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Kaiser Health News

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Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit news organization committed to in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics.

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Round 2 of Obamacare Enrollment Will Be Shorter and Harder
As states gear up for round two of Obamacare enrollment next month, they have their sights set on people like Miles Alva.
October 07, 2014
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Obamacare Deadline Hits for Immigrants to Prove Legal Status
Thousands of people in California are facing a Sept. 30 deadline to prove they are in the country legally, as required to receive coverage through insurance exchanges. It's not easy to do.
September 29, 2014
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Hospitals in Expansion States See Biggest Savings
Hospitals are projected to save $5.7 billion this year as previously uninsured patients gain coverage through the 2010 health care law, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.
September 25, 2014
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25% More Insurers to Participate in Obamacare Exchanges
The number of health insurance companies offering plans in the marketplaces this fall will increase by 25 percent, giving consumers more choices for coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Tuesday.
September 24, 2014
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People in the New York Region Less Likely to Die at Home
Is it because the area simply has more hospitals than needed?
September 23, 2014
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Why 1 Insurer Controls the Fate of Obamacare Fate in 2 States
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield totally dominates the insurance marketplace in two surprising states.
September 22, 2014
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Medicaid Must Cover Autism Care for Kids, but What About Adults?
It’s getting easier for parents of young children with autism to get insurers to cover a pricey treatment called applied behavioral analysis. Once kids turn 21, however, it’s a different ballgame entirely.
September 22, 2014
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State Health Mandates Get Murky
To discourage states from passing mandates that go beyond essential health benefits requirements, the law requires states, not insurers, to cover the cost of mandates passed after 2011 that apply to individual and small group plans sold on or off the state health insurance marketplaces. If a mandate increases a plan’s premium, states will be on the hook for the additional premium cost that’s attributable to the mandate.
September 17, 2014
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California Takes the Lead on Autism Coverage
Starting Monday, September 15,thousands of children from low-income families who are on the autism spectrum will be eligible for behavioral therapy under Medi-Cal, the state’s health plan for the poor.
September 15, 2014
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Nonprofits Get Millions to Help Boost Obamacare Enrollment
Two Planned Parenthood chapters, two United Way organizations, a food bank association and a Catholic hospital system are among 90 nonprofit groups that will receive a total of $60 million to help people sign up for health insurance, the Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
September 10, 2014
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