Health Insurers Seek Delay Of New Consumer-Friendly Coverage Forms
Shopping for health insurance next year will be easier, consumer advocates and government officials say. But the new materials are still a work in progress.
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Insurance Experts Hope New Rules Will ‘Empower Consumers With Information’
Mila Kofman and Sabrina Corlette helped to develop the forms that HHS unveiled on Wednesday. The idea is to give consumers simple, clear and standardized information before they buy coverage - akin to nutrition labels.
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New Standardized Insurance Forms Could Make Buying Easier
The head-spinning jargon and fine print common in many health benefit materials could disappear next spring as insurers and employers adopt plain-English models required by the government.
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Q&A: Where Do I Find A Community Health Center?
Michelle Andrews, KHN's "Insuring Your Health" columnist answers a question from an uninsured reader with a big health-care bill. She's looking for advice on future care.
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Insurance CEO Says Prevention, Collaboration Are Key To Controlling Costs–The KHN Interview
Bruce Bodaken of Blue Shield of California says encouraging patients to live healthier lives will help head off chronic disease and pay off in lower costs.
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Getting Up Close And Personal With Emergency Care, Canadian Style
Health care columnist's bike accident lands her in an emergency room where she finds interesting differences from U.S. treatment.
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Health Care Recommendations From Previous Bipartisan Deficit-Reduction Groups: Document
The debt-ceiling agreement calls for a bipartisan "super committee." This is not the first effort to find a bipartisan agreement on reducing the federal deficit; here is a guide to the health-care recommendations from four groups.
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Poll Finds Americans Gloomy On Some Promises In Health Law
Only 20 percent of people believe consumer protections will get better under the law.
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New Emergency Care Programs Focus On Quality-Of-Life Issues
With training, hospital emergency department staff members can enhance their skills in pain and symptom management and improve their communication skills.
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Head Of Major HMO Sees Openings For Accountable Care Organizations-The KHN Interview
Kaiser Permanente's George Halvorson says that despite the complexity of ACO regs, some versions have the potential to save money and improve care.
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As The CLASS Act Comes Under Fire, The British Propose A New Model for National Long-Term Care Insurance (Guest Opinion)
Since the 1990s, nearly every developed country on the planet has reformed the way it finances long-term care for the frail elderly and adults with disabilities. Among the handful of exceptions: The U.S. and the United Kingdom.
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Health Law Bolsters Funding For In-School Clinics
At about 1,900 schools around the country, children can get checkups, vaccinations and help with medication.
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Birth Control Without Copays Could Become Mandatory
Is birth control part of preventive care for women? That's the question before an independent panel of experts. And their decision could force insurance companies to fully cover the cost of the pill and other prescription contraceptives
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HHS Sets Rules For Consumer-Controlled Health Plans
Supporters hope the nonprofit co-ops will increase competition and cut prices.
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Medicaid’s Moment (Guest Opinion)
While Democrats are effusive in their praise of Medicare, their silence in response to public attacks on Medicaid has been deafening. All the more important, then, is the study released this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research. It makes the job even easier.
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Medical Loss Ratio: What Does It Mean For Consumers And Brokers?
In this Kaiser Health News video, Michelle Andrews talks about medical loss ratio, the amount of money an insurer must spend on health care as opposed to administrative costs and profits. The ratio could help ensure consumers are getting the most value for their health insurance premium dollars, Andrews says.
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Insurance Usually Covers Diagnosis, Treatment Of Most Sleep Problems
As awareness of the issue has increased, so has expensive testing.
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After Much Scrutiny, HHS Releases Health Insurance Exchange Rules
Industry and consumer groups are poring over more than 200 pages of long-awaited proposed federal rules on state-based insurance exchanges, a critical element of the federal health law.
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Q&A: Can I Get Medical Treatment And Hospice Care At The Same Time?
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a reader who wonders if there are states where they can get both curative care and hospice care at the same time. The health law may provide some solutions, Andrews says.
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Are You Better Off With Medicaid Than No Insurance? A Landmark Study Says Yes (Guest Opinion)
Conservative critics of Medicaid argue that the program doesn't actually help beneficiaries. A new study offers empiracle evidence to the contrary.