Kaiser Health News
State markets are in charge of their own marketing and enrollment assistance programs, so are somewhat immune from Trump administration actions to undermine enrollment.
Officials said the $1.5 billion lost from 2005 through 2014 was a "conservative estimate" while patients paid $140 million in out-of-pocket costs.
Drug industry PACs can mobilize quickly to disperse funds to legislators ahead of impending legislative issues.
The new consumer-focused website compares hospice agencies with self-reported quality reporting which some experts say has limited utility.
The Texas physician is the president's choice for assistant secretary of health but Senate Democrats say Giroir's testimony left them skeptical that he would support women's health programs.
Following major price increases, use of the two cardiac medicines has dramatically decreased at 47 hospitals, according to new research.
Penn Treaty's liquidation requires others to pay off company's debt, including the disputed long-term care coverage, through state guarantee associations.
Trump could still yank the payments. Insurers can't count on the money, estimated at $10 billion for next year.
The evidence is mounting that high deductibles force people to delay care that could cost more later.
Ohio Hospital Association filed a court injunction delaying enactment, lobbied Gov. John Kasich, who eliminated funding allowing for implementation.