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A recent poll points out that while three-quarters of Americans say they are confident about understanding their health coverage options, only 20 percent could calculate what they owed for a routine doctor’s appointment.
Many insurers are restricting access to new drugs that promise higher cure rates because the price tags can run $95,000 or more.
Under the health law, insurers cover the immunizations with no out-of-pocket costs to consumers.
Insurers cap how much they will pay for certain routine procedures, such as knee replacements and lab tests, and if patients opt for an in-network facility that charges more, they must pick up the extra cost.
People who suffered a drop in earnings and fall below the poverty line don't have to repay subsidies, but others who underestimated their income could be in for a surprise at tax time.
As many companies provide employees with their coverage details this fall, spousal surcharges and health savings accounts on the rise.
The health law called for all FDA-approved birth control methods to be completely covered by insurance, but research suggests that many women still pay for some of the costs for options such as IUDs and injectable contraceptives.
KHN consumer columnist Michelle Andrews examines how subsidies for health insurance can be divvied up among family members choosing separate plans and how a miscalculation of the premium will be handled on your taxes.
Nearly 4 in 10 private sector workers lack paid sick leave, many of them women and low-wage earners.
Kaiser Health News consumer columnist gives readers some basic information to help them weigh their Medicare options.
The regulation, slated to take effect Oct. 6, is a response to the widespread misuse of these prescription medicines.
Supporters of the controversial -- and high-priced -- therapy say more routine coverage would help propel necessary research.
Although efforts by the federal and state governments are forcing insurers to cover costly treatments, patients who turn 21 "fall off a cliff."
Provisions in the Affordable Care Act seek to curb individual states from setting new mandates requiring insurers to cover specific care but many local legislators are trying to work around that.
Yet many uninsured kids would be eligible for coverage under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Kaiser Health News consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers readers' questions.
Although the Obama administration has given insurers extra time to bring their plans into compliance with the health law, some may opt to drop substandard coverage this fall.
Some clinics offer shared-risk programs that offer a set price and sometimes a money-back guarantee.
The Affordable Care Act prohibits insurers from charging more for out-of-network emergency care, but your bill could be higher if you're admitted to the hospital.
Advocates applaud the move, but some states are concerned about the costs of providing such therapy.
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