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Health law backers have stepped up efforts to persuade people aged 18 to their mid-30s to give Obamacare a chance. Reaching this demographic group is viewed by many as one of the overhaul's biggest challenges.
Rule changes and deadline shifts have complicated the efforts of health insurance companies to prepare for a wave of new customers and "post-enrollment snafus."
Some blame the health law, but experts say many of the trends fueling cost increases predate it.
The new analysis is part of the government's effort to improve the quality of care.
Medicare has evaluated how often patients undergoing hip and knee surgery were readmitted or suffered a serious complication. These hospitals did much better or worse than average.
Consumer columnist reminds consumers that details make all the difference.
Even in California, the path to finalizing new insurance coverage can be long and arduous.
'This is their life. They're the boss,' says Dr. Tim Ihrig of the palliative care department at UnityPoint hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. 'It's an honor to be on this journey.'
Even for those with the will and drive to pursue treatment, the process remains difficult, frightening and full of holes. On the federal level, little has come from the task forces and promises that followed the Newtown shootings.
Health insurance costs more in the famous ski areas of Colorado than in nearby Denver, and residents are crying foul.
Consumers should not assume that facilities provide better care because they charge more, experts say.
The most successful exchanges kept things simple, amply tested systems
Navigators report a surge in consumer interest since the website became easier to use.
Overcoming distrust of government won't be easy in Bell and Cudahy, and neither will signing up 60 percent of the residents for Covered California insurance.
Many people with HIV live below the poverty line and therefore won't qualify for Obamacare subsidies to buy private insurance, or for Medicaid since Texas officials opted against expanding that program under the law.
There is a Dec. 23 enrollment deadline for insurance that starts Jan. 1, and New York is staffing up its call center and smoothing out the rough spots on its application to meet growing demand.
UnitedHealthcare will appeal a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the insurer from dropping Connecticut providers, while doctors' groups in Ohio and New York look at bringing similar lawsuits.
Married couples earning over $62,000 are not eligible for subsidies they might have gotten as two single individuals.
A growing subspecialty that manages pain and stress for the seriously ill saves money, increases patient satisfaction and lengthens lives.
Many insurers offering plans through the state's exchange marketplace plan, Washington Healthplanfinder, have trimmed the include-all-providers networks in favor of more narrow plans.
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