Trumps Transparent Hospital Pricing Pays Off for Industry But Not So Much for Patients
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When It Comes to Health Insurance, Federal Dollars Support More Than ACA Plans
Questions of fairness came up in last years congressional debate about extending Obamacares enhanced subsidies. Critics wondered why the federal government should underwrite coverage costs for people with ACA coverage. In truth, though, almost all health insurance in the U.S. comes with some federal help.
Personal Finance Guru Faces Down an Insurance Denial
Season 15, Episode 2Ron Lieber, the Your Money columnist for The New York Times, shares ideas about how insurance companies, doctors, and patients can better handle prior authorization denials.
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Nevada Debuts Public Option Amid Tumultuous Federal Changes to Health Care
The state recently became the third to offer a public option health plan through its Affordable Care Act marketplace. But researchers said its unlikely to fill the gaps left by sweeping changes at the federal level.
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Wyoming Wants To Make Its Five-Year Federal Rural Health Funding Last Forever
State officials believe theyve found a way to extend the life of federal Rural Health Transformation Program money Wyoming is receiving as part of last summers One Big Beautiful Bill Act by investing most of it.
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Trump Required Hospitals To Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly Its the Industry Using the Data.
Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, its mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for negotiations over pay.
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Listen: Why Do I Need Prior Authorization?
When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. Without it, they wont pay. Health reporter Sarah Boden joins Life Kit host Marielle Segarra to discuss prior authorization.
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ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.
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Trump Teams Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage
Sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year have been proposed by the Trump administration that focus on making more insurance plans available with higher annual out-of-pocket costs but lower premiums.
New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
Episode 433Its been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain the agency is dragging its feet on reviewing the abortion pill mifepristone. Jackie Forti矇r of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
Republicans have said new rules requiring many Medicaid participants to work 80 hours a month will pinpoint unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults, harming their physical and financial health.
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Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Wont Be Clear for Months
Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data wont be clear until people who were enrolled have paid or haven't paid their new, often much higher, premiums.
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Watch: Is MAHA the New MAGA?
With fractures emerging in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans are looking to capitalize on its MAHA counterpart ahead of the midterms.
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If Youre Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer
Prenatal care can make a huge difference to the long-term health of both the parent and baby. Every state offers health coverage to lower-income pregnant women who might otherwise go uninsured.
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When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
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Its 2026 and Youre Uninsured. Now What?
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
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Blurry Line Between Medical and Vision Insurance Leaves Patient With Unexpected Bill
A Wisconsin retiree with glaucoma needed her eyes examined. Her Medicare Advantage plan from UnitedHealthcare listed her optometrists clinic as in-network, but she learned the hard way that a clinic can be in-network and out-of-network at the same time.
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Watch: A Strange Checkup Bill Revealed a Firefighters Kids Were Mistakenly Uninsured
This installment of InvestigateTV and 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Costly Care series explores how administrative errors can leave patients on the hook for bills they shouldnt owe sometimes with few options to correct a problem they didnt create.
Charity-Care Nonprofit Scales Up and Doubles Down
Season 15, Episode 1An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann talks with the founder of the charity-care nonprofit Dollar For about how it helped eliminate $55 million in medical bills last year.
Health Spending Is Moving in Congress
Episode 430Lawmakers appear on the brink of passing a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services and a bipartisan health policy bill delayed for over a year. But the outlook is bleaker for the health care outline released by President Trump last week. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews oncologist and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to discuss his new book, Eat Your Ice Cream.