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How a Lawsuit Challenging Obamacare Could Affect People with Pre-existing Conditions (NPR)
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Sabrina Corlette from Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms about how a lawsuit against Obamacare could impact people with pre-existing conditions.
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Obamacare Enrollment in Illinois is Falling, and the Trump Administration Wants to Scrap It. Here’s 5 Things You Need to Know (Chicago Tribune)
Fewer Illinois residents signed up for health insurance through the Obamacare exchange this year — as questions continued to swirl about whether the law would continue to stand.
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House Democrats Investigate Trump-Backed Short-term Plans (Bloomberg)
House Democrats sent letters to 12 insurance companies seeking information about health coverage they sell that critics refer to as “junk plans.”
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Some ‘Cheaper’ Health Plans Have Surprising Costs (NPR)
One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums — but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges from hospitals and doctors. Another does away with annual deductibles — but requires policyholders to pay extra if they need certain surgeries and procedures.
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How to Choose the Best Healthcare Plan in 5 Easy Steps (Men’s Health)
Understatement alert: The health insurance marketplace can be extremely confusing to navigate, and calling your dad around open enrollment time to help you narrow down your choices doesn’t always help. He can tell you what he thinks is best, but when it comes to insurance, the best plan is the one that meets your unique financial, lifestyle, health, and family needs.
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Why Prescription Drug List Prices Matter (Modern Healthcare)
Questioning drug company CEOs last week, Sens. Charles Grassley and Ron Wyden hammered away at the importance of high list prices for prescription drugs, while the CEOs testifying before the Senate Finance Committee mostly tried to change the subject.
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Buyer Beware: Short-Term Health Insurance Policies Pose Risks for Consumers (Insider Louisville)
Aggressive sales and marketing of short-term limited duration insurance plans has created a buyer-beware situation for consumers, according to an assessment by researchers at the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms.
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Silver Loading Complicates CSR Lawsuits (Modern Healthcare)
Insurers are so far undefeated in a string of lawsuits to recover billions in unpaid cost-sharing reduction payments cut off by President Donald Trump in 2017, following two federal court decisions late last week.
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Families Grieving a Pregnancy Loss Hit Especially Hard by Medical Bills (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Crumpled in a hospital waiting room chair, Alyssa Collier squeezed shut her bloodshot eyes, begging the dark to shut out her thoughts.
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Ads for Short-Term Plans Lacking ACA Protections Swamped Consumers’ Online Searches (Kaiser Health News)
Consumers shopping for insurance online last fall — using search terms such as “Obamacare plans,” “ACA enroll” and “cheap health insurance” — were most often directed to websites that promote individual health plans that didn’t meet consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new study.
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