Health Insurance

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1:06pm Feb 15, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?

by Michelle Andrews

The federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened for changes and new sign-ups until May 15. But states with their own exchanges have different rules. Here's what you need to know.
10:48am Feb 01, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

Special Enrollment Period For Health Coverage Begins February 15

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolinians will soon have another opportunity to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. A special enrollment period begins February 15.
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6:15pm Jan 27, 2021

Economy Economy Health & Safety

'Birthday Rule' Blindsides First-Time Parents With A Mammoth Medical Bill

by Cara Anthony

An insurance regulation known as "the birthday rule" is tripping up couples who are putting their newborn children on the wrong policy and risk losing thousands of dollars.

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3:48pm Dec 02, 2020

Economy Economy Health & Safety

Hey, COVID-19 Long-Haulers: Take Care In Shopping For Health Insurance

by Julie Appleby

Anyone with lingering effects of COVID-19 should be extra careful in picking a 2021 health plan, specialists say. You now have a "pre-existing condition" that could increase medical expenses in 2021.
Maggie Starbard for KHN

4:01pm Nov 25, 2020

National National Science Health & Safety

A Kid, A Minor Bike Accident And A $19,000 Medical Bill

by Julie Appleby

It was a surprise even for a family of lawyers. A process called "subrogation" began with a Nevada family's health insurer denying their claim for an ER visit after their 9-year-old fell off his bike.
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1:55pm Nov 10, 2020

Books Books Arts Health & Safety

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

by Dave Davies

Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.

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10:18am Nov 03, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

Report Says Over 250,000 Lost Job-Related Health Coverage During Pandemic

by Neal Charnoff

A new report estimates that over a quarter of a million North Carolinians lost their health insurance as a result of job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blake Farmer / WPLN News

1:10pm Oct 22, 2020

National National Health & Safety

Hospital Bills For Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Are Covered, But No One Tells Them

by Blake Farmer

The CARES Act provides funds to pay medical bills for uninsured COVID-19 patients. But a young man's death in Nashville, Tenn., shows people often don't know about the program until it's too late.
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1:24pm Oct 20, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety

The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable

by Julie Appleby

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.
Meg Vogel for KHN

4:14pm Sep 25, 2020

Science Science Health & Safety

Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical Bill

by Laura Ungar

A cook at a senior center, Matthew Fentress is one of millions of Americans whose skimpy health insurance plans leave them vulnerable to huge out-of-pocket costs when they get sick.

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11:11am Sep 21, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg

by Julie Rovner

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes just as the Supreme Court was about to hear a case challenging the ACA. It could end Medicaid expansion and protections for preexisting conditions.

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4:14pm Sep 15, 2020

Economy Economy

American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit

by Scott Horsley

Median household income jumped to $68,700 in 2019, the highest since record-keeping began in 1967. Many of those gains have likely been erased this year, as the pandemic left tens of millions jobless.

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