By Electa Draper for The Denver Post Medicaid patients enrolling through the state health insurance exchange are taking too much of its resources, exchange board members said Monday, but state officials propose an even tighter partnership. The federal policy of “no wrong door” was meant to be a single online portal for the uninsured that would… Continue reading Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Officials Clash over Medicaid Role

Originally published by Kaiser Health News. Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit national health policy news service. By Julie Appleby After Pam Durocher was diagnosed with breast cancer, she searched her insurer’s website for a participating surgeon to do the reconstructive surgery. Having done her homework, she was stunned to get a $10,000 bill from the… Continue reading Even Insured Consumers Get Hit With Unexpectedly Large Medical Bills

By California Healthline California has more highly rated hospitals than any other state, based on performance metrics for various common conditions and procedures, according to Healthgrades’ annual list of the top 100 hospitals released Tuesday, FierceHealthcare reports (Budryk,FierceHealthcare, 2/24). Details of List To be eligible for consideration, hospitals had to have sufficient data to assess… Continue reading California Hospitals Dominate Healthgrades’ List of Top Facilities

In this article from State of Reform, learn about the Washington open enrollment system and how they gained new and renewed enrollees.

By Bob Herman for Modern Healthcare The CMS plans to more closely monitor Medicare Advantage insurers’ provider networks and may fine or otherwise sanction plans that don’t accurately show which doctors are available at in-network prices. New provisions related to provider networks and directories were included in the agency’s proposed 2016 rate notice (PDF), released… Continue reading Medicare May Penalize Advantage Plans for Faulty Provider Lists

In this article, originally published by Kaiser Health News, learn about the uninsured tax penalty that many are unaware of.

By Yesenia Robles for The Denver Post A new survey is asking Denver Public Schools families to prioritize what they believe are the most pressing health concerns facing students. DPS officials say the answers will help them update the district’s health goals in the Health Agenda 2020. Officials working on the rewrite have studied local health data… Continue reading Denver Public Schools is Rewriting Health Goals, Asking for Input

Obamacare Enrollment Falling Short In Washington State – Originally published by Kaiser Health News. Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit national health policy news service. By Lisa Stiffler, The Seattle Times With less than two weeks remaining for people to buy health coverage for 2015, it’s going to be a scramble for the state insurance exchange… Continue reading Obamacare Enrollment Falling Short In Washington State

By Bob Herman for Modern Healthcare Revenue and profit at Molina Healthcare grew rapidly in 2014 as the managed-care insurer continues to show the business potential of Medicaid with the boost from the 2010 healthcare law. Molina turned a $33.8 million profit in the fourth quarter compared with a $9.1 million loss in the same quarter of… Continue reading Molina Healthcare’s Q4 Beats Estimates, Closes Year with Record Growth

In this article from the Seattle Times, read more about what the legislature is expecting from the Washington health-exchange budget.