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The state is proposing that many people enrolled in the "private option" Medicaid expansion program contribute between $5 and $25 a month. Those who don't could face additional medical expenses.
High demand for care and a larger-than-expected number of older, sicker enrollees are key factors.
KHN consumer columnist Michelle Andrews points out that standards for eligibility to buy a plan off the exchange is different than eligibility for subsidies.
"Narrow networks" keep the price of some Obamacare insurance plans low, but they also keep certain hospitals and physicians out of reach for sick patients.
Initially, the restaurateur was frustrated in trying to find health insurance for her family, but her effort was ultimately successful. Now she hopes to insure her 'work family.'
Letters to the Editor is a regular feature in which readers comment on KHN original stories.
Kaiser Health News' consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers these questions.
By paying primary care doctors to cut specialist and hospital revenue, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is helping to alter the medical spoils system.
Consumer group alleges the insurer put out inaccurate information about benefits and providers to gain market share.
If the justices thought they were creating a clear path for others to follow, they were wrong.
Groups file complaint with federal officials saying four Florida insurers discriminated against people with HIV in setting up pricing structure for drugs, and another analysis finds that many silver plans place medications for costly diseases in highest formulary tier.
It offers a plan geared to people with serious mental illnesses that will coordinate physical and behavioral services.
Advocates on both sides of the debate think the Hobby Lobby ruling could help their causes.
Advocates say the plans could expose consumers to unacceptably high out-of-pocket costs if they get sick.
State laws and an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling may come into play.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the majority, favors a tight definition for businesses that can be exempted from the health law's contraceptive mandate. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggests the consequences may be farther reaching.
The court says closely held corporations may be exempted from the health law's mandate that employer health plans cover certain types of contraception at no cost to the employee.
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and legal analyst Stuart Taylor discuss Monday's ruling on the health law's contraception mandate, examining what the decision could mean for future challenges to the law.
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