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Latest California Healthline Stories

Without ACA Guarantees, 52 Million Adults Could Have Trouble Buying Individual Plans

More than a quarter of adults under the age of 65 have health problems that could lead to a denial of insurance if they were on the individual market and the health law’s protections were revoked under the overhaul planned by Republicans, according to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Need Pricey Drugs From An Obamacare Plan? You May Shoulder More Of The Cost

A Kaiser Health News analysis finds that the portion of federal marketplace plans requiring people to pay a third or more of the cost of specialty drugs have jumped from 37 to 63 percent since 2014. California has greater protections to limit consumer costs.

Uncertain Fate Of Health Law Giving Health Industry Heartburn

The effect of “repeal and replace” could have greatest consequences for hospitals. They accepted lower federal funding under the law because their uncompensated care was expected to fall as more people became insured.