See ACA as ‘Indispensable,’ Says Californian Leading Defense

California, Courts, Covered California, Health Care Costs, Insurance, Medicare, Obamacare Plans, Preexisting Conditions, State Exchanges, States, The Health Law, Trump Administration / November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020

SACRAMENTO — When the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case Tuesday that could decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act, California will be leading the defense to uphold the federal law that touches nearly every aspect of the country’s health care system. It’s usually the federal government’s job to defend a federal law, but …

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KHN on the Air This Week

California, Insurance, Open Enrollment, State Exchanges, The Health Law / November 6, 2020 November 6, 2020

Columnist and California Healthline senior correspondent Bernard J. Wolfson discussed the start of open enrollment for health care plans in California with KPCC’s “Take Two” on Monday. Click here to hear Wolfson on KPCC Read Wolfson’s “It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know.“ Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a national health policy news …

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over

Bill Of The Month, Courts, COVID-19, Elections, Federal Exchange, Insurance, KHN's 'What The Health?', Multimedia, Podcasts, State Exchanges, The Health Law, Trump Administration, Vaccines / October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said this week that “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” effectively conceding that the administration has pivoted from prevention to treatment. But COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly in most of the nation, and the issue is playing …

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‘Pennie’-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds

Capitol Desk, Cost and Quality, Insurance, Pennsylvania, State Exchanges, States, The Health Law, uninsured / August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020

Pennsylvania is rolling out its new “Pennie” this fall: a state-run insurance exchange that officials say will save residents collectively millions of dollars on next year’s health plan premiums. Since the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces opened for enrollment in fall 2013, Pennsylvania, like most states, has used the federal www.healthcare.gov website for people buying coverage …

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Don’t Count on Lower Premiums Despite Pandemic-Driven Boon for Insurers

California, Covered California, COVID-19, Health Care Costs, Insurance, Insurers, Obamacare Plans, Premiums, State Exchanges, States / July 31, 2020 July 31, 2020

When COVID-19 smacked the United States in March and April, health plans feared medical costs could skyrocket, jacking up premiums drastically in 2021, when millions of the newly unemployed might still be out of work. But something else happened: Non-COVID care collapsed as hospitals emptied beds and shut down operating rooms to prepare for an …

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