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    Coronavirus Updates
    A sign directs motorists to a drive-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Exeter, N.H., in February. White House officials announced on Wednesday that a new pilot program will aim to remove common barriers to vaccination for some 2 million seniors from vulnerabl
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    New Initiative By Health Insurers Aims To Help Vaccinate 2 Million Vulnerable Seniors

    Mar 03, 2021
    Officials said Wednesday that a coalition of health insurance providers will team up as part of a new "Vaccine Community Connectors" pilot program.
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    Shots - Health News
    The federal health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened until May 15 for new sign-ups; you can also switch to a different health plan on the exchange. But some states that run their own health insurance marketplaces have different rules.
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    As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?

    Feb 15, 2021
    The federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened for changes and new sign-ups until May 15. But states with their own exchanges have different rules. Here's what you need to know.
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    Shots - Health News
    Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus' daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill — $207,455
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    'Birthday Rule' Blindsides First-Time Parents With A Mammoth Medical Bill

    Jan 27, 2021
    An insurance regulation known as "the birthday rule" is tripping up couples who are putting their newborn children on the wrong policy and risk losing thousands of dollars.
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    Shots - Health News
    Headaches, lung issues and ongoing, debilitating fatigue are just a few of the symptoms plaguing some "long hauler" COVID-19 patients for months or more after the initial fever and acute symptoms recede.
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    Hey, COVID-19 Long-Haulers: Take Care In Shopping For Health Insurance

    Dec 02, 2020
    Anyone with lingering effects of COVID-19 should be extra careful in picking a 2021 health plan, specialists say. You now have a "pre-existing condition" that could increase medical expenses in 2021.
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    Shots - Health News
    Adam Woodrum and his son, Robert, get ready for a bike ride near their home in Carson City, Nev., this month. During the summer, Robert had a bike accident that resulted in a hefty bill from the family's insurer.
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    A Kid, A Minor Bike Accident And A $19,000 Medical Bill

    Nov 25, 2020
    It was a surprise even for a family of lawyers. A process called "subrogation" began with a Nevada family's health insurer denying their claim for an ER visit after their 9-year-old fell off his bike.
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    Shots - Health News
    "One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in<em> Lightning Flowers.</em>
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    Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

    Nov 10, 2020
    Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.
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    Health Exchange Opens Enrollment With New Customers Expected

    Oct 29, 2020

    Job losses associated with the pandemic stripped many Nevadans of their health insurance, forcing them to purchase their own policies.

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    Shots - Health News
    When Angela Settles' husband, Darius, got sick with COVID-19, he was worried about medical bills. He worked two jobs but had no health insurance.
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    Hospital Bills For Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Are Covered, But No One Tells Them

    Oct 22, 2020
    The CARES Act provides funds to pay medical bills for uninsured COVID-19 patients. But a young man's death in Nashville, Tenn., shows people often don't know about the program until it's too late.
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    Shots - Health News
    Open enrollment is about to start for those buying private insurance off state or federal exchanges.
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    The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable

    Oct 20, 2020
    The Affordable Care Act's future is uncertain and there's no end in sight to the pandemic. But for the 2021 insurance year consumers can expect to see modest increases in prices, if any.
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    Shots - Health News
    Matthew Fentress was diagnosed with heart disease that developed after a bout of the flu in 2014. His condition worsened three years later, and he had to declare bankruptcy when he couldn't afford his medical bills, despite having insurance.
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    Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical Bill

    Sep 25, 2020
    A cook at a senior center, Matthew Fentress is one of millions of Americans whose skimpy health insurance plans leave them vulnerable to huge out-of-pocket costs when they get sick.
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    Shots - Health News
    Demonstrators pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on July 8, a day the court ruled that employers with religious objections can decline to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. With the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the ACA's
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    The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg

    Sep 21, 2020
    The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes just as the Supreme Court was about to hear a case challenging the ACA. It could end Medicaid expansion and protections for preexisting conditions.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Median household income rose sharply last year, while poverty declined to 10.5% — the lowest since records began in 1959, according to the Census Bureau.
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    American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit

    Sep 15, 2020
    Median household income jumped to $68,700 in 2019, the highest since record-keeping began in 1967. Many of those gains have likely been erased this year, as the pandemic left tens of millions jobless.
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    Shots - Health News
    Los Angeles County last fall unveiled one of its 10 Department of Mental Health vans aimed at, among other things, reducing long waiting periods for the transport of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
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    California Poised To Strengthen Mental Health Insurance Laws

    Sep 01, 2020
    One of the strongest mental health parity laws in the U.S. is on the governor's desk. It aims to help more than 13 million Californians — including those with milder mental illness and addictions.
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    Shots - Health News
    "Before the appendectomy, I was looking for property and homes to purchase, and that is pretty much completely off the table right now," says Shannon Harness, a veteran who was uninsured when he had two appendicitis-related surgeries in 2019. The bills a
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    Veteran's Appendectomy Launches Excruciating, Months-Long Battle Over Bill

    Aug 25, 2020
    An uninsured Colorado man who had appendicitis owed $80,232 after two surgeries. After months of negotiating with the hospital, he still owes far more than most insurers would pay for the procedures.
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    Shots - Health News
    Healthcare workers talk in the Covid-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas in July.
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    In Texas, 2 Big Problems Collide: Uninsured People And An Uncontrolled Pandemic

    Jul 28, 2020
    Nearly 700,000 Texans have lost health insurance during the pandemic, and the state already had more uninsured people than any other. Many Texans with COVID-19 symptoms hesitate to seek treatment.
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    Shots - Health News
    Vickie Gregorio with Heartland Workforce Solutions in Omaha, Neb., updates a whiteboard outside the workforce office as unemployed job seekers wait in line for help. A recent change in federal rules gives some people who have lost their health plan along
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    Rule Change Gives Laid-Off Workers More Time To Sign Up For COBRA Insurance

    Jul 20, 2020
    People who lose their job-based health plan usually get 60 days to decide to continue it — and pay more — under federal rules. But a recent pandemic-related rule change allows more decision time.
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    Shots - Health News
    Carmen Quintero works as a supervisor at a distribution center for N95 masks. She owes $1,840 for other care she received when she tried to get a coronavirus test.
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    Essential Worker Shoulders $1,840 Debt For Trying To Get A Coronavirus Test

    Jun 30, 2020
    Carmen Quintero couldn't get a coronavirus test but ended up with a huge bill for trying to. She also was told to self-isolate and had no choice but to use vacation time to stay home from work.
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    Shots - Health News
    Some cities, such as Washington, D.C. are offering free coronavirus testing for people who've attended protests. Where free tests aren't available, some people may find insurance refuses to cover precautionary testing.
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    Insurers May Only Pay For Coronavirus Tests When They're 'Medically Necessary'

    Jun 19, 2020
    Congress required health plans to fully cover COVID-19 testing, but insurance companies are starting to argue they should only have to pay if patients show symptoms or tests are ordered by a doctor.
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    Faces Of The Coronavirus Recession
    Liz McLemore spent weeks trying to enroll in a health plan after being laid off and losing her job-based coverage. "You just got to fight through," she says.
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    She Lost Her Job And Health Insurance And Had To 'Fight' To Get A New Plan

    Jun 09, 2020
    Like millions of others, Liz McLemore always got her health insurance coverage through her job. In April, she suddenly had to figure out how to find coverage in the middle of a pandemic.
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    Shots - Health News
    The IRS has announced that with employer approval, employees will be allowed to add, drop or alter some of their benefits — including flexible spending account contributions — for the remainder of 2020.
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    IRS Rule Shift Lets Workers Make Benefits Changes Midyear — If Their Employer Agrees

    May 29, 2020
    The new guidance amounts to a midyear open-enrollment period and applies to firms that buy health insurance to cover their workers as well as to those that self-insure — paying claims on their own.
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    Shots - Health News
    With physician offices not seeing patients with COVID-19 symptoms in April, Timothy Regan said he had little choice when Denver Health directed him first to its urgent care facility and then to its emergency room. "I felt bad, but I had been dealing with
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    ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill

    May 26, 2020
    A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID-19 symptoms surfaced. But he got a surprising bill from his insurer, which had waived cost sharing for treatment of the coronavirus infection.
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    Shots - Health News
    As millions of Americans have lost their jobs, Congress is trying to figure out what to do to help those who have also lost their health insurance.
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    Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health Insurance

    May 04, 2020
    Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.
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    Shots - Health News
    Despite recent changes in insurance policy, some patients say doctors and insurers are charging them upfront for video appointments and phone calls — not just copays but sometimes the entire cost of the visit, even if it's covered by insurance.
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    Patients Are Being Billed For Some Phone Chats With Doctors That Used To Be Free

    Apr 27, 2020
    As part of their social distancing policies, elected leaders suggested phone and video medical appointments would be covered by health insurance. So why are some patients paying $70 per virtual visit?
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    Shots - Health News
    A January report found that 40% of U.S. counties don't have a single health care provider approved to prescribe buprenorphine, a medicine integral to helping many patients beat opioid addiction. Permitting more-distant doctors to evaluate patients online
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    Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access To Online Treatment For Opioid Addiction

    Apr 20, 2020
    The federal government has waived a law that required an in-person doctor's visit before patients could be prescribed drugs that quell withdrawal symptoms. That's a boon for patients, counselors say.
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    Shots - Health News
    Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March. His bid this week to allow 60-year-olds to get Medicare "reflects the reality," he says, "that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to fin
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    Biden's Health Play In A COVID-19 Economy: Lower Medicare's Eligibility Age To 60

    Apr 11, 2020
    Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposes letting 60-year-olds enroll in Medicare. He'd pay for the expansion out of general tax revenue, he says, not the Medicare fund.

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