ACA consumers avoiding cheapest health plans
Most Americans are avoiding the lowest-priced health plans on the Obamacare insurance exchanges, taking advantage of government subsidies to seek more protection against high treatment costs.
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One-third of employers eyeing private exchanges
A survey found U.S. employers are increasingly looking at this option, following the lead of companies like Walgreen Co. seeking to reduce costs..
CBO: Minimum wage increase would cost jobs
Increasing the U.S. minimum wage may lift some workers out of poverty while leading to as many as 1 million job losses, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.
ACA enrollment of Latinos lagging for Covered California
This is spurring a new push into communities to sell the states program face-to-face.
HHS calls select ACA complainants
The day after Addie Wilson was quoted in a newspaper article complaining about her experience with President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act, her mobile phone rang while she was in the bathroom.
ACA raises Medicaid cost as insurers shift tax bill
Health insurers told to pay $150 billion in taxes over a decade to help fund Obamacare are now shifting at least part of that cost back to taxpayers.
ACA delay gives time for optimal policy: Obama
President Barack Obama said a delay until 2016 in his health care mandate for mid-sized employers is an adjustment that doesnt undermine the law.
Hospital jobs in U.S. fall for second month on ACA change
Hospital jobs in the U.S. declined in back-to-back months for the first time in three years as medical care increasingly moves to outpatient facilities and hospitals anticipate reimbursement cuts under Obamacare.
CVS drops tobacco sales to focus on health-care role
By ending the sale of tobacco products in its 7,600 pharmacies, CVS Caremark Corp. is redefining itself as a health-care provider in an environment in which millions of newly insured Americans will be looking for quick and convenient medical care.
Insurers slash specialty hospitals to keep premiums low
Health insurers under pressure to keep premiums low are eliminating some hospitals from coverage in a cost-cutting strategy that threatens to freeze out centers that provide specialized care, limiting patient options.
Jails enroll inmates in ACA to pass hospital costs to U.S.
Being arrested in Chicago for, say, drug possession or assault gets you sent to the Cook County Jail to be fingerprinted, photographed and X-rayed. Youll also get help applying for health insurance.
Humana receives 202,000 ACA enrollment applications
Humana Inc. said it has received 202,000 applications for health insurance through the Obamacare exchanges and reaffirmed its 2014 forecast citing better-than-expected Medicare membership growth.
You can thank or blame this man for writing the 401(k) law
Richard Stanger was the primary author of a little-noticed piece of a 1978 tax law.
MyRA retirement savings plans ready by end of 2014
The Obama administration will begin enrolling low-income workers in its new retirement-savings plans by the end of the year, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said.
WellPoint adds 500,000 members from ACA
WellPoint Inc., the second-biggest U.S. medical insurer, added 500,000 new members since Obamacare enrollment began and while they are older and sicker than current members, CEO isnt worried about the risk pool.
Obama appeals for action on boosting economic mobility
Among the steps the president outlined in his State of the Union address are raising the minimum wage to $10.10 for future federal contract workers and creating a retirement savings program for people whose employers dont offer a 401(k) plan.
Obama to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10
President Barack Obama will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour for federal contractors hired in the future, an initiative to be unveiled tonight in his State of the Union address.
One in four U.S. families struggles to pay medical bills
One in four U.S. families struggled to pay medical bills in 2012, and one in 10 said they had costs they couldnt pay at all, according to a government survey.
Missouri law requiring ACA navigator licenses blocked
A Missouri law requiring licenses for counselors who help consumers find health insurance on Affordable Care Act exchanges was temporarily blocked by a U.S. judge, setting back a measure by a state hostile to the federal health care overhaul statute.
Poll: Uninsured rate drops in January as ACA kicks in
The percentage of adults without health insurance in the U.S. fell this month to the lowest level since the end of 2012 as the core provisions of Obamacare took effect, a Gallup poll found.