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Employers lobby to keep health care prices transparent in hopes of containing costs
Donald Trump’s first administration advanced rules forcing hospitals and insurers to reveal prices for medical services. Employers don’t want to risk backtracking during Trump’s second administration.
How the government is trying to stop rogue brokers from plaguing ACA enrollees
Federal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers’ Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won’t want to sign up.
When rogue brokers switch a person’s ACA health insurance, tax surprises can follow
Some tax filers’ returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had.
Unauthorized ACA plan switches drives call for action against rogue agents
Federal and state regulators are mulling what they can do to thwart the growing problem. Rogue health insurance brokers are switching consumers’ plans without permission and collecting the commission.
ACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees’ OK
Rogue insurance agents access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace and make the changes. Policyholders can lose their doctors and end up owing back taxes.
Mary Lou Retton’s health insurance explanation sparks some mental gymnastics
The gold-medal gymnast, who is recovering from a lengthy hospital stay, shouldn’t have been denied coverage for pre-existing conditions under current laws.
Open enrollment starts this week for ACA plans. Here’s what’s new this year
If you buy your own health insurance through state and federal marketplaces, ’tis the season to compare prices, change coverage, and take advantage of subsidies. Here’s what to know.
Getting clear prices for hospital care could get easier under a proposed rule
The Biden administration wants hospitals to do more to make their prices understandable, so that consumers know in advance what a health care service will cost them.
House Republicans’ CHOICE Act would roll back some Obamacare protections
The set of health policy ideas have been GOP favorites for decades. It could mean cheaper health insurance but would undermine protections for patients in the Affordable Care Act.
The big squeeze: ACA health insurance has lots of customers, small networks
Some consumers who bought health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have had a tough start to the year: Many say it’s hard to find an in-network doctor or hospital.
