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Prescription Drug Prices On California Ballot

California voters this November will have the opportunity to decide whether the state should control the cost of prescription drugs.

The ballot proposition would require the state to negotiate prices with drug companies that are no higher than what the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pays for..

Prescription Drug Prices On California Ballot

Over 103,000 Selected Plans in Week 12

Over 103,000 Selected Plans in Week 12

More than 103,000 consumers selected Affordable Care Act health insurance plans through the Healthcare.gov online marketplace during the 12th week..

Voters Say The ACA Is Not a Key Issue

Voters Say The ACA Is Not a Key Issue

While many Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail vilify the Affordable Care Act, American voters across the country are not particularly..

Medicaid Enrollment and Efficiency Are Improving

Medicaid Enrollment and Efficiency Are Improving

Sate Medicaid and children’s health insurance programs have become significantly more efficient in their operations and more effective at enrolling..

2016 Massachusetts Insurance Mandate Penalties

2016 Massachusetts Insurance Mandate Penalties

Massachusetts residents who fail to comply with the state’s mandatory health insurance requirement – widely regarded as a model for the Affordable..

New “Skinny” Plans Exclude Outpatient Surgeries

New “Skinny” Plans Exclude Outpatient Surgeries

A year after federal regulators barred employers from offering so-called “skinny” Affordable Care Act health plans that did not pay for hospital..

Over 153,000 Selected Plans in Week 11

Over 153,000 Selected Plans in Week 11

More than 153,600 consumers selected Affordable Care Act health care plans through the Healthcare.gov online marketplace during the 11th week of..

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ACA

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ACA

The Suprme Court declied to consider a new constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act that was based on the way the law was enacted.

The ..

Understanding The Premium Tax Credit

Understanding The Premium Tax Credit

If you or anyone in your family enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan through the federal Healthcare.gov health insurance..

High Deductibles Don’t Promote Price Shopping

High Deductibles Don’t Promote Price Shopping

Will consumers make more cost-effective choices of health services and doctors if they are spending their own money? Common sense suggests they..