Health Insurance

A special open enrollment period on all Affordable Care Act marketplaces, including on the federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, runs until Aug. 15. Many people qualify for free or low-cost plans.

Health & Safety

Uninsured Or Unemployed? You Might Be Missing Out On Free Health Insurance

1:58pm August 03, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Millions of people who need insurance are eligible for free health care plans. A special enrollment period is ending on Aug. 15. Here's how to sign up in time.

New Study Forecasts Impact Of Medicaid Expansion On N.C. Counties

11:29am July 09, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

A new

Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Kansas staged a protest outside the entrance to the statehouse parking garage in Topeka in May 2019. Today, twelve states have still not expanded Medicaid. The biggest are Texas, Florida, and Georgia, but there are a fe

12 Holdout States Haven't Expanded Medicaid, Leaving 2 Million People In Limbo

5:12pm July 01, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

They don't qualify for Medicaid in their states, but earn too little to be eligible for subsidized ACA health plans. It's a gap in health care coverage, and some politicians are trying to fix it.

Kathleen McAuliffe, a home care worker for Catholic Charities in a Portland, Maine, suburb, helps client John Gardner with his weekly chores. McAuliffe shops for Gardner's groceries, cleans his home and runs errands for him during her weekly visit.

With Workers In Short Supply, Seniors Often Wait Months For Home Health Care

5:03am June 30, 2021

by Phil Galewitz

Seniors, their families and states are eager to keep older Americans in their homes and out of nursing homes, but those efforts are often thwarted by worker shortages and low pay.

Truck driver José Mendoza has a Humana HMO plan through his employer. It has a $5,000 deductible and 50% coinsurance, leaving him financially vulnerable.

Health & Safety

A $10,322 Tab For A Sleep Apnea Study Is Enough To Wreck One Patient's Rest

4:21pm May 27, 2021

by Michelle Andrews

The University of Miami Health System charged truck driver José Mendoza six times what Medicare would pay for an overnight test. He got trapped by his high-deductible health plan and sky-high billing.

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The Biden administration has opened up enrollment on all Affordable Care Act marketplaces, including on the federal insurance exchange, Healthcare.gov, until August. Many people will qualify for better or less expensive plans — or both.

Health Insurance For $10 Or Less A Month? You May Qualify For New Discounts

10:07am April 22, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

From now until August, you can sign up for or change coverage through the federal and state health insurance marketplaces. Many people are eligible for better or less expensive plans — or both.

Unless the rules change soon, Stephanie Salazar-Rodriguez of Denver expects to spend more than $10,000 on health insurance premiums this year. That's after losing her job last month — which meant losing her employer's contribution to her health plan.

Pandemic Aid Package Includes Some Relief From High Health Plan Premiums

8:53pm March 09, 2021

by Emmarie Huetteman

If passed, Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, and would boost the size of those subsidies.

A sign directs motorists to a drive-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Exeter, N.H., in February. White House officials announced on Wednesday that a new pilot program will aim to remove common barriers to vaccination for some 2 million seniors from vulnerable

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New Initiative By Health Insurers Aims To Help Vaccinate 2 Million Vulnerable Seniors

1:59pm March 03, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Officials said Wednesday that a coalition of health insurance providers will team up as part of a new "Vaccine Community Connectors" pilot program.

Health & Safety

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?

1:06pm February 15, 2021

by Michelle Andrews

The federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened for changes and new sign-ups until May 15. But states with their own exchanges have different rules. Here's what you need to know.

Special Enrollment Period For Health Coverage Begins February 15

10:48am February 01, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolinians will soon have another opportunity to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. A special enrollment period begins February 15.