Health Insurance

The Senate health committee meets next month to discuss ways to stabilize the insurance markets. Insurers have until Sept. 27 to commit to selling policies on the ACA marketplaces in 2018.

Four Steps That Could Cut Health Insurance Premiums And Boost Enrollment

6:12pm August 25, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

For now, the Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. A consulting firm lays out four steps it says would lead to insurance coverage for millions more, at a lower cost.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and other female senators were excluded from the Senate leadership health task force this summer.

Often Missing From The Current Health Care Debate: Women's Voices

1:33pm August 16, 2017

When leaders in Washington discuss the future of American health care, women are not always in the room. Here, eight women from around the country share their personal stories, fears and hopes.

Dillon Katz, at home in Delray Beach, Fla., says recovering drug users in his group counseling meetings frequently used to offer to help him get into a new treatment facility. He suspects now they were recruiters — so-called "body brokers" — who were

Health & Safety

'Body Brokers' Get Kickbacks To Lure People With Addictions To Bad Rehab

6:49pm August 15, 2017

by Peter Haden

In South Florida, people with health insurance are the target of "body brokers" who can earn lucrative kickbacks — $500 per week — for referring vulnerable patients to centers that bilk insurers.

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An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday found that ending cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers, a move that President Trump is contemplating, would raise the deficit by $194 billion over 10 years.

CBO Predicts Rise In Deficit If Trump Cuts Payments To Insurance Companies

6:49pm August 15, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ending what's known as cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers will raise the deficit $194 billion over 10 years.

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People with high-value health plans may not be able to get out of paying the tax bill.

Can My Boss Make Me Pay The Tax On My Great Health Plan? Maybe Yes

2:17pm August 15, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Since Congress hasn't passed a fix, employers who offer generous health care plans may look to shift the tax burden to employees if the so-called "Cadillac tax" kicks in.

A recent study shows a link between high discharge rates for live patients and hospice profit margins.

Nearly 1 In 5 Hospice Patients Discharged While Still Alive

12:41pm August 11, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

The hospices that discharge the most patients before their death also make the most money, a recent study shows.

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A recent study in Delray Beach identified at least six sober homes on this street alone.

Beach Town Tries To Reverse Runaway Growth Of 'Sober Homes'

8:20am August 10, 2017

by Greg Allen

Some local and state officials in South Florida are calling for more regulation of addiction recovery residences to help combat insurance scams.

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Eager to attract good help in a tight labor market, large employers say they are newly committed to maintaining health coverage for workers.

Big Employers Say They Will Continue To Offer Health Plans To Their Workers

3:05pm August 08, 2017

by Jay Hancock

Three years ago, only about a quarter of the nation's large employers were "very confident" they would offer health insurance to their workers in 10 years. That number has now risen to 65 percent.

President Donald Trump still hopes to force legislators back to the table to find a way to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, by any means possible.

Senate To Hold Bipartisan Hearings To Stabilize Insurance Markets

4:25pm August 01, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

A Senate committee will hold hearings on stabilizing the Obamacare markets in 2018. The chair called on President Trump to continue payments to insurers that help lower costs for low-income people.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by (from left) Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, discussed health care overhaul with reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

States Have Already Tried Versions Of 'Skinny Repeal.' It Didn't Go Well

10:14am July 27, 2017

by Julie Appleby

Republican senators are warming to the idea of a scaled-back plan that would delete the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates but leave much of the law intact.