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Each year about 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,000 American women die from the disease. While this number has decreased over the last few decades, it…
Advocates can help ensure that exchanges are consumer-friendly and transparent and that the plans sold in them give residents good value. These guides are for stakeholders who need to understand how to implement exchanges…
Last week, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said, “There’s nobody in Mississippi that does not have access to health care.” As a Native Mississippian, I truly cannot understand how Governor Barbour can outright lie like that. Saying…
With college graduations quickly approaching, there will be a new wave of young adults looking for jobs. Graduation also means that these same adults will have to start making payments on their student loans.…
This blog was originally written and posted by California Health Access. The California Health Benefits Exchange Board held its first meeting today in Sacramento. The Board, staff, and nearly 100 stakeholders in the audience were…
It’s that dreaded time of year that only those of us who are guaranteed a big return are excited for: Yesterday was tax day. But please bear with us for a moment, because this…
Just a few moments after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed suit in federal court in an effort to repeal the vital consumer protections that…
The truth really is stranger than fiction: Even the CEO of one of the most powerful health insurance companies would have issues finding health insurance in the individual market. In an interview with Kaiser Health…
"Dual eligibles" have both Medicare and Medicaid. They are often the sickest and most vulnerable patients. And since neither program coordinates their care, this group has problems getting care in the appropriate setting and…
The Affordable Care Act offers several new protections known as the "Patients' Bill of Rights." We published several fact sheets explaining these protections and how they can help consumers. This brief is a compilation…