The stories are all part of the Journal’s 2013 comprehensive coverage of federal health overhaul.
“In Medicaid, a New Health-Care Fight” revealed that employers with low-wage workers were becoming an unexpected constituency in state Medicaid expansion debates because they faced new costs either for providing insurance coverage or penalties for failing to do so.
“Medicaid-Expansion Puzzle” explained why states’ decisions about Medicaid were neither simple nor the same. In Nashville, the health-care capital of the U.S., the choice came down to Tennessee’s troubled history with Medicaid expansion, and the fact that it shares borders with eight states.
“Insurance Costs Set for a Jolt” set out how individual market insurance premiums for 2014 would rise significantly, but less than projected, reducing the number of people eligible for subsidies towards their coverage costs.
“High-Risk Patients Fuel More Health-Law Worry” showed how HealthCare.gov’s problems prompted state high-risk pools to stay open, an action that will have consequences for premiums in subsequent years.