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Seattle Dentists, Clinics And A Hospital Partner To Provide Specialty Care For Teeth
A pilot project involving Swedish Medical Center and the Neighborcare Health network of community clinics offers care for uninsured adults or those on Medicaid.
Number Of Uninsured Falls Again In 2015
The annual Census report finds that the number of uninsured falls to 29 million from 33 million.
Survey: Millions More Californians Insured After Obamacare Launch, Medicaid Expansion
But the remaining uninsured are tough to reach.
The Costs Of The Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Mario Perez was grazed by a bullet at the Pulse Nightclub. His bill from Orlando Regional Medical Center’s emergency department was $20,000.
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Obama Administration Launches Full-On Courtship As Open Enrollment Nears
It will use social media, TV ads, email and direct mail to reach more uninsured Americans. But the media blitz will run up against Republicans’ campaigns touting the opposite message. Meanwhile, a study projects that enrollment will either plateau or drop off this year.
HHS: Millions Are Missing Out On Health Law Tax Credits
About 2.5 million people who are not buying insurance through the exchanges are missing out on subsidies.
Seattle Dentists, Clinics And A Hospital Partner To Provide Specialty Care For Teeth
A pilot project involving Swedish Medical Center and the Neighborcare Health network of community clinics offers care for uninsured adults or those on Medicaid.
Outlets report on health news from Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Utah, Tennessee, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio.
State Officials Seek Feds’ OK To Expand Covered California To People In The Country Illegally
California will be the first state to seek federal permission to allow these immigrants to buy health insurance through the state-based exchange.
Number Of Uninsured Falls Again In 2015
The annual Census report finds that the number of uninsured falls to 29 million from 33 million.
Obama Thanks Insurers For Sticking With ACA Marketplace Through ‘Growing Pains’
The president met with top insurance officials and also sent a letter to the companies that will continue offering coverage under the health law.
Politicians Continue To Point Fingers As Momentum Fades On Uninsured
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, considered a bellwether, shows that the uninsured rate among adults dropped by only about 1 percentage point from 2015 through this July. Meanwhile, Blue Cross Blue Shield asks Congress to preserve a fund some have called a “bailout” for the insurance companies.
Kentucky’s Medicaid Overhaul Plan Proposes Work Requirements And Premiums
Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration submitted the waiver request to the federal Department of Health and Human Services for review and approval. The Obama administration has previously balked at similar provisions in another request that would require recipients to work or volunteer 20 hours a week.
Approving Stiff Rate Hikes, Tenn. Insurance Chief Says Obamacare Exchange ‘Very Near Collapse’
Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak said the increases in rates were necessary to ensure health care options throughout the state. News outlets also report on marketplace developments in Alabama, Georgia and Texas.
Insurance Startup Oscar Pulling Out Of Health Law Marketplaces In N.J. and Texas
The company says it has suffered significant losses on the Obamacare markets and is rethinking its approach.
The 13 Percent: A Look At Who Is Still Uninsured 6 Years Into Health Law
Millenials, Hispanics and men are among the groups with the highest uninsurance rates. Meanwhile, a new survey shows that 72 percent of Californians who did not have insurance in 2013 now have coverage.
Survey: Millions More Californians Insured After Obamacare Launch, Medicaid Expansion
But the remaining uninsured are tough to reach.
The Costs Of The Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Mario Perez was grazed by a bullet at the Pulse Nightclub. His bill from Orlando Regional Medical Center’s emergency department was $20,000.
Court Decision Leaves Undocumented Immigrants’ Health Care Options In Limbo
Deportation-relief programs would have meant access to subsidized health care.
Outlets report on health news from Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia and Virginia.
Viewpoints: Insurers, Mergers And Obamacare; Doctors Should Talk To Patients About Guns
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Montana Medicaid Expansion By-The-Numbers
Enrollment is nearly double where the state expected to be at the seven-month mark.
Some Democratic Senators Not Swayed By Calls For Public Option From Obama And Clinton
Senators from some conservative states say they aren’t sure that the proposal to add a government-run insurance plan is a good way to strengthen the health law. In other news, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) says he expects all the remaining insurance co-ops to fail, and outlets in Iowa and Texas look at local coverage issues.
Patients Sometimes Take Antibiotics Without Consulting A Doctor, Study Finds
Instead of getting a doctor’s prescription, these patients opt to use leftover, unfinished medication from previous ailments.
