Trump actuando solo: lo que debe saber sobre los cambios a la ley de salud By Julie Rovner and Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby October 13, 2017 Las medidas del presidente Donald Trump eliminan los reembolsos a las aseguradoras, pero no los subsidios que permiten a los consumidores pagar sus primas. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
Cruz Plan Gets Thumbs Up From HHS But Thumbs Down From Most Everyone Else By Julie Appleby and Julie Rovner July 19, 2017 During another day of fast-moving developments, Senate Republicans signaled their intent to attempt to bring an updated repeal-and-delay bill to the floor for a vote next week. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
Overwrought Marketing? Ads, Not Research, Create Some Pharma Best-Sellers By Julie Appleby May 16, 2017 A look at how and why strategic, star-studded advertising brought a drug for a little-known neurological condition into your home. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
Obamacare Exchanges In Limbo By Chad Terhune and Julie Appleby July 19, 2017 The failure this week of the U.S. Senate’s ACA repeal effort was one more twist in the ongoing political drama that has complicated routine rate setting for insurers and state officials. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
For Millennials, Both Good And Bad News In Senate’s GOP Health Bill By Anna Gorman and Kellen Browning June 28, 2017 Provisions in the Senate’s “repeal and replace” bill could help some young adults by lowering the cost of premiums but could hurt others who gained insurance through a massive expansion to Medicaid. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
Little-Known Middlemen Save Money On Medicines — But Maybe Not For You By Francis Ying and Julie Appleby and Stephanie Stapleton August 2, 2017 Kaiser Health News examines the role of PBMs in the prescription drug-pricing pipeline. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
Health Insurance: What If You Could Take It With You? By Julie Appleby March 2, 2017 “Portability” will likely be a buzz word in the health law repeal-and-replace debate, but the concept raises a number of complicated policy issues. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
Para los adultos jóvenes, el proyecto de salud del Senado tiene buenas y malas noticias By Anna Gorman and Kellen Browning June 28, 2017 El proyecto de salud del Senado podría ayudar a algunos jóvenes reduciendo el costo de sus primas, pero podría perjudicar a otros que lograron tener cobertura a través de una expansión masiva del Medicaid. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
HSAs: ‘Tax-Break Trifecta’ Or Insurance Gimmick Benefiting The Wealthy? By Julie Appleby February 3, 2017 Republicans hope to expand the use of health savings accounts to encourage consumers to be more judicious in using their coverage. Here’s an explainer of how they work. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint
6 Lesser-Known Obamacare Provisions That Could Evaporate January 18, 2017 Some lesser known provisions of the health law — things like calorie counts, lifetime limits and breast-feeding support — could be rolled back by repeal. FacebookLinkedInXEmailPrint