Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)

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Consumers Asked To Verify Income, Other Information — Or Risk Losing Government Subsidies For Health Insurance

Daniel Chang and Nick Madigan | Kaiser Health News | July 31, 2014

...About eight million people signed up for a health plan through the ACA exchanges. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 85 percent of them were eligible for financial aid, and the government is expected to deliver about $10 billion in subsidies during the first year.  Healthcare analysts say some consumers will end up paying higher monthly premiums as a result of the verification process, while others may have to repay some or all of their subsidies if they are found to be ineligible...

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ERs Seeing Increase In Patients Under Obamacare

Laura Ungar | The Courier-Journal | June 16, 2014

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month...

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Even Supporters Need To Realize That Obamacare Needs A Fundamental Fix

Robert Laszewski | KevinMD.com | March 14, 2014

The administration has confirmed that the individual policies that were supposed to be cancelled because of Obamacare can now remain in force another two years.  For months I have been saying millions of individual health insurance policies will be cancelled by year-end — most deferred until December because of the carriers’ early renewal programs and because of President Obama’s request the policies be extended in the states that have allowed it.

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How Community Health Centers Support Patient-Centered Care

Sara Heath | Patient Engagement HIT | August 21, 2017

Each year, HHS celebrates Community Health Centers week. It is a time where the agency recognizes the impact community health centers have on patient-centered care and how they promote access to care in vulnerable or medically underserved populations...

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The Year In Healthcare Charts

Dan Munro | Forbes | December 30, 2012

There were a few charts that made the radar this year. In some cases, the data is older than 2012, but all too often, the data hasn’t really changed or improved with age. Read More »