tag | health insurance

November 10, 2020 | 2:14 PM

Open enrollment for health insurance underway in Pennsylvania

Earlier this year the Wolf Administration was granted federal permission to create a state-run exchange.

By Sarah Boden/WESA
 Kate Landis
October 20, 2020 | 4:59 PM

Affordable Care Act open enrollment starts Nov 1. Here’s what’s changing this year

The Affordable Care Act’s future is uncertain and there’s no end in sight to the pandemic. But for the 2021 insurance year consumers can expect to see modest increases in prices, if any.

By Julie Appleby/Kaiser Health News
 Eric Risberg
October 9, 2020 | 8:27 AM

Rate of uninsured kids continues to rise, report says

Researchers said that rate of kids without health care coverage is likely much higher now than last year, due to the economic toll of the pandemic.
By Kate Giammarise/WESA

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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
September 22, 2020 | 2:23 PM

Pennsylvania nears launch of new health insurance website

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has said it expects it can lower premiums by 5% to 10% for the roughly 400,000 people who have been buying policies in the Healthcare.gov marketplace.

By The Associated Press
March 30, 2020 | 7:55 PM

Some insurers waive patients’ share of costs for COVID-19 treatment

By Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR
 Mandel Ngan
January 31, 2020 | 5:51 AM

Trump Administration clears the way for Medicaid block grants

Whether Thursday's announcement will upend that system depends on what states do with the new guidance.
By Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR
 Wilfredo Lee
January 2, 2020 | 4:42 AM

New laws in six states you should know about in 2020

There are some new frontiers like groundbreaking laws concerning Internet user privacy and the classification of contract workers in California
By Acacia Squires/NPR
 Matt Rourke
December 26, 2019 | 8:50 AM

Casey is ready for ‘big, rough fight’ on health care in 2020

In Pennsylvania, 1.1 million people stand to lose access to health care if the Affordable Care Act is overturned.

By Lucy Perkins/WESA
 HealthCare.gov
December 19, 2019 | 7:28 AM

The Affordable Care Act takes another hit in federal appeals court ruling

Reaction to the appeals court decision mostly broke along ideological lines.
By Julie Rovner/Kaiser Health News
 HealthCare.gov
December 16, 2019 | 5:47 AM

What else disappears if the ACA is overturned?

Invalidating the ACA in whole or in large part would have a dramatic effect on the U.S. health system.
By Julie Rovner/NPR and Kaiser Health News
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