In the News

The following is a sample of media clips in which we have been quoted or our research work has been referenced.

2024

• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia’s new ACA health insurance signups gain speed, still problematic for some, December 2, 2024
• Employ America, The Importance of Commercial Site-Neutral Payments in Combating Healthcare Inflation, December 2, 2024
• CBS News, Anti-fraud efforts meet real-world test during ACA enrollment period, November 22, 2024
• NPR, What does a 2nd Trump term mean for the Affordable Care Act? November 11, 2024
• The Guardian, Incoming Trump presidency threatens millions of Americans’ healthcare plans, November 8, 2024
• HerMoney, Podcast, Stop Overpaying for Health Insurance: Expert Tips for Choosing the Right Plan, October 22, 2024
• Boston Globe, A doctor’s appointment, a $1,000 ‘room fee’: Hospital acquisitions drive up health care costs for N.H. patients, October 22, 2024
• The Atlantic, Health Care is On the Ballot Again, October 3, 2024
• An Arm and a Leg, Podcast, “Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees, September 26, 2024
• Spotlight PA, Hospital mergers are giving rise to opaque ‘facility fees’ that add costs to medical bills,’ September 17, 2024
• The Hill, Vance revives old GOP fights on ObamaCare insurance coverage, September 16, 2024
• The New York Times, Trump’s Alternative for Obamacare Is Now Just ‘Concepts of a Plan,’ September 11, 2024
• CNBC News, Trump wants to make IVF free. Democrats, Republicans and experts are dubious, September 10, 2024
• The New York Times, Is It Better to Stay on Your Parents’ Health Care Plan or Enroll in an Employer’s? August 30, 2024
• Health Payer Specialist, CMS Suspends 450 Marketplace Brokers for ‘Reasonable Suspicion of Fraud or Abusive Conduct’, August 30, 2024
• Axios, Surprise billing law helped PE-backed providers, August 26, 2024
• Medscape, No Surprises Act: Private Equity Scores Big in Arbitrations, August 23, 2024
• KFF Health News, Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay, August 21, 2024
• KFF Health News, Watch: How Patients Get Charged Hospital Prices for Doctor’s Office Care, August 13, 2024
• ABC News, New lines of attack form against the Affordable Care Act, August 13, 2024
• InvestigateTV, Costly Care: Hospital mergers with doctors’ offices contribute to patients footing the bill, August 12, 2024
• The New York Times, Harris Says Trump Will Repeal Obamacare. Trump Now Claims He’ll Make it ‘Better.‘ August 8, 2024
• KFF Health News, Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof, August 2, 2024
• NBC News, What a Kamala Harris presidency would mean for health care in America, July 22, 2024
• Health Affairs, Podcast, Breaking Down the CBO’s Insurance Coverage Projections w/ Sabrina Corlette, June 21, 2024
• Health Affairs, Forefront, CBO Projections Are Not Destiny: Policies, AVA Investments Can Change Trajectory, June 20, 2024
• The Washington Post, Wyden demands penalties for Obamacare enrollment fraud, May 30, 2024
• KFF Health News, How the government is trying to stop rogue brokers from plaguing ACA enrollees, May 7, 2024
• Health Affairs, Podcast, The Rise – and Future – of Medicare Advantage w/Jack Hoadley, May 3, 2024
• Health Affairs, Podcast, How the ACA Market Has Matured w/ Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis, April 26, 2024
• KFF Health News, Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern, April 8, 2024
• The Atlantic, Americans Really Don’t Like Trump’s Health-Care Plans, March 29, 2024
• The New York Times, Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans, March 28, 2024
• The Washington Post, How your in-network health coverage can vanish before you know it, March 11, 2024
• AIS Health Health Plan Weekly, Rethinking Reinsurance: Study Illuminates Tradeoffs of Popular Waivers, March 8, 2024
• WFYI Public Media, Her colonoscopy should cost her $0 per federal law. Why was she asked to pay $765? February 14, 2024
• PBS NewsHour, Another election year battle over Affordable Care Act threatens coverage for millions, February 1, 2024
• The New York Times, It’s Boom Times for Obamacare. Will They Last?, January 25, 2024
• Marketplace, Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is still free — if you know where to look, January 25, 2024
• KFF Health News, The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags, January 25, 2024
• KFF Health News, Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults, January 12, 2024

2023

• PolitiFact, GOP candidates’ criticisms of ACA premiums leave out key pieces of health care puzzle, December 8, 2023
• Fierce Healthcare, A look at budding innovation in state-based ACA marketplaces, November 27, 2023
• C-SPAN, 2024 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment, November 1, 2023
• AP, It’s time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first, November 1, 2023
• KFF Health News, Start Shopping: Enrollment Begins November 1 for Most Obamacare Insurance Plans, October 31, 2023
• KFF Health News, When That Supposedly Free Annual Physical Generates a Bill, October 30, 2023
• The Nevada Independent, How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they’re on their own, October 10, 2023
• Route Fifty, States grapple with impacts of medical debt, October 10, 2023
• The Guardian, Doctors and insurers clash over US law that protects against surprise billing, September 29, 2023
• Marketplace, The COVID vaccine rollout is kind of a mess. Again., September 29, 2023
• Washington Post, How a government shutdown would affect Medicare, Medicaid benefits, September 26, 2023
• Wall Street Journal, Covid Boosters Aren’t Reaching People Who Want Them, September 25, 2023
• USA Today, COVID vaccine rollout snarled by insurance denials, canceled appointments, September 23, 2023
• USA Today, Helpers few and far between for rural Americans kicked off Medicaid after pandemic, September 20, 2023
• Arnold Ventures, States Are Taking on Unfair Hospital Billing Practices, September 18, 2023
• The Century Foundation, Regulating Short-Term Insurance Plans Can Promote Meaningful Coverage, September 19, 2023
• POLITICO, ‘The rule has sticks as well’: Biden’s getting tough with health insurers, September 17, 2023
• POLITICO, States push back against junk health insurance, September 11, 2023
• Becker’s Payer Issues, People losing Medicaid face misleading marketing in search for new coverage, August 22, 2023
• Insurance News, Study: Americans who lost Medicaid likely besieged by false marketing, August 21, 2023
• Healthcare Dive, Will the Biden administration’s short-term plan rule increase the uninsured rate?, August 14, 2023
• Boston25 News, Insurers won’t cover new Alzheimer’s treatment for some customers, August 11, 2023
• Vox, Therapy is health care. So why won’t your health insurance pay for it?, August 4, 2023
• Axios, Doctors say insurers are ignoring orders to pay surprise billing disputes, August 3, 2023
• JD Supra, CMS’ Transparency-in-Coverage Rule: One Year Later, August 1, 2023
• Axios, Hospitals are in the hotseat for their billing practices, July 26, 2023
• CT News Junkie, Connecticut State Employee Health Plan Tied For Richest In US, July 25, 2023
• Healthcare Finance, Hospital consolidation hurts consumers’ wallets, report finds, July 25, 2023
• Fierce Healthcare, Consolidated hospitals leading to larger premiums and out-of-pocket spending, report finds, July 25, 2023
• NPR, House Republicans’ CHOICE Act would roll back some Obamacare protections, August 11, 2023
• National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative, Proposed Rules Would Limit Short-Term Plans, July 14, 2023
• The Washington Post, Biden is quietly reversing Trump’s sabotage of Obamacare, July 11, 2023
• Chicago Tribune, Illinois governor signs bills giving state power over health insurance prices, Affordable Care Act exchange, June 27, 2023
• Marketplace, As Americans catch up on care they skipped during COVID, health insurance could get pricier, June 15, 2023
• The Washington Post, Nearly 6 in 10 Americans report problems with their health coverage, June 15, 2023
• KFF Health News, At Least 1.7M Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements, Despite Lack of Protections, June 14, 2023
• Health News Florida, Fraudsters are duping homeless people into signing up for ACA plans they can’t afford, June 13, 2023
• Reuters, Drugmakers set strategy for legal fight against US pricing regulation, May 9, 2023
• CBS News, “High performance network” health care insurance plans leave patients with unexpected medical debt, May 9, 2023
• Marketplace, Remote mental health treatment boomed during the pandemic. It’s still going strong., May 9, 2023
• MarketWatch, The doctor won’t Zoom with you now: The telehealth frenzy is over, May 5, 2023
• Boing Boing, Christian medical cost-sharing ministry accused of stealing $4 million from members, May 1, 2023
• HealthLeaders, No Surprises Act Working as Intended, But Gaps Remain Leaving Patients Vulnerable, April 28, 2023
• BenefitsPro, No Surprises Act: Has the law had the desired impact on surprise billing?, April 24, 2023
• Wall Street Journal, Most Major Insurers to Continue Preventive Care Services, April 20, 2023
• Becker’s Hospital Review, No Surprises Act largely protecting patients, but gaps remain: Report, April 18, 2023
• CNN, Here’s what you can do if you lose Medicaid coverage, April 15, 2023
• The Connecticut Mirror, Prevent rising healthcare costs by stopping healthcare mergers, April 11, 2023
• New Jersey Monitor, No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know, April 11, 2023
• NPR, A smart move on tax day: Sign up for health insurance using your state’s tax forms, April 11, 2023
• C-Span Washington Journal, Sabrina Corlette on the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Provisions, April 7, 2023
• News Medical, No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know, April 7, 2023
• National Journal, Health insurance pricing data unworkable, experts warn, March 13, 2023
• Chicago Tribune, As many as 700,000 Illinois residents could lose Medicaid coverage, February 28, 2023
• Healthcare Dive, Could Medicaid redeterminations cause short-term health plan signups to spike?, February 21, 2023
• Forbes, A Christian Ministry Promised An Obamacare Alternative. The FBI Says Its Leaders Pocketed $4 Million And Left Members With Thousands In Unpaid Medical Bills, February 20, 2023
• 90.5 WESA: Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station, A benefit of filing your Pennsylvania taxes? Another shot at subsidized health insurance, February 13, 2023
• The Dallas Morning News, Texas adds 570,000 to affordable health care plans, leading all states in newly insured, February 6, 2023
• Fierce Healthcare, Reforms needed to make voluminous insurer price data usable, January 27, 2023
• The Washington Post, A record number of Americans have health insurance, but churn is likely on the way, January 26, 2023
• Detroit News, Michigan’s Medicaid rolls set for a post-pandemic purge, January 23, 2023
• Kaiser Health News, Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare, January 18, 2023

2022

• Bloomberg Law, California Plans Deny Mental Health Claims Despite New Law, December 21, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, Paxlovid Has Been Free So Far. Next Year, Sticker Shock Awaits, December 7, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, Colorado Option’s Big Test: Open Enrollment, December 7, 2022
• MarketWatch, 1 investigator for every 12,000 plans: Employee-benefits scammers are on the loose and leaving workers in the lurch, November 22, 2022
• CNN, Working full time doesn’t always make it easier to get health insurance on the job, November 15, 2022
• Marketplace, Inflation hits health insurance premiums this open enrollment season, November 9, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out For Health Insurance That Seems Too Good To Be True, November 1, 2022
• Modern Healthcare, Insurer price transparency effort hamstrung by flawed data, November 1, 2022
• NPR, Shopping for ACA health insurance? Here’s what’s new this year, October 31, 2022
• The Washington Post, Obamacare premiums are rising 4 percent but more aid is still available, October 28, 2022
• Axios, Hospitals still aren’t complying with price transparency rules, October 6, 2022
• CBS News Dallas, I-Team: Separate insurance plans causing expensive headaches for new parents, October 2, 2022
• Fierce Healthcare, Employers, researchers struggle to glean insights from deluge of insurer data. Can CMS help?, September 16, 2022
• STAT News, Humana appeases Wall Street with big projections of Medicare Advantage growth, September 16, 2022
• Chicago Tribune, 7% of Illinois residents lack health insurance, new Census data show, September 15, 2022
• NPR, Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies, September 13, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, Many Preventive Medical Services Cost Patients Nothing. Will a Texas Court Decision Change That?, September 9, 2022
• Modern Healthcare, States to give low-income patients access to top-tier cancer providers, August 29, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, The $18,000 Breast Biopsy: When Having Insurance Costs You a Bundle, August 23, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, but It’s Not for the Faint of Heart, July 27, 2022
• Bloomberg Law, Democrats Move to Delay Obamacare Premium Rise, Create New Cliff, July 20, 2022
• Roll Call, Insurers propose premium increases as subsidy cliff looms, July 11, 2022
• NPR, They thought they bought Obamacare plans. What they got wasn’t insurance, June 7, 2022
• STAT News, Arizona doctors are trying to rewrite the surprise billing law to boost their own pay, June 1, 2022
• Politico, An Obamacare fiasco could blow up on Democrats right before the midterms, May 20, 2022
• STAT News, Seven health insurance CEOs raked in a record $283 million last year, May 12, 2022
• NPR, 3 ways to get COVID pills, if you’ve just tested positive, May 11, 2022
• Greenville Business Magazine, Despite Congressional Approval, Mental Health Parity Still Not A Reality, May 11, 2022
• WAMU, Spotlight on the Confusion of Covering Mental Health Care, May 5, 2022
• NPR, Even when IVF is covered by insurance, high bills, surprises and hassles abound, May 4, 2022
• Bloomberg Law, Insurers’ ‘Gaming’ of Obamacare Provision Seen Boosting Premiums, April 8, 2022
• Washington Post, Democrats face GOP headwinds on insulin price caps, April 4, 2022
• HealthLeaders, Access to Care is Significant Threat for ACA Marketplaces, Medicaid Enrollees, April 4, 2022
• Fortune, ACA sign-ups for low-income people roll out as insurance agents face commission cuts, April 4, 2022
• Modern Healthcare, Insurers ramp up marketing as Medicaid redeterminations loom, March 31, 2022
• Georgia Health News, State hits Anthem with whopping fine for insurance violations, March 29, 2022
• Medscape, ‘A Looming Catastrophe’: Experts Say Docs Must Prepare for Impending Medicaid Enrollee Drop, March 23, 2022
• Roll Call, Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency, March 23, 2022
• CNN, Low-income Americans now can sign up for Obamacare plans with $0 premiums on federal exchange, March 21, 2022
• Bloomberg Law, Association Health Plans in Limbo Years After Trump Rule Voided, March 18, 2022
• Kaiser Health News, An $80,000 Tab for Newborns Lays Out a Loophole in the New Law to Curb Surprise Bills, February 23, 2022
• NPR, The 1st public option health plan in the U.S. struggles to gain traction, February 21, 2022
• WBUR, So far, Mass. residents have barely filed for COVID test reimbursements from insurers. Here’s why, February 9, 2022
• Bloomberg Law, Unvaccinated to Pay More Out-of-Pocket Under New Covid Policies, February 2, 2022
• USA Today, Free COVID home tests for everyone? Here’s why Medicare, veterans’ insurance are excluded, January 26, 2022
• The Wall Street Journal, How to Get Your At-Home Covid-19 Test Covered by Insurance, January 25, 2022
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, At-home COVID-19 tests could be a passport to normalcy. But they can also give us false confidence, January 24, 2022
• TIME, Why It’s Still So Complicated to Get Free Home Covid Tests, January 21, 2022
• NPR, Some insurance brokers enroll people in ACA plans without consent, January 17, 2022
• GRID, How to get reimbursed for a rapid covid test, January 14, 2022
• CBS News, Insurers aren’t ready to pay for Americans’ home COVID-19 tests, January 14, 2022
• Morning Consult, Surprise Medical Billing Is Now Banned. The Public Is Still Concerned About Unexpected ER Charges, January 13, 2022
• NBC News, What you need to know about ‘free’ Covid at-home testing, January 13, 2022
• Gothamist, Save Your Receipts — Insurers Still Figuring Out How To Provide Free At-Home Tests Under Biden Plan, January 12, 2022
• Advisory Board, Insurance now must cover at-home Covid-19 tests. Here are the details, January 11, 2022
• CNBC, Everything you need to know about the new, free at-home Covid tests, January 11, 2022
• The New York Times, Insurers Will Have to Cover 8 At-Home Virus Tests Per Month, January 10, 2022
• The Wall Street Journal, Cost of Covid-19 Testing Exceeds $100 for Some Families as Omicron Surges, January 6, 2022

2021

• USA Today, How easy will health insurers make it to get free, at-home COVID-19 tests? December 29, 2021
• CNBC, Americans should soon be able to get free at-home Covid tests, December 17, 2021
• The New York Times, Affordable Coronavirus Tests Are Out There, if You Look, December 16, 2021
• Marketplace, Potential hurdles ahead for Biden’s COVID-19 testing reimbursement plan, December 13, 2021
• CBS (Austin, TX), Biden pushes free at-home COVID tests, but there’s a problem, December 8, 2021
• Today, Free at-home COVID-19 tests are coming: How to get reimbursed by health insurance, December 7, 2021
• NBC News, Biden’s plan for free at-home Covid tests could be ineffective, experts warn, December 7, 2021
• Politico, Biden’s free at-home test promise could come with added costs, December 3, 2021
• The Washington Post, Want that free coronavirus test Biden is covering? You gotta buy it first, December 3, 2021
• CNBC, How to get the free at-home Covid tests promised by the White House, December 3, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, ‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid the Worst Health Insurance, November 29, 2021
• Boston Globe, Congress moved to protect Americans from surprise medical bills, but some lawmakers worry the coming rule favors insurers, November 26, 2021
• Bloomberg Law, Employers Warn of Health Coverage Risk in Biden Plan Provision, November 24, 2021
• Becker’s Hospital Review, 20% of large businesses considering premium hikes for unvaccinated workers, November 23, 2021
• NPR, Companies are telling unvaccinated workers to pay more for health insurance, November 22, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, ‘What the Health?’: Boosting Confusion, November 18, 2021
• Los Angeles Times, Wheelchair users can face hefty costs not covered by insurance, November 15, 2021
• Washington Post, Employer-sponsored coverage keeps getting more expensive, November 11, 2021
• WFTV (Orlando, Florida), Buyer beware: COVID tests are not always free and can cost hundreds of dollars, November 5, 2021
• Insurance News, Insurance Focused on Virtual Visits? The Pros and Cons of a New Twist in Health Plans, November 3, 2021
• KCLU Public Radio, Life Kit: Picking the right health insurance for you, November 1, 2021
• KUOW Public Radio, 6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan, November 1, 2021
• Minneapolis Star Tribune, Plans focused on virtual visits new twist in health insurance, October 24, 2021
• Lake County Record Bee, Insurance focused on virtual visits? The pros and cons of a new twist in health plans, October 21, 2021
• Gothamist, Labor Unions Band Together to Tackle NY’s High Hospital Prices, October 19, 2021
• The Lund Report, Some Insurers Now Insisting on Virtual Visits, October 19, 2021
• Ohio Capitol Journal, Insurance focused on virtual visits? The pros and cons of a new twist in health plans, October 19, 2021
• NPR, Applying for health insurance doesn’t have to be confusing. Here’s a handy glossary, October 18, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, Insurance Focused on Virtual Visits? The Pros and Cons of a New Twist in Health Plans, October 15, 2021
• The 19th, Colorado to expand insurance for gender-affirming care, October 13, 2021
• CNBC, Free health insurance for jobless workers ends this week. What you need to know, September 27, 2021
• The New York Times, A Strange Voice on the Phone, September 27, 2021
• The New York Times, This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind? September 26, 2021
• Modern Healthcare, Coming to a contract negotiation near you: hospital price transparency data, September 23, 2021
• Staten Island Live, Here’s why your next coronavirus test might not be covered by insurance, September 23, 2021
• Tradeoffs Podcast, Inside Big Health Insurers’ Side Hustle, September 23, 2021
• AIS Health Plan Weekly, Broker Payment Transparency Rule May Trigger Policy Changes, September 22, 2021
• The Sun, Free health insurance for unemployed workers to end next week – are you affected? September 20, 2021
• Revcycle Intelligence, Employers to Leverage Hospital Price Transparency to Lower Rates, September 20, 2021
• Fierce Healthcare, Stakeholder panel calls for stronger price transparency enforcement, data accessibility, September 15, 2021
• WTSP (Tampa, Florida), Workers who opt for COVID tests over vaccines might have to foot the bill, September 15, 2021
• Becker’s Hospital Review, Raise the price transparency noncompliance fee from $300 to $5.5k a day, researchers say, September 14, 2021
• The New York Times, New Mandate Raises Question: Who’ll Pay for All the Covid Tests? September 9, 2021
• Bloomberg Law, Red Tape, Legal Risk Douse Fervor for Surcharges on Unvaccinated, September 3, 2021
• CNBC, The 6-month federal health insurance subsidy for jobless Americans is ending. Here’s what to do next, September 2, 2021
• Los Angeles Times, Column: Instead of vaccine mandates, companies turn to ‘wellness’ programs. That’s a problem, August 30, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, Jaw Surgery Takes a $27,110 Bite out of One Man’s Budget, August 27, 2021
• Money, Treatment for COVID-19 Is Getting a Lot More Expensive, August 27, 2021
• The Washington Post, Opinion: Delta Air Lines’ Vaccine Penalty is a bad idea. Here’s a better one, August 27, 2021
• TIME, Delta Air Lines Is Charging Unvaccinated Employees $200 Insurance Fee. Will It Work? August 27, 2021
• Axios Health, Vaccine Penalties are Here, And It’s Unclear Whether They’ll Work, August 25, 2021
• Modern Healthcare, Insurers Have Stopped Waiving Costs for Preventable COVID-19 Care, August 24, 2021
• AIS Health, Small-Group Market Weathers COVID, but Other Threats Loom, August 17, 2021
• Managed Healthcare Executive, Health Insurers See Utilization Bouncing Back in 2022, August 9, 2021
• CNBC, Pandemic-Era Relief is Drying Up. But Families Still Have Options, August 6, 2021
• The New York Times, New Rule Raises Question: Who’ll Pay For All The Covid Tests?, July 31, 2021
• The New York Times, The U.S. Will Cover Cost of Testing Unvaccinated Federal Workers., July 30, 2021
• Editor 99, Enrollment Period for Free COBRA Coverage for Many Laid off Workers Closes This Week, July 29, 2021
• NBC News, At Urgent Care, He Got 5 Stitches and a Big Surprise: A Plastic Surgeon’s Bill For $1,040, July 29, 2021
• Fortune, Sign-up Window For Free COBRA Coverage For Many Laid-off Workers Ends, July 28, 2021
• Becker’s Healthcare, States Report Hospital Prices as Top Healthcare Cost Burden, But They’re Reluctant to Negotiate Them, June 17, 2021
• Axios, States Don’t Want to Tackle High Hospital Costs, June 17, 2021
• Healthcare Dive, State Employee Health Plans Know Hospitals Drive Most Costs, But Struggle to Make a Dent, June 16, 2021
• CNN, Biden Has Paused a Public Option. Nevada is About to Try Its Own. June 7, 2021
• USA Today, Nevada, Washington Push Ahead With State Public Health Insurance Plans, June 4, 2021
• Healthcare Dive, Medicaid Insurers at Heart of Nevada Public Option Plan, June 2, 2021
• The Washington Post, The Health 202: It’s Taking Months for the Labor Department to Deliver Expanded COBRA Benefits, June 1, 2021
• The Hill, Nevada Weighs Public Option as Blue States Eye Health Care Reform, May 21, 2021
• Law 360, State Data Can Guide On Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Arbitration, May 17, 2021

• The Nevada Independent, Health Insurance Reform Expert: Public Option May Not Have ‘Dramatic Impact’ on Uninsured Rate but Takes ‘Noble Approach’ in Addressing Costs, May 12, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, Covid Testing Has Turned Into a Financial Windfall for Hospitals and Other Providers, May 7, 2021
• Scripps National News, COVID Treatment May Cost You More, May 4, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic, April 30, 2021
• Tradeoffs, Public Option(al): What Happened to Biden’s Big Idea?, April 29, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, What a Difference a Year Makes in Colorado’s Case for a Public Option Plan, April 28, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees, April 26, 2021
• NPR, Health Insurance For $10 Or Less A Month? You May Qualify For New Discounts, April 22, 2021
• CNBC, Unemployed Americans Struggle to Get Promised Free Health Insurance in Pandemic, April 21, 2021
• The Harvard Crimson, Harvard Faculty and Public Policy Experts Talk Health Care and Polarization at HSPH Event, April 15, 2021
• Politico, What Happens Next With J&J, April 14, 2021
• CNBC, There are Some Snags in Free COBRA Health Insurance for Unemployed. Here’s What You Need to Know, April 8, 2021
• Huffington Post, Biden Administration Announces 500,000 New Sign-Ups At HealthCare.gov, April 7, 2021
• Morning Consult, About 7 in 10 Voters Favor a Public Health Insurance Option. Medicare for All Remains Polarizing, March 24, 2021
• The New York Times, Remember The Healthcare.gov Debacle? Its Legacy Haunts the Biden Plan., March 22, 2021
• The Journalist’s Resource, How to Help Your Audience Understand The Special Open Enrollment Period for Obamacare, March 16, 2021
• Richard French Live, $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Plan Expands Obamacare, March 15, 2021
• The New York Times, Need Health Insurance? A Guide to New Options Under the Stimulus., March 11, 2021
• Marketplace, New Law Dramatically Expands Access to Health Care Subsidies, March 11, 2021
• Greater Milwaukee Today, COVID-19’s Tax-Season Surprise: You May Have to Pay Back Part of Your ACA Insurance Subsidy, March 11, 2021
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Obamacare Aid Could Mean Health Insurance Benefits for Thousands of More Pennsylvanians, March 11, 2021
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, COVID-19’s Tax-Season Surprise: You May Have to Pay Back Part of Your ACA Insurance Subsidy, March 1, 2021
• Chattanooga Times Free Press, The ACA Marketplace is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know., February 20, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, Five Things to Know About the Special Signup Period for Obamacare, February 16, 2021
• USA Today, Biden Has Reopened Obamacare Enrollment, but How Fast You Need to Act Depends on Where You Live, February 15, 2021
• WAMU, As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?, February 15, 2021
• CNN, Obamacare Exchanges to Open Without More Money for Enrollment Assistance, February 13, 2021
• Consumer Affairs, Medicare Updates its Vaccination COVID-19 FAQs for Seniors, February 12, 2021
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Residents are More Worried than Ever About Health-care Costs, Survey Finds, February 10, 2021
• Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Democrats Will Try Again For A Public Health Care Option — This Time By 2025, February 10, 2021
• CNN, House Stimulus Bill Would Expand Eligibility for Affordable Care Act Subsidies, February 9, 2021
• Los Angeles Times, Her COVID-19 Treatment Cost More Than $1 Million. Who’s Going to Pay for it?, February 8, 2021
• People Magazine, California Woman Hospitalized with COVID-19 Billed $1.3M in Treatment Expenses, February 8, 2021
• Kaiser Health News, ‘An Arm and a Leg’: Shopping for Health Insurance? Here’s How One Family Tried to Pick a Plan, January 5, 2021
• AARP, New At-Home COVID-19 Tests Promise Results in Minutes, January 4, 2021

2020

• The New York Times, The Vaccines Are Supposed to Be Free. Surprise Bills Could Happen Anyway., December 17, 2020
• NBC News, ACA open enrollment ends today. Is it reaching the right people?, December 15, 2020
• The New York Times, You Make Too Much for an Obamacare Subsidy. Are There Options?, December 4, 2020
• National Public Radio, Think Your Health Care Costs Are Covered? Beware The ‘Junk’ Insurance Plan, December 3, 2020
• USA Today, Are You Tempted to Sign up For “Trumpcare” During Open Enrollment? Be Careful, Experts Warn, November 17, 2020
• Vox, What Biden Could Do to Expand Health Coverage — Without Congress, November 17, 2020
• The Baltimore Sun, If US Supreme Court Dumps Obamacare Health Coverage, Maryland Could Get Massive Headache, November 9, 2020
• Association of Health Care Journalists, Supreme Court Case on Affordable Care Act Could Have Far-Reaching Effects on Medicaid Expansion, Pre-existing Condition Protections, November 9, 2020
• National Public Radio, What Biden’s Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health, November 9, 2020
• WebMD, Biden Victory: What It Means for COVID, Health Care, November 7, 2020
• The New York Times, Check in on Health Insurance Open Enrollment, November 7, 2020
• Money, Joe Biden Is the President-Elect. Here’s What It Means for Your Wallet, November 7, 2020
• WBAP News, Are Critical Illness Insurance Policies Right for You?, November 5, 2020
• WINK News, Unemployed and Uninsured: Surge in Enrollment Expected in Healthcare Marketplace Opening Nov. 1, October 30, 2020
• Montana Free Press, Would He or Wouldn’t He?, October 30, 2020
• National Public Radio, If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds, October 27, 2020
• Bloomberg Law, Insurers Ready to Cover Covid Drug; What Patients Pay Will Vary, October 23, 2020
• National Public Radio, Comparing Biden’s And Trump’s Different Visions For Health Care, October 22, 2020
• KPBS, The Affordable Care Act’s Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable, October 20, 2020
• The New York Times, N.Y. Accuses Christian Group of Misleading Consumers on Health Coverage, October 20, 2020
• ProPublica, “Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance, October 20, 2020
• Associated Press, COVID-19 Coverage Safety Net Has Plenty of Holes in US, October 11, 2020
• PolitiFact, Based on Past Practice, COVID Likely To Be Pre-existing Condition if Federal Protections are Removed, October 7, 2020
• Tampa Bay Times, What the Potential Death of The Affordable Care Act Means for Florida, October 6, 2020
• The Hill, GOP Struggles to Play Defense on Trump’s ObamaCare Lawsuit, October 2, 2020
• The Guardian, Fears for Obamacare if Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court, October 2, 2020
• The Atlantic, Republicans Are Trapped on Preexisting Conditions, September 29, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Promises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up, September 28, 2020
• Bloomberg Law, Trump Turns to Congress If Pre-Existing Conditions Overturned, September 24, 2020
• Inside Health Policy, Dems, Health Experts Say Feds Need To Crack Down On Non-ACA Plans, September 21, 2020
• Modern Healthcare, Quest Diagnostics’ At-Home COVID-19 Test is Self-Pay Only, September 18, 2020
• CNN Business, The Stock Market Boom Doesn’t Help Everyone, September 16, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Lights, Camera, No Action: Insurance Woes Beset Entertainment Industry Workers, September 15, 2020
• Colorado Times Reporter, FACT CHECK: In Ad, Gardner Makes False Claim That He’s Trying to Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions, September 15, 2020
• Fortune, Only Three of 26 Obamacare-era Nonprofit Health Insurance Co-ops Will Soon Remain, September 6, 2020
• Bloomberg Law, Covid Tests, Touted as Free, Spur Bills at Some Doctors’ Offices, September 3, 2020
• Tradeoffs, An Unpleasant Surprise, September 3, 2020
• Managed Healthcare Executive, Georgetown’s Sabrina Corlette Says Reasons for Health Insurer Premium Relief Include Good PR, Lower MLR Rebates Later, September 2, 2020
• Managed Healthcare Executive, Reasons for Health Insurer Premium Relief Include Good PR, Lower MLR Rebates Later, August 28, 2020
• Denver Post, Opposition To Obamacare Becomes Political Liability for Cory Gardner, Other GOP Incumbents, August 28, 2020
• Colorado Times Recorder, Fact Check: Loopholes in Gardner Bill Allow Denial of Insurance Coverage To Those With Pre-Existing Conditions, August 24, 2020
• Colorado Times Recorder, Gardner Proposal on Pre-Existing Conditions Looks Like a Political Maneuver, Say Experts, August 18, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, ‘Pennie’-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds, August 17, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network, July 27, 2020
• Kansas Public Radio, What It Took for This Coronavirus Patient’s $80,000 Air Ambulance Charge to Go Away, July 21, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation, July 20, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Administration Eases Rules to Give Lade-Off Workers More Time to Sign up for COBRA, July 20, 2020
• Tradeoffs Podcast, Taking the Pulse of Insurers, July 16, 2020
• LA Times, As Millions Lose Health Insurance, Trump Administration Offers Little Help, July 14, 2020
• CBS News, COVID-19 Tests Are Supposed to Be Free, but These People Got Bills for Thousands of Dollars, July 10, 2020
• Martinsville Bulletin, Could Trump’s Push to Undo the ACA Cause Problems for COVID Survivors? Biden Thinks So. July 9, 2020
• Gothamist, Relief Could Come for Laid-Off New Yorkers Struggling to Keep Health Insurance, July 4, 2020
• Talking Points Memo, Trump Admin Scales Back Mandate That Health Insurers Cover COVID Tests, July 1, 2020
• Vox, How Trump Gave Insurance Companies Free Rein to Sell Bad Health Plans, June 30, 2020
• The Baytown Sun, In Arizona Race, McSally Makes Health Care Pledge At Odds With Track Record, June 29, 2020
• ABC Action News, Private insurers scaling back on paying for COVID-19 tests? June 29, 2020
• BenefitsPro, Medicaid Plans Increase Competition in ACA Marketplaces, June 29, 2020
• Modern Healthcare, Short-term Plans Enrolled 3 Million People, House Committee Finds, June 27, 2020
• MedTechDive, Payer Coverage of Employer, Surveillance COVID-19 Tests Not Required, Feds Say, June 25, 2020
• Bloomberg Law, Most Furloughed Workers Holding Onto Health Coverage for Now, June 23, 2020
• Axios, The Murky Rules Around Coronavirus Testing Insurance Coverage, June 19, 2020
• Modern Healthcare, COVID-19 Plays Minor Role in Early ACA Premium Rate Requests, June 19, 2020
• Fierce Healthcare, Medicaid Plans Have Found Success in ACA Exchanges. A New Study Highlights Why, June 18, 2020
• Healthcare Dive, Medicaid Insurers A Growing Competitive Force in ACA Marketplaces, Report Finds, June 18, 2020
• Health Payer Intelligence, Private Payers Face More Medicaid Competition on ACA Marketplaces, June 18, 2020
• National Public Radio, Who Should Pay For COVID-19 Tests?June 15, 2020
• Inside Health Policy, FCC Seeks $225M Fine Against Short-Term Plan Marketing ‘Spoof’, June 10, 2020
• Consumer Reports, Deadline Nears for Those Who Lost Health Insurance During the Pandemic, June 8, 2020
• Bloomberg Law, Trump Health Plan Rule Could End Up Boosting Nemesis: Obamacare, June 8, 2020
• Market Watch, ‘What Constitutes A Riot is in the Eyes of the Beholder:’ Why Health Insurers May Not Cover Treatment for Injuries at Protests, June 8, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Social Media Fears About Lack Of Coverage For Protest Injuries Are Overblown, June 5, 2020
• WAMU, ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill, May 26, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, COVID-Like Cough Sent Him To ER — Where He Got A $3,278 Bill, May 25, 2020
• TIME, Did You Lose Your Health Insurance Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic? You May Have Other Options, May 15, 2020
• OPB, Tennessee’s Secret To Plentiful Coronavirus Testing? Picking Up The Tab, May 15, 2020
• The Texas Tribune, Coronavirus Tests Are Supposed To Be Free. Some Texans Are Still Being Saddled With Large Bills, May 13, 2020
• National Public Radio, Millions Of Americans Have Lost Health Insurance As Unemployment Soars, May 13, 2020
• VT Digger, Vermont Insurers Say They’re Not Profiting Off COVID-19, April 30, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, COVID Tests Are Free, Except When They’re Not, April 29, 2020
• Wisconsin Public Radio, Coronavirus: Health Insurance During The Pandemic, April 28, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Telehealth Will Be Free, No Copays, They Said. But Angry Patients Are Getting Billed, April 27, 2020
• Kansas Public Radio, New Federal Laws May Not Protect Uninsured Coronavirus Patients As Hoped, April 24, 2020
• Portland Tribune, Critics: Oregon COVID-19 Symptom Checker Raises Privacy Concerns, April 17, 2020
• Arm and a Leg, If I Get COVID-19, What Good Will My Insurance Do Me? April 15, 2020
• Stateline, Health Coverage for Unemployed Harder to Come By in Some States, April 14, 2020
• The Hill, Coronavirus Double Whammy: Unemployed and Uninsured, April 9, 2020
• Kern Valley Sun, Where to Get Health Insurance If You Lost Your Job, April 8, 2020
• HeraldNet, Editorial: Trump Must Reopen Obamacare Enrollment for Jobless, April 7, 2020
• The Record-Courier, Coronavirus: What happens to Ohioans without insurance? April 6, 2020
• National Public Radio, Medicare For All Coronavirus Patients? But Who Exactly Qualifies? April 3, 2020
• WAMU, A Guide To Applying For Medicaid And Marketplace Insurance In The D.C. Region, April 2, 2020
• Newsweek, Five Ways to Get Health Insurance If you Lost Employer-Provided Benefits During the Coronavirus Pandemic, April 1, 2020
• Marketplace, Trump Decides Against Reopening Health Care Enrollment During Pandemic, April 1, 2020
• NBC, What White House Contenders Have Proposed for the Uninsured Jobless, March 30, 2020
• National Public Radio, Some Insurers Waive Patients’ Share Of Costs For COVID-19 Treatment, March 30, 2020
• Politico, Could Obamacare Save Jobless Americans from Coronavirus? March 26, 2020
• The Atlantic, The COVID-19 Crisis Reveals an Old Divide Between the Parties, March 26, 2020
• Politico, The Obamacare Predictions That Didn’t Quite Pan Out, March 22, 2020
• Chicago Tribune, Obamacare Is Turning 10 Years Old Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic. Far More Illinoisans Have Insurance, But For Some the Law Falls Short, March 20, 2020
• WAMU, 9 States Reopen ACA Insurance Enrollment To Broaden Health Coverage, March 20, 2020
• New York Times, Now That Coronavirus Tests Are Free, Some Insurers Are Waiving Costs for Treatment, March 19, 2020
• Fortune, There Are Still More Questions Than Answers About the Costs of Coronavirus Testing, March 18, 2020
• Benefits Pro, Stuck in the Middle: Consumers Harmed By Contract Disputes Between Providers, Insurers, March 18, 2020
• VOA News, US States Take Aggressive Action Against Coronavirus, March 17, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Trump Wrongly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment, March 13, 2020
• Arizona Public Radio, There’s A Bill To Protect Pre-Existing Condition Coverage In Arizona. But Is It Meaningful? March 10, 2020
• Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Insurers Offer More Detailed Guidance on Benefits As Coronavirus Spreads, March 10, 2020
• PBS News Hour, How Lack of Paid Sick Leave Is Complicating U.S. Virus Response, March 6, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Pence Leaves Out Key Details About Health Coverage Of Coronavirus Testing, March 6, 2020
• The Hill, Coronavirus Testing Could Cost Some Patients Extra, March 5, 2020
• Associated Press, Insurers Will Cover Virus Tests, But Check if Costs Apply, March 5, 2020
• Marketplace, For America’s Uninsured, COVID-19 Will Present Extra Challenges, March 4, 2020
• Washington Post, Worries About Medical Bills and Lost Pay May Hamper Coronavirus Efforts in the United States, March 2, 2020
• MSNBC, The Significance of the Miami Man Who Feared He Might Have Coronavirus, February 26, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Past As Prologue: Questioning Buttigieg’s Claim About Keeping Your Health Care, February 25, 2020
• Business Insider, A Cautionary Tale: A Miami Man Doesn’t Have the Coronavirus But May Now Owe Thousands of Dollars for Being Tested, February 24, 2020
• Miami Herald, A Miami Man Who Flew to China Worried He Might Have Coronavirus. He May Owe Thousands, February 24, 2020
• FierceHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Axes Mednax from Its Network in 4 States, February 21, 2020
• Healthcare Dive, Frustrated Employers Buck Status Quo, Leave Insurers for Riskier Arrangements, February 20, 2020
• Kaiser Health News, Better Than Other Plans Or Better Than Nothing? Trump’s Claim About ‘Affordable’ Options, February 11, 2020
• Colorado Public Radio, Why A Dark Money Campaign Has Colorado In the Center Of The National Health Care Debate, January 16, 2020

2019

• The Washington Examiner, Trump Chips Away at Obamacare, December 22, 2019
• The Hill, Hospital Opposition to State Health Care Reforms Foreshadows Challenges for Congress, December 21, 2019
• The Business Journal, Georgia Could Be First State to Test Trump Health Proposals, December 20, 2019
• The Hill, ObamaCare Shows Resilience Despite Trump Attacks, December 15, 2019
• North Carolina Health News, Short-Term Health Plan Rule Change Creates a ‘Wild West’ of Skimpy Coverage, December 13, 2019
• USA Today, Striking Down Obamacare Would Open A Path to Better, More Affordable Health Care, December 12, 2019
• Boston Globe, Now That You Have Insurance, How Do You Use It? December 9, 2019
• Houston Chronicle, Risky Business: Buying Health Insurance in the New Age of Deregulation, November 27, 2019
• Gothamist, Medical Estimates Are Meaningless As Providers Can Charge Thousands More Than You Expect, November 27, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, Blue Cross of Idaho Unveils Souped-Up Short-Term Health Plans, November 27, 2019
• National Public Radio, Regulators Allege Christian-Based Health Care Provider Broke State, Federal Rules, November 25, 2019
• New York Times, It’s Enrollment Time for Obamacare, November 22, 2019
• National Public Radio, 2020 Affordable Care Act Health Plans: What’s New, November 21, 2019
• Axios, Blue States’ Watered-Down Health Reforms, November 20, 2019
• PBS News Hour, Obamacare Signups Are Down, But the Marketplaces Are Still Healthy, November 13, 2019
• Philadelphia Inquirer, A Philly Woman’s Broken Back and $36,000 Bill Shows How Some Health Insurance Brokers Trick Consumers Into Skimpy Plans, November 14, 2019
• Marketplace, Poll Reveals Extent of the Health Care Affordability Crisis, November 12, 2019
• Stock Daily Dish, Millions Gained Coverage Since Obamacare, But Many Are Worse Off As Premiums Soar, November 12, 2019
• The Hill, New ObamaCare Enrollment Period Faces Trump Headwinds, October 31, 2019
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, Money Saver or Bad Deal? Debate Over Short-Term Insurance Policies Heads to Senate, October 28, 2019
• Marketplace, Premiums Fall Again for ACA Health Plans, October 23, 2019
• Roll Call, Obamacare Plan Rates to Fall in 2020 for Second Time Under Trump, October 23, 2019
• National Public Radio, Trump Is Trying Hard to Thwart Obamacare. How’s That Going? October 14, 2019
• National Public Radio, Heads Up: A Ruling on the Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act Is Coming, October 12, 2019
• Portland Business Journal, Oregon Considering a Switch Back to State-Based Health Insurance Exchange, October 10, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, States Take Back Control of Their ACA Marketplaces, October 10, 2019
• Fierce Healthcare, Colorado Plan for a ‘Public Option’ Would Cut Provider Payments to Fuel Premium Declines, October 8, 2019
• Healthcare Dive, Critics Blast Trump Admin’s Push for Wellness Initiative in ACA Exchanges, October 1, 2019
• Colorado Sun, As Coloradans Struggle To Pay for Health Coverage, Cheaper Alternatives Come with Their Own Perils, September 30, 2019
• Bloomberg, Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market Under Trump, September 17, 2019
• New York Times, As Patients Struggle With Bills, Hospital Sues Thousands, September 3, 2019
• Kaiser Health News, ‘Locally Grown’ Insurance Companies Help Fortify Washington State Market, August 30, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, Maine Will Shift to State-Based ACA Exchange, August 29, 2019
• WBUR, As Health Care Debate Rages, Democrats Target Administrative Costs, August 28, 2019
• LA Times, Column: Trump Is Proposing to Reduce the Employer Health Insurance System to Utter Chaos, August 23, 2019
• Inside Health Policy, New Mexico Denies Christus Health Plan Qualified Health Plan Status, August 22, 2019
• Healthcare Dive, Obamacare Exchange Customers Stick Around Longer. Does That Mean They’re Sicker? August 20, 2019
• Texas Public Radio, Health Care Policy Proposals, Explained, August 19, 2019
• Virginia Public Radio, Could A Public Option Health Plan Hurt Rural Hospitals in Virginia? August 16, 2019
• Kaiser Health News, As States Strive To Stabilize Insurance Marketplaces, Insurers Return, August 14, 2019
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginia Leaders on Both Sides of the Aisle Want to End the ACA’s “Cadillac Tax”, August 7, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, Short-Term Health Plans Spend Little on Medical Care, August 6, 2019
• Healthcare Dive, Anthem Again Irks Docs with Latest Changes to Reimbursement, August 2, 2019
• New York Times, Kamala Harris Sets Up Debate Showdown on Health Care With New Plan, July 29, 2019
• Vox, Kamala Harris’s Medicare-for-All Plan, Explained, July 29, 2019
• CNN, Kamala Harris Unveils ‘Medicare for All’ Plan That Preserves Role for Private Insurance, July 29, 2019
• KASU, First Came Kidney Failure. Then There Was the $540,842 Bill for Dialysis, July 22, 2019
• Houston Chronicle, Complaints Against Faith-Based Health Share Ministry Sent to FBI, July 12, 2019
• Governing, California Takes Obamacare to a New Level as the Law’s Fate Looms, July 11, 2019
• Kiplinger, Surviving Surprise Medical Bills, July 3, 2019
• Consumer Reports, Government Efforts Ramp Up to Curb Surprise Medical Bills, July 2, 2019
• Houston Chronicle, Buyer Beware: When Religion, Politics, Health Care and Money Collide, July 2, 2019
• Healthcare Dive, AHIP2019: Insurers Acknowledge Heightened Cost Pressures, June 24, 2019
• Observer-Reporter, EDITORIAL: State Should Move to Operate Health Care Exchange, June 16, 2019
• Bloomberg, A Trio of Trump Rules Will Remake U.S. Health Insurance Markets, June 14, 2019
• Healthcare Dive, Florida Health Insurer Sued Over Skimpy Plans, June 13, 2019
• New York Times, Florida Company Sued Over Sales of Skimpy Health Plans, June 12, 2019
• Wall Street Journal, As Sharing Health-Care Costs Takes Off, States Warn: It Isn’t Insurance, June 10, 2019
• Kaiser Health News, Dropped from Health Insurance Without Warning: Was It Legal? June 5, 2019
• Stateline, What States Mean by a ‘Public Option’, June 6, 2019
• Associated Press, Pennsylvania Moves to Take Over Health Insurance Exchange, June 4, 2019
• Governing, Trump Offered States Obamcare ‘Relief’. They Don’t Want it. June 3, 2019
• California Healthline, Lawmakers Push to Stop Surprise ER Billing, May 28, 2019
• Politifact, Did the Affordable Care Act Create Preexisting Condition Protections for People in Employer Plans? May 21, 2019
• MedPage Today, Healthcare Bills Abuzz in the House — the Senate, Not So Much, May 20, 2019
• FierceHealthcare, Washington State to Launch Public Option — But Don’t Expect an Onslaught of Similar Moves, May 15, 2019
• FierceHealthcare, New York’s Arbitration Program for Surprise Billing Leads to Decline in Consumer Complaints: Study, May 14, 2019
• Kaiser Health News, Trump’s Talk On Preexisting Conditions Doesn’t Match His Administration’s Actions, May 9, 2019
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Villanova Prof Contracted Sepsis and Needed an Amputation — and Her Health Plan Wouldn’t Pay, April 5, 2019
• LA Times, Skimpy Health Plans Touted By Trump Bring Back Familiar Woes for Consumers, April 2, 2019
• WRAL, Fact Check: Are Obamacare’s Deductibles More Than $7,000? April 1, 2019
• Huffington Post, The Effects of A Court Ruling Against Obamacare Would Be Much Bigger Than You Think, March 30, 2019
• NPR’s All Things Considered, How a Lawsuit Challenging Obamacare Could Affect People with Pre-existing Conditions , March 28, 2019
• Chicago Tribune, Obamacare Enrollment in Illinois Is Falling, and the Trump Administration Wants To Scrap It. Here are 5 Things To Know , March 26, 2019
• Bloomberg, House Democrats Investigate Trump-Backed Short-term Plans , March 14, 2019
• National Public Radio, Some ‘Cheaper’ Health Plans Have Surprising Costs , March 7, 2019
• Men’s Health, How to Choose the Best Health Care Plan in 5 Easy Steps , March 4, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, Why Prescription Drug List Prices Matter , March 2, 2019
• Insider Louisville, Buyer Beware: Short-Term Health Insurance Policies Pose Risks for Consumers, February 25, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, Silver Loading Complicates CSR Lawsuits, February 20, 2019
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Families Grieving a Pregnancy Loss Hit Especially Hard by Medical Bills: ‘I Wasn’t Prepared At All’, February 19, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, States Face ‘Blind Spots’ in Short-Term Plans, January 31, 2019
• Kaiser Health News, Ads For Short-Term Plans Lacking ACA Protections Swamped Consumers’ Online Searches, January 31, 2019
• Politico, Congress Takes on Unexpected Medical Bills, Sparking Industry Turf War, January 29, 2019
• Healthcare Dive, Industry Braces As More Lawmakers Seek to Ban Surprise Billing, January 29, 2019
• CNN, Amid Shutdown Federal Workers Face Health Struggles: ‘We Are the Ones that are Suffering,’ January 22, 2019
• NPR Utah, Out Of Network? Out Of Luck: ‘Balance Billing’ Takes Patients By Surprise In Utah, January 18, 2019
• Bloomberg Law, IRS Shutdown Could Cost Those Who Bought Obamacare Market Plans, January 15, 2019
• Politico, Democratic Governors Steer Party to Left for Universal Health Care, January 13, 2019
• Wall Street Journal, States Led by Democrats Press Ahead with Health-Care Expansion Plans, January 11, 2019
• Modern Healthcare, Calif. Governor Doubles Down on Obamacare, Drug Price Negotiation, January 8, 2019

2018

• National Public Radio, Short-term Health Plans Boost Profits for Brokers and Insurers, December 21, 2018
• Healthcare Dive, ACA Ruling Could Upend Medicaid Expansion, December 19, 2018
• NBC News, Fact Check: Trump Misleads With Latest Obamacare Claim, December 17, 2018
• Associated Press, Health Insurance on Demand? Some Are Betting on It, December 17, 2018
• ABC News, Deadline for Enrolling in the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces is Fast Approaching, December 10, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, In Health Insurance Wastelands, Rosier Options Crop Up for 2019, November 23, 2018
• Governing, During Obamacare Enrollment in the Trump Era, States Face Greater Challenges, November 16, 2018
• PolitiFact, Protections on Pre-Existing Conditions Have Not Existed in North Dakota Since 1970s, November 1, 2018
• New York Times, Untangling Coverage Choices as Sign-Up Season Starts Under Obama Health Law, November 1, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, With One Hand, Administration Boosts ACA Marketplaces, Weakens Them With Another, October 30, 2018
• The Hill, Obamacare Enrollment Unlikely to Increase in 2019, October 30, 2018
• New York Times, Shopping for Insurance? Don’t Expect Much Help Navigating Plans, October 27, 2018
• Public News Service, Experts Warn ACA Waivers Could Hike Rates on Pre-Existing Conditions, October 25, 2018
• Associated Press, Health Insurance Sign-Ups Begin: Some Assistance Recommended, October 24, 2018
• WHYY, Radio Times, The ACA and the Politics of Health Care, October 23, 2018
• Modern Healthcare, Waiver Flexibility Could Widen Gap Between States, October 23, 2018
• Huffington Post, Trump Administration Launches New Attack on ACA’s Pre-existing Protections, October 22, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Marketplace Subsidies May Be Option In 2020 For Plans That Skirt Obamacare, October 22, 2018
• Washington Post, Trump Says GOP Wants to Protect Preexisting Conditions. But a Republican Lawsuit Would Eliminate Them if Successful, October 19, 2018
• Philadephia Inquirer, ACA Premium Rates Down in PA, but Some People May Owe More, October 18, 2018
• Marketplace, Here’s Why Obamacare Premiums are Going Down for the First Time, October 12, 2018
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Premiums for ACA Health Plans to Decline 15 Percent in PA, October 11, 2018
• CQ/Roll Call, Health Care Exchange Premiums Dip, Finally, October 11, 2018
• Huffington Post, Republicans Are Using Their Families To Defend Their Records On Health Care, October 9, 2018
• The Baltimor Sun, How Badly at Risk is Maryland if the Trump Administration Kills the ACA? It Depends on Whom You Ask, October 8, 2018
• The Baltimore Sun, Report: Millions in Maryland Could Lose Health Coverage or Pay More Because of Feds’ Obamacare Stance, October 2, 2018
• CNN, Obamacare is About to Get a Bit Cheaper for a Lot of People, September 27, 2018
• WisContext, How Should Wisconsin Regulate Direct Primary Care? September 26, 2018
• Vox.com, Solving America’s Painkiller Paradox, September 26, 2018
• Bloomberg BNA, California Takes Another Swipe at Trump Small Business Health Rule, September 26, 2018
• HealthLeaders, Senators Unveil Legislation to Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills, September 19, 2018
• Consumer Reports, Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care, September 12, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, The Remedy for Surprise Medical Bills May Lie in Stitching Up Federal Law, September 10, 2018
• Huffington Post, GOP Senate Candidates Are Scrambling To Rewrite Their Record On Pre-Existing Conditions, September 2, 2018
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginia May Soon Take a Step Towards Providing Health Insurance Stability, August 27, 2018
• WFPL Louisville Public Media, Longer Short-Term Health Plans Could Be Coming to Kentucky, August 21, 2018
• Governing, Trump’s New Immigration Rule Could Hurt Obamacare Markets, August 17, 2018
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Are You Self-Employed? Your Health Insurance Options Are Likely to Expand Soon, August 17, 2018
• Governing, As States Battle Trump’s Health Plan Changes, Signs of Obamacare Stability Show, August 14, 2018
• Association of Health Care Journalists, Short-term Plans Can Now be Renewed for Years, August 8, 2018
• Chicago Tribune, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Wants to Lower Premiums on Some Obamacare Plans it Sells in Illinois, August 1, 2018
• Huffington Post, Horrible Health Insurance Now Legal Again, Thanks to Trump, August 1, 2018
• CNBC, Trump Administration Clears Way for Cheap Short-term Health Plans to Compete with Obamacare, August 1, 2018
• Bloomberg, Short-Term Health Plans Backed by Trump Are Cheap for a Reason, July 31, 2018
• Modern Healthcare, How States Are Defining Essential Health Benefits, July 24, 2018
• The Hill, Modest Premium Increases Hurt Democrats’ Midterm Messaging, July 26, 2018
• New York Times, Sparse Details on Iowa Plans that Bypass Obama’s Health Law, July 12, 2018
• Philadelphia Inquirer, What Adding Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Could Mean for Abortion Rights and the ACA, July 10, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Can Insurers Use Genetic Testing Results? A Reader Wants To Know, July 10, 2018
• Modern Healthcare, Insurers Likely to Expand ACA Exchange Participation, July 9, 2018
• BloombergLaw, Maryland a Step Closer to Curbing Obamacare Premiums, July 6, 2018
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch, As Prices Jumped, Some Skipped Health Coverage in Missouri and Illinois, July 5, 2018
• New York Times, Obamacare is Proving Hard to Kill, July 3, 2018
• Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Subsidies Drive Consumer Decisions on ACA Coverage, July 3, 2018
• The Hill, Defying Predictions, ObamaCare Insurers See Boom Times Ahead, June 26, 2018
• Los Angeles Times, As Midterms Approach, Conservatives and GOP Again Attempt To Destroy Obamacare, June 19, 2018
• Vox, Trump Is Finalizing One of His Big Proposals To Undercut the ACA, June 19, 2018
• Two Cents, Health Insurance Coverage for Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Is on the Line, June 12, 2018
• Star Tribune, Minnesota Health Insurers Propose Lower Premiums, June 15, 2018
• Christian Science Monitor, Amid Legal Attack on Key Health-Law Provision, Uncertainty and Uproar, June 15, 2018
• Los Angeles Times, Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Protections for People with Pre-existing Medical Conditions, June 11, 2018
• Wall Street Journal, What Latest Health-Law Case Means for Insurance Markets, June 10, 2018
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Affordable Care Act Rates in PA will Rise, but Lower than Expected, June 5, 2018
• Bloomberg, The Doctors Who Hate Insurance So Much They Go Without It, May 15, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Consumers Brace for Premium Hikes While Lawmakers Grasp at Remedies, May 11, 2018
• Governing, As Other States Have Abandoned Efforts, New Jersey Passes Individual Mandate, May 9, 2018
• National Public Radio, Farm Bill Could Undo Parts of the Affordable Care Act, May 8, 2018.
• Modern Healthcare, How Stakeholders in the Short Term Medical Market Are Gearing Up To Attract More Customers, April 19, 2018
• Bloomberg Law, States Explore Ways to Up Enrollment Minus Obamacare Mandate, April 13, 2018
• Vox, Iowa’s New, Likely Legal Way to Ignore Obamacare, April 4, 2018
• The Hill, Iowa Law Seen as Breakthrough for ObamaCare Foes, April 3, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Americans Have Mixed Feelings About the ACA’s Future – But Like Their Plans, April 3, 2018
• Tampa Bay Times, Are Medical Marijuana, Acupuncture Alternatives to Opioids? April 2, 2018
• Axios, Don’t Count on States to Shore Up the ACA, March 26, 2018
• Huffington Post, There’s A Christian Alternative To Obamacare. But There’s A Catch. March 9, 2018
• Policy Genius, How To Spot A Junk Health Insurance Plan, March 8, 2018
• The Atlantic, The Health Care Gap Between Red and Blue America, March 8, 2018
• Roll Call, States Weigh Response to Short-Term Health Plan Rule, March 5, 2018
• Los Angeles Times, Killing Obamacare’s Coverage Mandate Will Cut Enrollment But Leave California’s Marketplace Stable, March 1, 2018
• CNN Money, People with Pre-existing Conditions Could Face Some Tough Times Ahead, March 1, 2018
• New York Times, A Big Divergence Is Coming in Health Care Among States, February 28, 2018
• WBUR, Your 2018 Health Plan Must Comply With ACA Rules Or You Risk Tax Penalties, February 27, 2018
• Washington Post, These ‘Buffalo’ Health Plans Are a Load of Bull, February 26, 2018
• Des Moines Register, Legislation Would Allow Farm Bureau, Wellmark to Skirt Obamacare Requirements, February 24, 2018
• Bloomberg BNA, Would ‘Skinny’ Health Plans End Up Raising Premiums for Some? February 23, 2018
• Talking Points Memo, How the Trump Admin is Using Junk Health Insurance Plans to Undermine Obamacare, February 21, 2018
• Bloomberg BNA, Debate on Obamacare Premiums Erupts, February 20, 2018
• Vox, Trump’s New Plan to Poke Holes in the Obamacare Markets, Explained, February 20, 2018
• Law 360, 4 Takeaways As Trump Administration Backs Skimpy Health Policies, February 20, 2018
• Washington Post, Trump Administration Unveils Proposed Rule To Loosen Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans, February 20, 2018
• Dallas News, Trump Administration Proposes Rule to Loosen Curbs on Short-Term Health Plans, February 2018
• Washington Post, Another Day, Another Trump Attack on the Affordable Care Act, February 20, 2018
• Greenfield Recorder, Trump Administration Proposes Alternatives to ACA Policies, February 20, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans, February 20, 2018
• Politico, Trump Proposal Boosts Skimpy Insurance Plans, Again Undercutting Obamacare, February 20, 2018
• Huffington Post, Trump Administration Takes Another Step To Roll Back Obamacare, February 20, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Idaho Blue Cross Jumps Into Controversial Market For Plans That Bypass ACA Rules, February 14, 2018
• Associated Press, A Surprise No One Wants: Big Medical Bill Even With Coverage, February 14, 2018
• Marketplace, How Long Can the Longest Recovery Go On? February 2, 2018
• Kaiser Health News, Idaho ‘Pushing Envelope’ with Health Insurance Plan. Can It Do That? January 30, 2018
• PatientDaily, Early Retirees, Self-Employed Hit Hardest by ACA Premium Increases, January 18, 2018
• PBS News Hour, 1 Million Americans Pool Money in Religious Ministries to Pay for Health Care, January 16, 2018
• Roll Call, Experts, Industry Push Back on Health Insurance Proposal, Janurary 9, 2018
• Washington Post, Trump Administration Proposes Rules for New Health Plans without ACA Protections, January 4, 2018
• CNN Money, Trump Officials Unveil Rule that Could Chip Away at Obamacare, January 4, 201
• The Hill, Trump Offers New Rule Going After Obamacare, January 4, 2018
• Huffington Post, Here Comes Another Effort to Undermine Obamacare’s Rules for Health Insurance, January 4, 2018

2017​

• NBC News, Obamacare Barely Survived 2017. How Does 2018 Look? December 30, 2017
• Vox.com, Association Health Plans: Trump’s Attack on Obamacare, Explained, December 29, 2017
• Modern Healthcare, Mass Shooting Victims Face Large Medical and Long-Term Care Costs, December 27, 2017
• Marketplace, Why Are Most Health Plans Tied to the Calendar Year? December 26, 2017
• Insurance News Net, Is the ACA on Life Support? December 11, 2017
• Miami Herald, Millions Gained Coverage Since Obamacare, but Many are Worse Off as Premiums Soar, December 9, 2017
• Time, This Is Why Milennials Are Struggling to Get Health Insurance, December 6, 2017
• New York Times, When Every Year Means ‘Agonizing’ Search for New Insurance, December 4, 2017
• Washington Post/Kaiser Health News, Desperate for Coverage: Are Short-Term Plans Better Than None at All? December 1, 2017
• New York Times, Without Obamacare Mandate, ‘You Open the Floodgates’ for Skinny Health Plans, November 30, 2017
• Chicago Tribune, Illinois Obamacare Enrollments So Far Top 95,000, Up Nearly 40% Over Last Year’s Pace, November 29, 2017
• Modern Healthcare, Insurers Claim Their Costs Will Rise If States Pick Essential Benefits, November 27, 2017
• Kaiser Health News, Parents Are Not Liable for Medical Debts of Adult Chrildren on Shared Insurance, November 28, 2017
• LA Times, Possible Return of a Troubled Healthcare Model Has California Officials Worried, November 22, 2017
• Washington Post, Trump Administration Guiding Health Shoppers to Agents Paid by Insurers, November 11, 2017
• NBC News, Trump Tried to Supress Obamacare, But 600,000 Just Enrolled, November 9, 2017
• South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame Employees Will Retain Access to Free Birth Control, November 8, 2017
• CNN Money, These States Are Doing Obamacare Open Enrollment Their Own Way, November 7, 2017
• Managed Care Magazine, If Congress Won’t Salvage Reinsurance, State Waivers May Offer a Workaround, November 7, 2017
• National Public Radio, How To Pick A Health Insurance Plan As Obamacare Signups Start, November 5, 2017
• Wisconsin Public Radio, What To Expect From Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment, November 1, 2017
• US News and World Report, How Does the Health Care Debate Affect Obamacare Open Enrollment? November 1, 2017
• Kaiser Health News, Rising Health Insurance Costs Frighten Some Early Retirees, November 1, 2017
• National Public Radio, 5 Points to Keep in Mind When Shopping for Health Insurance This Year, October 30, 2017
• Modern Healthcare, CMS Proposed Rule Opens Door to Skimpier Health Plans, Higher Patient Costs, October 30, 2017
• Forbes, Watch What You Wish For — Association Health Plans Should Make Small Businesses Nervous, October 26, 2017
• National Journal, Why a Big Insurer Is Dropping OxyContin, October 25, 2017
• CNN Money, Las Vegas Shooting Victims Struggle to Afford Mounting Medical Costs, October 25, 2017
• WAMU, Limited Outreach, Shorter Sign-Up Time May Cause Insurance Headaches in 2018, October 24, 2017
• New York Times, I.R.S. Says It Will Reject Tax Returns that Lack Health Insurance Disclosure, October 20, 2017
• WFAE 90.7 Charlotte, Federal Cuts To ACA ‘Navigators’ Could Hurt Rural Areas, October 19, 2017 
• Omaha World-Herald, Will Nebraska, Iowa Employers Continue To Pay For Birth Control After New Federal Rule? October 18, 2017
• Kearney Hub, Number of Nebraskans Affected by Birth Control Exemptions Unclear; Some Say It Could Be More Than Estimated, October 18, 2017
• The Atlantic, Are the Healt Plans Trump Promoted Any Good? October 18, 2017 
• The Atlantic, How the Blow Up of Obamacar Affects the People on It, October 18,2017
• Marketplace, Trump Delivers Another Blow to Obamacare, October 13, 2017
• The Daily Iowan, Companies No Longer Legally Obligated to Cover Birth Control, October 12, 2017
• Slate, Two Simple Ways States Can Fight Donald Trump’s Latest Plan to Sabotage Obamacare, October 12, 2017
• NBC News, Experts Say Trump Order Could Upend Health Care System, October 12, 2017
• Reuters, Trump Healthcare Order Could Run Afoul of Retirement Plan Law, October 12, 2017
• Talking Points Memo, If O’Care Executive Order Does What Trump Hopes, It Will Cost Gov’t Money, October 12, 2017
• Forbes, Trump’s Association Health Plans are an Old Idea that Hasn’t Worked, October 12, 2017
• US News & World Report, A Blow to Working Class Coverage, October 12, 2017
• Washington Post, Trump’s Obamacare Order Could Destroy the Health Care System, October 12, 2017
• National Public Radio, How Trump’s Executive Order Could Affect the Health Insurance System, October 12, 2017
• Associated Press, Trump’s Health Coverage Alternatives May Pose Risk to the Sick, October 10, 2017
• CNBC, Trump’s Birth Control Rule is Basically Discrimination Against Women, October 9, 2017
• Los Angeles Times, Trump Plots Another Backdoor Effort to Gut Obamacare’s Comsumer Protections, October 9, 2017
• Forbes, How Narrow Networks Doom Trump’s Plan for Insurance Sales Across State Lines, October 8, 2017
• National Public Radio, Steep Premiums Challenge People Who Buy Health Insurance Without Subsidies, October 7, 2017
• Wisconsin Public Radio, Trump Administration Rolls Back Required Contraceptive Coverage, October 6, 2017
• National Public Radio, Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control, October 6, 2017
• The Augusta Chronicle, Some Health Care Experts Offer Warnings About Trump’s New Proposal, October 4, 2017
• Washington Examiner, Trump’s Plan for Selling Insurance Across State Lines Could Mean Fewer Protections for Consumers, October 2, 2017
• STAT News, A Patient’s guide to Enrolling in Obamacare in the Age of Trump, September 28, 2017
• Buzzfeed, President Trump’s Plan to Alter Health Care On His Own Could Destroy Obamacare, September 28, 2017
• MSNBC, Trump Administration’s ACA Sabotage Campaign Intensifies, September 27, 2017
• NBC News, Obamacare Repeal Failed, But the Damage is Already Done, September 27, 2017
• ABC News, Trump Says He May Sign Executive Order Allowing Interstate Purchase of Health Insurance, September 27, 2017
• Huffington Post, Trump Has Some New Ideas About How to Sabotage Obamacare, September 27, 2017
• Christian Science Monitor, Obamacare Repeal Fails (Again), Despite ‘Power to the States’ Framing, September 26, 2017
• Modern Healthcare, Big Questions and Big Rate Hikes Persist Ahead of Final Exchange Rate-Filing Deadline, September 26, 2017
• HealthDay, Another GOP Senator Says No to LAtest Obamacare Repeal Effort, September 26, 2017
• Philadelphia Inquirer, GOP Sweetens Obamacare Repeal Bill To Woo Key Votes, September 25, 2017
• WPBF Channel 25, Expert on Graham-Cassidy: Flexibility for States is Only Flexiblity to Cut, September 22, 2017
• CNN Money, Millions Could Be Left Uninsured Under Obamacare Repeal Bill, September 22, 2017
• Healthcare DIVE, Texas Law Takes Aim At Surprise Billing, September 21, 2017
• NBC Nightly News, GOP Health Care Bill Faces the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Test’, September 21, 2017
• The Hill, Insurers Scrambling to Keep Up with Obamacare Drama, September 21, 2017
• New York Times, Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Bill, September 20, 2017
• Mic.com, Graham-Cassidy Would Let States Control Insurance. That’s What First Led to a Need for Obamacare, Sepember 20, 2017
• Minnesota Public Radio News, What Reforms Insurers Want, September 13, 2017
• National Public Radio, What To Do When Your Health Insurance Won’t Pay The Bills, September 12, 2017 
• Virginia Public Radio, Optima Pulls Out of Rural Virginia, Leaving 62,000 Marketplace Enrollees Without Insurance Options, September 7, 2017
• U.S. News & World Report, State Insurance Commissioners in Hot Seat in ACA Drama, September 6, 2017 
• Forbes, Meet the Future of Small-Business Health Insurance: Self Funding, August 30, 2017
• Chicago Tribune, Consumer Advocates Pressure Illinois Regulators on Obamacare Rates, August 25, 2017
• Bloomberg BNA, Sales of Plans Not Compliant with Obamacare Likely to Rise, August 16, 2017
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginia’s ACA Marketplace Has Lost Another Provider, But There is a Silver Lining, August 15, 2017
• Money Magazine, How President Trump is Still Working to Dismantle Obamacare, August 14, 2017
• Minnesota Star Tribune, Owatonna-based Federated to Exit Health Insurance Business, August 9, 2017
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginians Will Have More Healthcare Choices Next Year, August 8, 2017
• CBS MoneyWatch, Can Congress Heal What’s Ailing Obamacare?  August 3, 2017
• C-SPAN Washington Journal, Affordable Care Act Insurance Market Stabilization Efforts , August 2, 2017
• Los Angeles Times, Covered California Premiums will Rise 12.5%, and Anthem Blue Cross Cuts Coverage , August 1, 2017  
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginia ACA Providers Face a Federal Funding Cut with a Fast-Approaching Deadline , July 31, 2017
• Sacramento Bee, Leap of Faith: Will Health Care Ministries Cover Your Costs?  July 28, 2017
• Money Magazine, These Are the Faces of People With Pre-Existing Conditions. They’re Terrified of the Future , July 26, 2017
• Dallas Morning News, Trump Administration Study Boosts Cruz Health Care Idea, But Policy Experts Are Skeptical , July 20, 2017
• Newsweek, Five Ways Trump is Making Sure Obamacare will Fail , July 24, 2017
• The Charlotte Observer, Could McConnell Strike a Deal with Democrats to Fix Obamacare?  July 21, 2017
• Kaiser Health News, 5 Ways GOP Reforms Could Change Your Health Plan Options , July 18, 2017
• Kaiser Health News, Analysis: Senate’s Latest Health Blueprint Cuts Costs at the Expense of the Chronically Ill , July 17, 2017
• Associated Press, Health Plan Hinges on the Young, But They’re a Tough Sell , July 17, 2017
• Money Magazine, Here’s What Just Got Added to the Senate’s Health Care Bill , July 13, 2017
• CNN Money, What Happens if Congress Doesn’t Repeal Obamacare , July 12, 2017
• Vox, Senate GOP health bill quietly brings back preexisting conditions , July 11, 2017
• Dallas Morning News,  Fort Worth Family asks VP Pence for Obamacare Relief — with the GOP deliver? , July 10, 2017
• New York Times, Ted Cruz Has an Idea for How to Cover High-Risk Patients, July 5, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, Exchange Insurers May Seek Enrollment Caps to Stay Afloat, June 30, 2017. Free subscription required.
• O Magazine, “Stay Well, Raise Hell,” July Issue. Not available online.
• Forbes, Provision in Obamacare Repeal Bill Would Gut Rules for Small Business Health Plans, June 30, 2017.
• National Public Radio, Obamacare Has Problems. The Senate Health Care Bill Doesn’t Solve Them, Experts Say, June 30, 2017.
• MedPage Today, ‘A Legislative Masterpiece’: What We Heard This Week, June 23, 2017.
• MedPage Today, Senate Trumpcare Bill: Medicaid Takes $800 Billion Hit, June 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Promises Made to Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow, June 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Winners and Losers: 40 Is Old in Senate GOP Health Plan’s Subsidy Structure, June 22, 2017.
• New York Times, With Health Law in Flux, Insurers Scramble to Meet Filing Deadline, June 21, 2017.
• Becker’s Hospital Review, These 7 Areas Have Policies Aimed at Lowering Cost-Sharing for Healthcare Services, June 19, 2017.
• AJMC.com, Report Indicates Some States Establishing Cost-Sharing Laws, June 18, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, CMS Won’t Expand Pilot That Checks Network Adequacy on HealthCare.gov, June 14, 2017.
• Providence Journal, R.I. Bill Seeks to Safeguard Elements of Obamacare, June 13, 2017.
• Becker’s Hospital Review, With Insurers Leaving the Marketplace, Ohio Looks for Answers, June 13, 2017.
• HealthInsurance.org, False Hope for Millions Who Dread Losing Insurance, June 12, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, New CMS Rules Could Discourage ‘Young Invincibles’ from Exchange, June 8, 2017.
• BuzzFeed, How Over a Million Christians Have Opted out of Health Insurance, June 1, 2017.
• Vox Podcast The Weeds, Why Insurers Are Quitting Obamacare, Explained, May 30, 2017.
• NBC News, This Blame Game Is Driving up Health Insurance Costs, May 29, 2017.
• USA Today, Obamacare Subsidies at Stake in Monday Court Hearing, May 19, 2017.
• Consumer Reports, Feeling Squeezed: Healthcare is Top Concern in CR’S New Consumer Voices Survey, May 18, 2017.
• Huffington Post, The Republican Plan to Cover Sick People Might Sort of Work, but Nobody Really Knows, May 17, 2017.
• Morning Consult, CMS to Let Small Businesses Bypass Obamacare Marketplace, May 15, 2017.
• Washington Post, Trump Administration to Dismantle Small-Business Part of ACA Marketplaces, May 15, 2017.
• Reason.com, The AHCA Waivers Could Bring the Toxic Politics of Health Care to Every State Capitol, May 10, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Why Blue States Might Ditch Beloved Obamacare Protections, May 8, 2017.
• New York Times, Fact Check: Rumors, Claims and Context on G.O.P. Health Bill, May 5, 2017.
• MedPage Today, House Passage of ACA Repeal Bill leaves Some Jubilant, Others Anxious, May 5, 2017.  Free subscription required.
• WUSA-9, Health Care Bill Winners and Losers, May 5, 2017.
• NBC Nightly News, GOP Health Care Bill Passes in House, Moves to Senate, May 4, 2017.
• U.S. News & World Report, Latinos, Millennials Among Groups Least Likely to Have Health Insurance, May 4, 2017.
• Talking Points Memo, How O’Care Repeal’s Weakening of Protections Could Affect Employer Plans, May 4, 2017.
• New York Times, Jimmy Kimmel Sheds Light on Health Coverage for Infants With Birth Defects, May 3, 2017.
• PolitiFact, Without Obamacare, What Happened to Kids like Jimmy Kimmel’s Son? May 3, 2017.
• Vice, Tonic, The Nonsensical GOP War on Maternity Care, May 1, 2017.
• Vox, This Is How Obamacare Explodes, May 1, 2017.
• American Public Media’s Marketplace, For People With Pre-Existing Conditions, the Republican Health Care Plan Contains Plenty to Worry About, April 27. 2017.
• CNBC, For Knoxville Stakes Are High in Obamacare Debate, April 21, 2017.
• Bloomberg BNA, Loss of Obamacare Subsidies Would Hit GOP Districts Hardest, April 20, 2017.
• Washington Examiner, Trump Gambles Big on Obamacare Payments, April 17, 2017.
• WJLA Washington, D.C., Democrats Reject Trump’s Threats Over Obamacare Subsidies, April 14, 2017.
• WJLA Washington, D.C., Democrats Reject Trump’s Threats over Obamacare Subsidies, April 14, 2017.
• National Public Radio, Get Set for Trump Revisions to Your Affordable Care Act Insurance, April 13, 2017.
• National Public Radio, 6 Changes the Trump Administration Can Still Make to Obamacare, March 29, 2017.
• Cleveland Plain Dealer, Did Republicans Sabotage Obamacare? Ohio Insurers Owed $100M They’ll Likely Never See, March 29, 2017.
• The Atlantic, Obamacare Won’t Explode Unless Trump Wants It To, March 28, 2017.
• National Public Radio, All Things Considered, Many Insurance Companies Stay Quiet on Health Care Debate, March 24, 2017.
• National Public Radio, GOP Resurrects a Bill from 2003 to Help Small Firms Buy Health Insurance, March 24, 2017.
• The Atlantic, The Trouble With Killing Obamacare’s “Essential Health Benefits,” March 23, 2017.
• New York Times, As Rivals Stand Silent, One Health Insurer Protests G.O.P. Plan, March 22, 2017.
• Background Briefing with Ian Masters, Will Threats from Trump and Warnings from Ryan Sway the “Freedom Caucus”? March 21, 2017. 
• CNBC, Health Insurers Start Getting the Hang of Obamacare as GOP Pushes Replacement Plan, March 15, 2017.
• Consumers Union, Why ‘Across State Line’ Insurance Won’t Save Money, March 8, 2017.
• Huffington Post, Republicans’ Obamacare Replacement Just Got a Powerful New Enemy, March 7, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, MH Exclusive: Price Champions Controversial ACA Replacement Ideas to Senate, March 7, 2017.
• PBS NewsHour, How Would the American Health Care Act Affect Cost and Access? March 7, 2017.
• Washington Post, Trump’s Health Insurance Proposal Would Start a Race to the Bottom, March 3, 2017.
• The Commercial Appeal, Lifelong Illness Could Create Chronic Problems if Lifetime Caps Return, March 2, 2017.
• Vox, Trump Proposed 5 Specific Policies to Replace Obamacare. Here’s How They Work., February 28, 2017.
• National Public Radio, GOP Considers Trimming Health Law’s 10 Essential Benefits, February 22, 2017.
• McClatchy DC, If Trump Repeals the ACA, Here’s How Employer-Based Healthcare Could Change, February 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, GOP Fix to Insurance Markets Could Spike Premiums for Older Customers, February 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Health Law’s 10 Essential Benefits: a Look at What’s at Risk in GOP Overhaul, February 21, 2017.
• WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg, As Trump Promises Swift Action, GOP Still Struggles With Obamacare Replacement, February 17, 2017.
• Profil, Obamacare: Welche Folgen hat die Abschaffung der US-Gesundheitsreform? February 16, 2017. German.
• Money, How Donald Trump is Helping and Hurting Obamacare at the Same Time, February 16, 2017.
• U.S. News & World Report, Millions Excluded from Obamacare Aid, Pass on Care, February 15, 2017.
• National Public Radio, Shorter Enrollment Period for Obamacare Proposed by Administration, February 15, 2017.
• CNN Money, Trump Starts Making Changes to Obamacare That Could Cost Consumers, February 15, 2017.
• US News & World Report, Millions Excluded from Obamacare Aid, Pass on Coverage, February 15, 2017.
• New York Times, Humana Plans to Pull Out of Obamacare’s Insurance Exchanges, February 14, 2017.
• HealthDay, What’s Next for the Obamacare Insurance Exchanges? February 10, 2017.
• CBS News, Before You Buy Short-Term Health Insurance…, February 9, 2017.
• Blumberg BNA, Reduce Health-Care Costs, Small Businesses Tell Congress, February 8, 2017.
• Politico, Trump Administration Weighs Obamacare Changes Sought by Insurers, February 6, 2017.
• National Public Radio, All Things Considered, Health Insurers Say They Don’t Want to Go Back to Being the Bad Guys, February 3, 2017.
• New York Times, G.O.P. Campaign to Repeal Obamacare Stalls on the Details, February 2, 2017.
• Huffington Post, People Are Rushing to Get Critical Prescriptions Out of Fear Over Obamacare Repeal, February 1, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Demand for Popular Short-Term Insurance Plans Could Surge if Health Law is Relaxed, January 31, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, Prevention Benefits at Risk With an Obamacare Repeal, January 28, 2017.
• New York Times, Sign Up for Health Coverage? ‘Absolutely,” Experts Say, January 27, 2017.
• CNN Money, Insurers Warn: We’re Outta Here With No Obamacare Replacement, January 27, 2017.
• CNBC, Insurers May Say ‘We have to get out’ if Obamacare Repealed Without Replacement, January 26, 2017.
• Money, An Obamacare Repeal Could Hurt You Even If You Get Insurance Through Work. Here’s How, January 23, 2017.
• National Public Radio, How Large Employer Health Plans Could Be Affected by Obamacare Overhall, January 19, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Large Employer Health Plans Could Also See Some Impacts from Obamacare Overhaul, January 17, 2017.
• The Atlantic, The Trumpcare Conundrum, January 17, 2017.
• Daily Independent, Seniors’ Insurance Premiums Could Rise, January 15, 2017.
• CNN, Obama’s Final Report Card: Did He Live Up to His Promise? January 10, 2017.
• CNN Money, How Trump Could Use His Executive Power on Obamacare, January 9, 2017.
• WJLA Washington, D.C., 8 things Obamacare Has Done, for Better or Worse, January 5, 2017.
• CNBC, Replacing Obamacare Will Take Careful Timing…and the Clock is Already Ticking, January 5, 2017.

2016

• Dallas Morning News, What Consumers Should Know About the Blue Cross and Texas Health Contract Dispute, December 21, 2016.
• Forbes, My Top 10 Healthcare Quotes for 2016, December 18, 2016.
• National Public Radio – Charlotte, NC, ‘What On Earth Are You Going To Do?’ Consumers Navigate Obamacare Uncertainty, December 14, 2016.
• Los Angeles Times, Have hay fever or hives? If Obamacare is repealed, you could be denied health insurance again, December 7, 2016.
• New York Times, G.O.P. Plans Immediate Repeal of Health Law, Then a Delay, December 2, 2016.
• Chicago Tribune, More Americans, Illinoisans Enrolling in Obamacare, Despite Uncertainty, November 30, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Millions Of People Are Having An Easier Time Paying Medical Bills, November 30, 2016.
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, MNsure Says Average Tax Credit for Coverage Has Tripled, November 29, 2016.
• PBS NewsHour, Will Tom Price Take a ‘Surgical Approach’ to Revising Obamacare? November 29, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Women Could Pay More Than Men for Health Care Under Trump, November 29, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, Beyond Birth Control, Women Could Pay More For Insurance Again Under TrumpCare, November 29, 2016.
• Raw Story, Trump’s Pledge to Kill Obamacare Faces a Reality Check, November 21, 2016.
• National Public Radio, If Republicans Repeal Obamacare, Ryan Has Replacement Blueprint, November 21, 2016.
• BFM Business, Avec l’Élection de Trump, Quel Avenir Pour l’Obamacare? November 20, 2016. French.
• CNBC, Wellness Programs Can Be useful, but There Are Tradeoffs, November 20, 2016
• DigitalCommerce360, A Turbulent Election Produces Big Swings in HealthCare.gov Activity, November 16, 2016. 
• Kaiser Health News, Despite Anger at Health Law’s Mandate, GOP Plans Could Also Have Penalties, November 15, 2016
• Los Angeles Times, If Obamacare is Repealed, California Has the Most to Lose — Putting the Insured on Edge, November 13, 2016
• Chicago Tribune, An Expert Weighs in on Choosing a Health Insurance Plan, November 8, 2016.
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Anthem Says It May Trim Obamacare Participation in 2018, November 3, 2016.
• Money, 5 Ways to Beat Back Rising Prescription Drug Costs, November 2, 2016
• Bloomberg BNA, Short-Term Health Plans Cut to Under Three Months in New Rule, October 31, 2016
• Washington Post, Here’s What You Need to Know to Select a Health-Care Plan, October 29, 2016
• WJLA Washington, D.C., Obamacare Troubles Give Republicans Political Advantage, Even if Clinton Wins, October 27, 2016
• CNN Money, Obamacare Premiums to Soar 22%, October 25, 2016
• Baltimore Sun, Maryland Health Exchange Faces New Challenges in its Fourth Year, October 23, 2016
• New York Times, HealthCare.gov Will Add ‘Simple Choice’  Plans in Effort to Improve Value, October 17, 2016
• Modern Healthcare, How some Blues made the ACA work while others failed, October 15, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, How Narrow Is It? Gov’t Begins Test Of Comparison Tool For Health Plan Networks, October 14, 2016.
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Study: Limiting Choice of Doctors Means Cheaper Insurance, October 4, 2016.
• Baltimore Sun, Evergreen Health to be Acquired, Convert to For-Profit Insurance Company, October 3, 2016.
• Money.Mic, Health Insurance Company Owe You Money? Here are 3 Ways to Fight Back – and Win, September 29, 2016.
• The Atlantic, The Company That Wants to Fight Your Medical Bills, September 28, 2016.
• Kaiser health News, Expert Panel Recommends Expansion Of Services With No Cost Sharing For Women, September 27, 2016.
• Associated Press, Why Insurance Denies Your Claim, but Pays Your Neighbor’s, September 8, 2016.
• U.S. News & World Report, ‘Young Invincibles’ Remain Elusive for Obamacare, September 7, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, ‘Simple Choice’ Plans to Debut in 2017 Marketplace Enrollment, September 2, 2016.
• Society for Human Resource Management, ‘Secret’ SHOP? Small Biz Health Exchange Still Worth Considering? September 1, 2016.
• FiveThirtyEight, Insurers Can Make Obamacare Work, But They Need Help from Congress, August 31, 2016.
• Pacific Standard, No, Obamacare Isn’t About to Fail, August 30, 2016.
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, Fears for Competition Grow on Exchanges, August 20, 2016.
• WBIR, Tennessee Insurance Commissioner: Obamacare Exchange ‘Very Near Collapse’, August 24, 2016.
• New York Times’ Room for Debate, Is Obamacare Sustainable? August 24, 2016.
• Dallas Morning News, Why Some Insurers in Texas Won’t Stick With Obamacare, Yet Blue Cross Remains, August 18, 2016.
• New York Times, As Insurers Like Aetna Balk, U.S. Makes New Push to Bolster Health Care Act, August 17, 2016.
• CNN Money, Will Obamacare Survive as Insurers Pull Out? August 17, 2016.
• Portland Press Herald, Aetna Backs out of Plan to Enter Maine Health Insurance Marketplace, August 16, 2016.
• Morning Consult, Report Suggests Medicare Advantage, Part D Policy Fixes Could Be Applied to ACA Exchanges, August 16, 2016.
• CBS News, Why can’t big insurers make Obamacare pay? August 16, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Insurers’ Fine Print May Exclude Health Care Important To Women, August 16, 2016.
• Houston Chronicle, Insurers Continue to Abandon ACA Exchanges, Limiting Choice, August 16, 2016.
• The Hill, Insurer Exit Darkens ObamaCare Picture, August 16, 2016.
• Modern Healthcare, Aetna Pullout Heightens Pressure for ACA Exchange Fixes as Elections Near, August 16, 2016.
• Talking Points Memo, Five Points On What Aetna’s Pullback Means For Obamacare, August 16, 2016.
• Los Angeles Times, Can Obamacare Be Saved? Medicare’s History Shows Us How, August 16, 2016.
• Associated Press, Insurers Continue to Abandon ACA Exchanges, Limiting Choice, August 16, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, Administration Paints Rosy Future for Obamacare Marketplaces, August 11, 2016.
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative Faces a Few Fateful Months , July 18,2016.
• Kaiser Health News, Young Adults Can Face Challenges to Health Enrollment , July 5, 2016.
• Baltimore Sun, Evergreen Health Co-op Suing Federal Government Over Insurance Program , June 13, 2016.
• Vox, 3 States are Down to One Obamacare Insurer. What if They Fall to Zero?  May 16, 2016.
• Dallas Morning News, Through Children’s Health Virtual Visits, Doctors Can Make Schoolhouse Calls, May 13, 2016.
• Time, How a New Breed of Health Insurer is Luring Millennials, May 9, 2016.
• CBS News, Which Insurer Will be Next to Abandon Obamacare? April 28, 2016.
• The Hill, ObamaCare Premiums Expected to Rise Sharply Amid Insurer Losses, April 25, 2016.
• Fortune, UnitedHealth Hasn’t Given Up on Obamacare Altogether, April 20, 2016.
• Bloomberg News, UnitedHealth to Exit Obamacare in 16 States to Stem Losses, April 19, 2016.
• U.S. News & World Report, Big Insurer to Quit Obamacare Exchanges, April 19, 2016.
• ABC News, Sky Rage: Bills, Debt, Lawsuits Follow Helicopter Medevac Trips , March 16, 2016.
• New York Times, Health Law Insurance Plans to be Rated by Network Size , March 6, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Will HealthCare.gov Get a California-style Makeover? February 28, 2016.
• WFAE/90.7, BlueCross Turns Small Profit Despite Bigger Obamacare Losses , February 26.2016.
• New York Times, Last Call to Enroll for 2016 Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act , January 29, 2016.
• U.S. News & World Report, An Obamacare Provision Even Republicans Could Love , January 6, 2016.
• Wall Street Journal, More People Turn to Faith-Based Groups for Health Coverage , January 3, 2016.

2015

• C-SPAN Washington Journal, Health Insurance Mergers, December 22, 2015.
• New York Times, Shopping for Health Insurance is New Seasonal Stress for Many , November 18, 2015.
• Washington Post, Bipartisan Effort Revises Health Rule For Small Businesses , October, 2015.
• Politico, Congress Faces Pressure to Push Back Obamacare’s Small Group Expansion , September 9, 2015. Subscription required.
• New York Times, The Problem With G.O.P. Plans to Sell Health Insurance Across State Lines , August 31, 2015.
• U.S. News & World Report, How to Manage Higher Health Insurance Costs in 2016 , August 5, 2015.
• Tampa Bay Times, ‘Sharing Ministries’ Boom as the Faithful Look for Ways to Cover Medical Costs , August 7, 2015.
• New York Times, With Merging of Insurers, Questions for Patients About Costs and Innovation, July 5, 2015.
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, Should State Dump MNsure? Money, Control are Key Issues , June 29, 2015.
• The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Health Insurance Broker’s Tactics Raise Questions , June 28, 2015.
• American Public Media’s Marketplace, States see Potential Opportunity in Court Ruling , June 25, 2015.
• The New York Times, Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges , June 25, 2015.
• TIME, The Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Drop , June 23, 2015.
• Associated Press, Wolf Seeks State Authority Over Health Insurance Marketplace , June 2, 2015.
• New York Times, Seeking Rate Increases, Insurers Use Guesswork , June 1, 2015.
• Washington Post, Nearly Half of Obamacare Exchanges are Struggling Over their Future , May 1, 2015.
• New York Times, Study Finds Broad Rise in Medication Use by Those Newly Joining Medicaid , April 14, 2015.
• USA Today, Affordable Care Act Hasn’t Overwhelmed Doctors, Study Says, March 24, 2015.
• Washington Post, Why a Big Insurer is Sharply Limiting One of Women’s Most Common Health Procedures , March 3, 2015.
• National Public Radio, Insurer’s Bid to Join California’s Marketplace Meets Resistance , February 11, 2015.
• Miami Herald, Airport Companies Move Workers Onto Employer Health Plan – Like It or Not ,  January 15, 2015.
• Reuters, Coming Soon to a Workplace Near You: ‘Wellness or Else,’  January 13, 2015.

2014

• American Public Media’s Marketplace, Taking the Pulse of the SHOP Exchanges , December 16, 2014.
• Kaiser Health News, Consumers May Miss Out on Subsidies Due to Uncertainty About Job-Based Coverage , December 9, 2014.
• New York Times’ The Upshot, Health Care Law is not One-Size-Fits-All, And Here’s Why , December 8, 2014.
• Columbia Journalism Review, How to Report the Narrow Network Story , November 25, 2014.
• Health News Florida, Re-enrolling for Insurance? Expect Change , November 12, 2014.
• American Public Media’s Marketplace, Let’s Do the Numbers of Obamacare Enrollment , November 11, 2014.
• USA Today, Feds to Require Big Companies to Cover Hospitalization , Nov. 3, 2014.
• New York Times, Insurers’ Consumer Data isn’t Ready for Enrollees , October 25, 2014.
• Minnesota Public Radio, Experts Say McFadden’s Health Insurance Ideas Don’t Hold Up, Oct. 22, 2014.
• New York Times, Back to HealthCare.gov to Shop for Plans in Open-enrollment Period for 2015 , October 14, 2014.
• New York Times, Health Law Drug Plans Are Given a Check Up , October 8, 2014.
• Washington Post, Insurers Poised to Cancel Health Plans that Don’t Comply With the Affordable Care Act , October 2, 2014.
• Los Angeles Times, Obamacare Doctor Networks to Stay Limited in 2015 , September 28, 2014.
• Washington Post, Should You Be Able to See Any Doctor You Want?  September 26, 2014.
• Kaiser Health News, Health Law Tempers New State Benefit Mandates , September 16, 2014.
• Washington Post, Flaw in Federal Software Lets Employers Offer Plans Without Hospital Benefits, Consultants Say, September 12, 2014.
• The New York Times, Bracing for New Challenges in Year 2 of Health Law, September 2, 2014.
• Los Angeles Times, Since Obamacare, ER Visits Down at L.A. County Public Hospitals , August 21, 2014.
• Modern Health Care, Reform Update: Patients’ Cost Sensitivity Worries Some Doctors, August 13, 2014.
• Bloomberg Business Week, HIV Patients Accuse Health Plans of Using Drug Costs to Discriminate, July 10, 2014.
• The Washington Post, How States are Still Limiting Obamacare’s Outreach Program, June 27, 2014.
• 4 NBC Washington, Checking Out Obamacare 6 Months Later, June 25, 2014.
• The Washington Post, Opponents of Health Care Law Turn to Faith-Based Nonprofits to Cover Medical Expenses, June 5, 2014.
• The Washington Post, One Health Insurer Wants to Cut Rates 6.8 percent. Another Wants to Hike Them 26 Percent. What Gives? May 13, 2014.
• The Washington Post, Affordable Care Act Plans Pose Actuarial and Rate Challenges for Insurers, April 27, 2014.
• Insurancenewsnet.com, Even With Insurance, That EMS Bill Could Cause Sticker Shock, April 13, 2014.
• Kaiser Health News, Nevada Offers Rare Bet: Year-Round Sales of Health Plans, April 8, 2014.
• Northern Colorado Business Report, Individual Enrollment’s End Could Boost Small-Biz Exchange, April 4, 2014.
• Los Angeles Times, States That Have Struggled With Healthcare Sites Consider Lawsuits, March 29, 2014.
• Washington Business Journal, One-Third of Uninsured Americans Will Choose to Stay That Way. Why?, March 18, 2014.
• Kaiser Health News, Insurers May Get Cost Break Thanks to Rocky ACA Rollout, March 13, 2014.
• American Public Media’s Marketplace, The Final Push for Affordable Care Act Signups, March 12, 2014.
• Kaiser Health News, A Reader Asks: Can I Buy an Exchange Plan When My Policy Expires in May? March 7, 2014.
• New York Times editorial, Keeping Your Insurance Policy, March 6, 2014.
• American Public Media’s Marketplace, Connecticut’s ‘Health Exchange in a Box’ for Struggling States, February 25, 2014.
• American Health Line, Q&A: Community Rating & Adjusted Community Rating Under the ACA, January 14, 2014.

2013

• National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, Can You Keep Your Health Plan? It May Depend on Where You Live, November 15, 2013.
• National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, Oregon Shines on Medicaid, as Texas Stalls on Sign-Ups, November 14, 2013.
• USA Today, Health Care Enrollments Fail to Meet Low Expectations, November 14, 2013.
• National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, 6 Ideas Being Floated to ‘Fix’ Obamacare Sign Up Woes, November 14, 2013.
• USA Today, For Some Areas, Insurance Plan Choices Are Paltry, November 13, 2013.
• The Washington Post, Want to Reverse Obamacare’s Policy Cancellations? November 13, 2013.
• Los Angeles Times, Washington State is Making Health Exchange Work, November 12, 2013.
• The Washington Post, For Consumers Whose Health Premiums Will Go Up Under New Law, Sticker Shock Leads to Anger, November 4, 2013.
• The New York Times, Under Health Care Act, Millions Eligible for Free Policies, November 3, 2013.
• Politico, White House Playing Defense on Obamacare, October 30, 2013.
• CNBC, Nightly Business Report, October 29, 2013.
• National Public Radio and Kaiser Health News, Short-Term Plans Can Skirt Health Law’s Requirements, October 28, 2013.
• USA Today, Big Insurers Avoid Many State Health Exchanges, October 20, 2013.
• Washington Post, Five Things to Remember When Shopping on the Health Insurance Marketplaces, October 7, 2013.
• PBS NewsHour, Examining Affordability of Health Care via New Exchanges, October 2, 2013.
• Lawyer2Lawyer, Defining the ObamaCare Essential Health Benefits, September 10, 2013.
• CNN Money, Obamacare Exchanges Aren’t The Only Game in Town, September 5, 2013.
• 4 NBC Washington, What Does Affordable Healthcare Act Mean for You?, September 5, 2013.
• U.S.News, Health Insurance: Which ACA Tier is Right for You, August 30, 2013.
• U.S.News, The Hidden Costs of ‘Affordable’ Health Insurance Plans, August 21, 2013.
• CNN Money, What You’ll Actually Pay for Obamacare, August 21, 2013.
• Washington Post, Low-premium, High-Deductible Health Plans are Endangered by Affordable Care Act, August 12, 2013.
• TIME, Scams, Fraud Among Obamacare Concerns, August 6, 2013.
• National Public Radio, Time to Get Out of the High-Risk Health Insurance Pool?, July 23, 2013.
• Washington Post, Patient Advocates Seek a Gentle Transition from High Risk Pools to New Exchange Plans, July 23, 2013.
• NBC News, House Pushes Obamacare Delay, July 17, 2013.
• New York Times, Health Insurance Within Reach, July 15, 2013.
• National Public Radio, Messy Roll Out of Health Law Echoes Medicare Drug Expansion, July 12, 2013.
• Washington Post, Part D was Less Popular than Obamacare When It Launched, June 21, 2013.
• Wall Street Journal, How Obama Law Compares With Medicare Part D, Mass, June 20, 2013.
• National Public Radio, Some States Will Make It Easier to Get Insurance Answers, June 18, 2013.
• Financial Times, Obamacare’s Online Market Put to Test, June 3, 2013.
• New York Times, Affordable Care Act Could be Good for Entrepreneurship, May 31, 2013.
• The Commercial Appeal, Loophole Lets Insurers Renew Health Coverage into 2014, April 21, 2013.
• The Augusta Chronicle, Georgia, Other States Seek Licensing on Health Reform Outreach, April 21, 2013.
• Kaiser Health News, Questions About Colon Screening Coverage Still Vex Consumers, April 16, 2013.
• Washington Post, Colon Cancer Screening Tests: Important But Not Necessarily Fully Covered, April 16, 2013.
• Kaiser Health News, Study: States Lag on Tracking Potential Obamacare Loophole, April 8, 2013.
• Montgomery Advertiser, Alabama Will Not Enforce Health Care Law’s Provisions, April 6, 2013.
• Kaiser Health News, Insurers’ Efforts to Delay Health Law Compliance Could Affect Premiums, Benefits for Millions, April 5, 2013.
• CNBC, Ready or Not: States and Insurers Brace for Obamacare, April 1, 2013.
• New York Times, Tight Deadlines and Lagging Funds Bedevil Obama Health Care Law, Mar. 22, 2013.
• Washington Post, Will states actually enforce Obamacare? Feb. 1, 2013.
• Modern Healthcare, Many States Lack Authority on New Insurance Rules: Report, Feb. 1, 2013.
• Kaiser Health News, State Action Needed to Guarantee Health Law Protections, Says Report, Feb. 1, 2013.
• Reuters, Report Warns of U.S. State Inactivity on Consumer Health Reforms, Feb. 1, 2013.
• L.A. Times, Most States Lack Healthcare Consumer Protection Laws, Jan. 31, 2013.
• Washington Post, In ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal, a Blow to Obamacare, Jan. 15, 2013.

2012

• American Public Media’s Marketplace, States Must Make Health Care Decisions, Dec. 12, 2012.
• New York Post, “Conservatives Propose BamCare Cuts in ‘Cliff’ Talks,” Nov. 13, 2012.
• Washington Post, “As Many Insurers Drop Child-Only Policies, States Try to Intervene,” Oct. 22, 2012.
• Kaiser Health News, “Insurers Are Again Selling Child-Only Health Policies After Interventions from States, Study Finds,” Oct. 22, 2012.
• Washington Post, “Michelle Andrews answers questions about insurance and the Affordable Care Act,” Sept, 10 2012.
• New York Times, “U.S. Officials Brace for Huge Task of Operating Health Exchanges,” Aug. 4, 2012.
• USA Today and Kaiser Health News, “What Happens After Health Law Ruling?” June 10, 2012.
• Los Angeles Times, “Health 411: Seniors from Canada have Options for Joining Medicare,” April 20, 2012.
• Washington Post,“New Spotlight on State Responses to Health-Care Law,” March 23, 2012.
• Washington Post, “Health-Care Changes May Not All Disappear Even If Justices Overturn Law,” March 23, 2012.
• Politico, “S.D. Allows Insurers To Deny Some Kids Coverage,” March 14, 2012.
• The Washington Post, “Will Workplace Wellness Programs Work?,” March 13, 2012.
• CQ Healthbeat News, “Workplace Wellness Programs May Punish Workers, Researchers Warn,” March 2, 2012.
• Bloomberg Business Week, “How Wellness Programs Can Cost the Sick,” March 9, 2012.

2011

• Politico, “Five Health Reform Fights SCOTUS Won’t Settle,” Nov. 14, 2011.
• Los Angeles Times, “Insurers, Employers Offer Incentives to Promote Healthful Habits,” October 25, 2011.
• Reuters, “Kansas Returns Health Insurance Exchange Grant”, August 9, 2011.
• The Washington Post, “Would Raising the Medicare Age Hurt Health Care Reform?” August 2, 2011.
• Politico, “Private Exchanges Offer Alternative,” July 11, 2011.
• Kaiser Health News, “New Labels Will Soon Help Consumers Choose Health Plans,” May 6, 2011.
• Kaiser Health News, “Some Employers Already Sending Workers to Exchanges to Buy Health Insurance,” Apr. 29, 2011.
• Kaiser Health News, “Debunking the Mythology: The Utah and Massachusetts Health Exchanges,” Apr. 6, 2011.
• The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News, “Insurance Brokers Seek Protection as Health-Care Law Squeezes Payments to Them,” Mar. 17, 2011.
• Politico, “Waivers at Center of Health Debate,” Mar. 14, 2011.
• The Oregonian, “Experts Tell Senate Committee That Oregon Can Curb Health Insurance Rate Hikes With Tougher Reviews,” Feb. 7, 2011.
• Politico Pulse, “Why Liberals Should Love Utah, or at Least Tolerate it,” Jan. 31, 2011.
• Kaiser Health News, Op-ed column, “The Health Law’s Co-op Program: A Political Device or the Affordable Alternative Consumers Need?” Jan. 25, 2011.
• Washington Post/Kaiser Health News, “Some States Have Options to Help Consumers Find Individual Health Coverage,” Jan. 11, 2011.

2010

• Life and Health Insurance News, “Kaiser: Let Sun Shine on Rate Filings,” Dec. 2, 2010.
• TIME, “Reluctant States Could Invite A Federal Takeover,” Nov. 12, 2010.
• National Public Radio, “Insurance Commissioners Loom Large in Health Law,” Nov. 1, 2010.
• Consumer Reports, “Health Care Plans: 510 HMOs Ranked,” Nov. 2010.
• TIME, “The First Victims of Health Reform,” Aug. 26, 2010.
• New York Times, “Covering New Ground in Health System Shift,” Aug. 2, 2010.
• New York Times, “For Denied Claims, a Bit of Help in the Health Care Law,” Jun. 21, 2010.