Feb 18 Look out for Medicare drug plans' bait-and-switch pricing tactics By Philip Moeller Many Medicare drug plans – both Part D and plans that are part of Medicare Advantage policies – offer very low premiums to get you in the door. But they have ways of shifting the costs back on to Medicare… Continue reading
Feb 16 Democrats want to give uninsured another chance to avoid health care law penalties By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The official sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law may be over, but leading congressional Democrats say millions of Americans facing new tax penalties deserve a second chance. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:31 Will the White House hit their health care enrollment goal? By PBS News Hour With the deadline for enrolling in state and federal health exchanges looming, the White House is pushing for more signups. Early signs show 10 million may enroll, which is higher than the White House’s revised estimate. Mary Agnes Carey of… Continue watching
Feb 04 What's the most important cost to consider when picking a health plan? By Philip Moeller Don't make a health coverage decision with long-term consequences based on short-term conditions and costs, advises Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:47 News Wrap: House GOP votes again to repeal the ACA By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to strike down the Affordable Care Act -- a first for the new Congress but the 56th time that House Republicans that tried to repeal the law. Also, advocacy groups… Continue watching
Jan 28 Poll: Congress should restore insurance subsidies if Supreme Court rules against them By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News A new poll finds that most people think Congress or states should act to restore health insurance subsidies if the Supreme Court decides later this year they are not permitted in states where the federal government is running the marketplace. Continue reading
Jan 24 Advocates seek greater privacy protections for HealthCare.gov By Jack Gillum, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Privacy advocates say the Obama administration needs to make more changes to protect consumer privacy on the government's health insurance website. Continue reading
Jan 22 Many of the hospitals awarded Medicare bonuses won't be able to collect By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Medicare is giving bonuses to a majority of hospitals that it graded on quality, but many of those rewards will be wiped out by penalties the government has issued for other shortcomings, federal data show. Continue reading
Jan 21 Thanks, but no thanks, Medicare, for the love By Philip Moeller Why does it seem like health insurance providers are attuned to your physical and emotional health -- tracking your medications, urging you to get certain tests, even sending you holiday cards -- until something goes wrong and you really need… Continue reading
Jan 20 Health care gets a brief mention in State of the Union speech By News Desk Whereas last year, President Barack Obama used nine full paragraphs of his State of the Union speech to sell his health care plan, the subject got less attention this year. Continue reading