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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, 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.

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Jan 09

Navigating the complexity of a long-term care insurance policy

By Laura Santhanam

Long-term care insurance plans can be difficult to understand and families who use them are sometimes faced with navigating complex rules, all while caring for a loved one. Bradley Frigon with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys says the…

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Dec 17

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What a lapse in terrorism insurance by Congress means for businesses

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Oct 15

Modest premium hikes, higher consumer costs likely for job-based plans

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Fall is enrollment season for many people who get insurance through their workplace. Premium increases for 2015 plans are expected to be modest on average, but the shift toward higher out-of-pocket costs overall for consumers will continue as employers try…

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Jul 27

Why automatic renewal of 2015 health coverage may backfire

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Insurance exchange customers who opt for convenience by automatically renewing their coverage for 2015 are likely to receive dated and inaccurate financial aid amounts from the government, say industry officials, advocates and other experts.

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Jun 17

Insurers take up fight against rising chemotherapy costs

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

Some cancer patients and their insurers are seeing their bills for chemotherapy jump sharply, reflecting increased drug prices and hospitals’ push to buy oncologists’ practices and then bill at higher rates.

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May 10

Mothers-to-be gain new options under health care law

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The health care law has opened up an unusual opportunity for some mothers-to-be to save on medical bills for childbirth.

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May 07

Health insurers report 80 percent of signees are paying their premiums

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

Health insurance companies are telling Congress that more than 80 percent of people who've signed up under the new health care law have gone on to pay their premiums. That's in line with what individual insurers have said on earnings…

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Apr 11

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Texas doctors offer care for cash to avoid cost of filing insurance claims

By Alexa Ura

LAREDO — For 12 hours a day, the waiting room at Dr. Gustavo Villarreal’s family practice is often packed with patients, people who will pay a flat $50 fee for the convenience — or necessity — of a walk-in, quick-turn…

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