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Affordable Care Act survives again as SCOTUS rejects third challenge
Ruling 7-2 on Thursday in a challenge that Texas and other states brought against the Affordable Care Act, the U.S.…
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How they did it: Reporting on junk health insurance plans
Early in May, ProPublica health care reporter Jenny Deam wrote about the financial ruin that often results when unknowing consumers…
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Journalist explains the importance of covering the financial toxicity Medicare members face
To the uninitiated, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare supplement plans can seem simple enough: Medicare covers 80% of hospital…
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Report discusses how ‘public option’ may put pressure on commercial health plans
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office hasn’t received wide coverage, so far but may become an important resource…
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New health insurance subsidies will require strong explanatory journalism skills
On Thursday, some 7 million uninsured Americans became eligible for free health insurance under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan…
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Resources for journalists on how the American Rescue Plan will reduce the number of uninsured Americans
Included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) that President Biden signed into law last Thursday is an estimated…
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Help your audience by explaining the nuances in Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans
Reading the news about COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts in recent weeks, I learned that my home county of Barnstable (better…
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As ACA marketplaces reopen for a special enrollment, health care journalists have a bigger role than ever
On Monday, the Biden administration reopened the marketplaces for the Affordable Care Act for three months under a special open…
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Biden’s executive orders reopen ACA exchanges, initiate review, amid pandemic
President Biden took a big step to aid those who have lost their jobs during the pandemic and their employer-sponsored…
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Series focuses on stressed rural hospitals that may need to close
Given all the concern about the failure of rural hospitals, it may seem counterintuitive that some hospitals in rural America…