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May 31

The best insurance policy on Earth: waiting until 70 to take Social Security

By Paul Solman

Viewing Social Security as an investment is economically blockheaded. Instead, think of Social Security as an insurance policy.

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Apr 19

UnitedHealthcare to exit all but ‘handful’ of Obamacare markets

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

UnitedHealthcare will operate only in a “handful” of health insurance exchanges in 2017, down from 34 states this year, company officials said Tuesday.

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Apr 05

Here’s how the IRS could help more uninsured people

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

The IRS doesn’t tell some tax filers that their low and moderate incomes likely mean their households qualify for Medicaid or subsidies, according to researchers.

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Mar 08

Retail clinics add convenience but also hike costs, study finds

By Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News

Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and emergency rooms, may actually boost medical spending by leading consumers to get more care, a new study shows.

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Feb 09

Narrow marketplace plans in Texas are a problem for some autistic children

By Kate Harrington, Kaiser Health News

New, narrower networks often mean families are losing access to therapists and providers they have used for their autistic children.

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Dec 21

Why health plans’ drug coverage can be confusing for consumers

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

Patients getting chemotherapy or other complex medications may have a sudden panic when shopping for health insurance: Their drugs often don’t appear to be covered.

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Dec 09

Column: Ignore this piece of advice from Social Security to get maximum coverage

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Approach your longevity risk like you'd approach any other kind of insurable risk. In this case, it means waiting to collect much higher benefits.

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Dec 01

Major insurer will offer individual life insurance coverage to people with HIV

By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News

Prudential Financial Inc., one of the nation’s largest life insurers, plans to announce this week that it will offer traditional individual policies to eligible people living with HIV.

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Oct 23

New breast cancer screening guidelines unlikely to affect insurance coverage

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

The American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines recommend that women start screening later and get fewer mammograms, but the change is unlikely to affect insurance coverage anytime soon.

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Jan 28

Poll: Congress should restore insurance subsidies if Supreme Court rules against them

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser 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.

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