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The Affordable Care Act offers subsidies for low-income families who currently qualify for the federal-state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), forcing states to make a decision on CHIP's future.
KHN's consumer columnist looks into issues raised by readers about health law coverage.
New data indicate that difficulties persist despite the health law's efforts to expand pediatric dental insurance.
Whether e-cigarettes are subject to the tobacco surcharge is a matter of debate.
The allegations have spurred members of Missouri's congressional delegation to call for investigations of the taxpayer-funded center that processes paper applications for the new health care law.
AmeriMark Direct, based in Cleveland, is seeing a jump in insurance costs and is debating whether to drop coverage for its 700 workers.
The volatility in insurance rates irks a small business owner in Northeast Ohio, despite the introduction of the ACA.
In Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross' success in enrolling 283,000 new members has presented several challenges.
Some say early concerns were exaggerated, though late enrollment and Medicaid problems also have cut demand.
All insurers that sell health-related policies would be required to pay the assessment, even those whose products aren't sold on the exchange.
KHN's consumer columnist answers a reader's question about what happens when, because of special circumstances, one must shop for health coverage through the online insurance marketplaces even though it's not open enrollment season.
The program, which provides subsidies to businesses with fewer than 25 employees, has been beset by delays and technical problems. "It's absolutely making me crazy," says one frustrated business owner.
The idea, which could save companies big money, is stirring interest and concern.
In navigating the health law, Asian immigrants in Philadelphia, find that the obstacles can be both cultural and political.
Patients say they drive across the border because costs are lower, waits are shorter and doctors speak their language.
Implementation of the health law has renewed discussions of who wins, loses and gains access to health insurance. But questions persist. Here's a corrective to common misconceptions about who pays for health care.
A study says that up to 1.5 million people -- no longer tied to their jobs because of the affordability of the health insurance that comes with it -- may use the health law to leave their current jobs and start new businesses.
About half of small businesses in Colorado are seeing double-digit premium increases under the ACA.
The former White House adviser talks about his new book and some of his surprising predictions about health care in the next decade and beyond.
No state signed more people up for health law coverage in the first health law enrollment period, but a sometimes faulty website and spotty customer service often frustrated the process.
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