The number of people enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has doubled over the last four yeas. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with healthcare navigator Katie Roders Turner about the reasons.
About 24 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act plans with about a week to go in open enrollment. But that could all change when President-elect Trump takes office.
About 24 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act plans with about a week to go in open enrollment. But President-elect Trump has talked about possibly repealing the 14-year-old ACA.
After Nevada gave home care workers a huge raise, from about $11 to $16 an hour, turnover in the industry fell sharply. Now, caregivers are preparing to lobby for another wage hike.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients’ financial futures.
NPR’s Eric Deggans talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Weaver about the newspaper’s yearlong investigation into potential fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.
The killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has sparked scrutiny of the business of health care. But even the investors making money from this business have been unhappy with it this year.
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.
“Hospital at home” allowed Medicare and Medicaid to pay for intense treatment of patients in their homes. It’s set to expire on Dec. 31 unless Congress acts. A five-year extension is on the table.