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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…
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COVID relief bill bans some surprise medical bills, but not all
Leaders of both political parties in the U.S. House and Senate reached agreement Sunday to pass a $900 billion bill…
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New resources for covering inequities in insurance, care during pandemic
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., is afraid of needles. Nevertheless, she agreed to receive her coronavirus vaccine on national television last…
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SCOTUS ruling allows states to regulate what PBMs pay pharmacists
States seeking to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) won an important victory on Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled…
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Experts have advice for the last-minute Medicare Advantage shoppers among your audience
Watching the TV ads during the evening news, you would think Medicare Advantage plans were the greatest health insurance bargain…
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NIH head: Journalists have important role in explaining the science behind vaccine development
As coronavirus infections rise nationwide, health care journalists have an important role in explaining the science behind the development, safety…
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During open enrollment, consumers will need help recognizing plans that comply with the Affordable Care Act
Journalists covering open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act this year will need to separate fact from fiction about the…
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Supreme Court case on Affordable Care Act could have far-reaching effects on Medicaid expansion, pre-existing condition protections
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether it should strike down the individual mandate and…