Health Law Tricky for Parents of Medicaid Kids

ABC News reports: "Families shopping for health insurance through the new federal marketplace are running into trouble getting everyone covered when children are eligible for Medicaid but their parents are not. Children who qualify for Medicaid, the safety-net program...

New Baby? Health Law Plans Not Set For Updates

Insurance News Net reports: "You were patient with the government's kooky website, and now you have your health insurance card. That's good, since your family is expecting a new baby. But you may have to jump through more hoops to get the child formally added to your...

Affordable Care Act: Employer cannot pay for Exchange plan

Health Unsurance reports: “Can my employer subsidize the cost of insurance purchased through the California Exchange?“ West Coast Raisin Dear West Coast Raisin, The answer is kind of yes, kind of no. Let me explain. Yes . . . Your employer can pay you whatever he...

Dropping Health Plans, to Pick Better Coverage

Yahoo news reports: "For nearly 20 years, Keith Perkins offered health insurance to employees of his small electrical contracting company in Greencastle, Pa., and footed most of the bill. This year, with the arrival of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace,...

Obama Calls On Bartenders To Help Sell Health Care Reform

Insurance News Net reports: "President Obama wants young bartenders to give their customers a tip -- sign up for health insurance under Obamacare. Speaking at a White House Youth Summit on Wednesday, the president continued to enlist Americans from all walks to life...

Health care expansion to cost Illinois

Quincy Journal reports: "Expanding Illinois’ Medicaid program under the federal health-care reform law will cost the state $1.3 billion a year in 2020 and beyond, according to an analysis. Expanding Illinois’ Medicaid program under the federal health-care reform law...

U.S. scrambles to boost healthcare enrollment as deadlines loom

The Chicago Tribune reports: "The Obama administration announced a flurry of fixes to its troubled HealthCare.gov website on Friday that officials said would soon double its current capacity, a crucial step toward getting the system working by a November 30 deadline....

Obamacare signup deadline gets extension

Chicago Health Care Daily reports: "There won't be a magic moment, but the Obama administration's much-maligned health insurance website should be able to weather an expected year-end crush of customers, officials asserted Friday. A combination of software fixes,...

Many exchange health plans exclude Chicago’s top hospitals

Chicago Health Care reports: "Chicago's best known hospitals don't accept many of the health plans sold on the new insurance marketplace that's part of the nation's health care law, and consumer advocates are worried patients will get stuck with unexpected bills. It...