Most N.Y. Marketplace Plans Lack Out-Of-Network Coverage
With a few exceptions, all the policies sold on New York's health insurance marketplace won't pay for routine expenses from doctors or hospitals not in their networks.
Affordable Care Act
The Boss Can Force You To Buy Company's Health Insurance
Under the federal health law, employers with 100 or more full-time workers can enroll them in the company plan without their say as long as the coverage is deemed affordable and adequate.
FDA Decision Signals New Competition For Some Of The Costliest Drugs
Drugs made from proteins or antibodies are difficult for rival manufacturers to copy. The Food and Drug Administration just approved a copycat drug for cancer patients that shows it can be done.
Supreme Court Sends Birth Control Case Back To Appeals Court
The court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a second look at Univeristy of Notre Dame's challenge to the birth control mandate in Obamacare, including opt-out rules for religious groups.
Supreme Court Revives Notre Dame's Appeal In Contraception Case
Last February, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago backed a lower court's ruling that dismissed Notre Dame's challenge. That decision was vacated Monday.
Sharing Patient Records Is Still A Digital Dilemma For Doctors
There's good news and bad news about electronic medical records. They're now in most doctors' offices — but most doctors still can't easily share them.
State Lawmakers Keep Busy While Supreme Court Weighs Obamacare
Bills concerning health care exchanges are pending in at least 16 states. The measures are split pretty evenly between ones that seek to bolster the exchanges and those that would impede or bar them.
Justices Roberts And Kennedy Hold Key Votes In Health Law Case
No telling yet which side will win. But did Justice Kennedy's mixed signals Wednesday hint that he was leaning toward the administration's view of federal subsidies for health insurance?
A Ruling Against Obamacare Would Have Broad Implications
If the Supreme Court strikes down subsidies, millions of people could no longer afford health insurance. And premiums for others would rise dramatically, as healthier people leave the marketplace.
Few Clues On Health Law's Future Emerge In Supreme Court Arguments
Will the Supreme Court strike down tax credits that help moderate-income Americans afford coverage in the three dozen states where the marketplace is being run by the federal government?