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What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: The State of the Affordable Care Act
Nov. 1 marked the start of open enrollment for 2026 health plans bought from Affordable Care Act marketplaces in most states. But this sign-up season is like no other in the health law鈥檚 15-year history. It remains unclear, even at this late date, whether expanded tax credits launched during the pandemic in 2021 will be continued or allowed to expire, exposing millions of Americans to much higher out-of-pocket costs. In this special episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 from 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News and WAMU, host Julie Rovner interviews KFF vice president Cynthia Cox about the past, present, and possible future of the health law and how those who purchase ACA coverage should proceed during this time of uncertainty.
Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits
Small-business owners and their employees, who make up nearly half of the Obamacare marketplace, are worried about their health care and their livelihoods as insurance prices surge. Republicans, who have long opposed Obamacare, are at odds over how to respond to upset from one of their party鈥檚 most loyal constituencies.
An Arm and a Leg: This Health Economist Wants Your Medical Bills
A longtime health economist sets her sights on lowering Americans鈥 insurance premiums.
Qu茅 pueden hacer los consumidores frente al caos del Obamacare
Aunque la temporada de inscripciones ya est谩 en marcha, el futuro de los subsidios ampliados 鈥攓ue hacen m谩s accesible el seguro para el 92% de las personas inscritas鈥 sigue siendo incierto.
Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers
This year, Affordable Care Act marketplace consumers will need to be more informed than ever to navigate their health coverage choices.
Qu茅 ocurre cuando tus m茅dicos ya no est谩n en la red de tu aseguradora
En todo el pa铆s, las disputas contractuales son comunes, con m谩s de 650 hospitales involucrados en conflictos p煤blicos con aseguradoras desde 2021.
Defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes advierten que esta decisi贸n sin precedentes podr铆a llevar a que algunas personas pierdan su cobertura m茅dica simplemente por no haber entregado a tiempo la documentaci贸n.
Trump鈥檚 HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants
Federal health authorities have taken the “unprecedented” step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they鈥檝e received more than 170,000 names collectively.
Journalists Help Make Sense of Government Shutdown and Obamacare Open Enrollment
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
The Nation鈥檚 Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here鈥檚 What You Should Know.
The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year. Here鈥檚 a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts.
Deal or No Deal? States Prepare for Congress To Act at the Last Minute on Obamacare
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What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: Happy Open Enrollment Eve!
A standoff in Congress is keeping much of the government shut down as open enrollment begins in most states for Affordable Care Act plans. Democrats are demanding Republicans agree to extend ACA tax credits, but there has been little negotiating 鈥 even as customers are learning what they鈥檒l pay for coverage next year. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is telling states they can鈥檛 pass their own laws to keep medical debt off consumers鈥 credit reports. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
The Quiet Collapse of America鈥檚 Reproductive Health Safety Net
The HHS office that administers the Title X family planning program has been effectively shut down. And with cuts to federal funding for other family health programs, expected Medicaid cuts, and the potential lapse of ACA subsidies, health leaders fear they are seeing the biggest setback to U.S. reproductive care in half a century.
So Your Insurance Dropped Your Doctor. Now What?
Patients sometimes find themselves scrambling for affordable care when a contract dispute causes a hospital 鈥 and most of the doctors and other clinicians who work there 鈥 to be dropped from an insurance network. Here are six things to know if that happens to you.
Doctor Tripped Up by $64K Bill for Ankle Surgery and Hospital Stay
A doctor in Colorado became the patient after an accident totaled her car and sent her to the operating room. The hospital kept her overnight, but her insurer stopped paying after she left the emergency room.
Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt
Reversing guidance from the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau concludes that states cannot bar medical debt from their residents鈥 credit reports.
A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal
Even if Congress strikes a deal soon to extend more generous Affordable Care Act subsidies, the prices and types of ACA plans available could change dramatically. Unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval could cloud this year鈥檚 open enrollment season, which begins in most states on Saturday.
An Arm and a Leg: A Listener’s DIY Project Helps Others Deal With High Medical Bills
A medical student鈥檚 DIY project brings 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 listeners together with new tools to fight medical debt.
Hoy, el seguro m茅dico para una familia cuesta m谩s o menos lo mismo que comprar un Toyota Corolla h铆brido nuevo.
Reporters Cover the Shutdown and the Use of AI in Health Care
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
