California Makes Significant Progress In Enrolling Previously Uninsured

1)California increase in enrollment

The first two articles present conflicting results as to number of enrollees.  The first says 1.4 million, the second 3.4 million.  The third article provides more details. 

California Makes Significant Progress In Enrolling Previously Uninsured, Survey Finds


Survey Finds Approximately 3.4 Million Previously Uninsured Adult Californians Obtained Coverage Since Start of the Affordable Care Act's First Open Enrollment Period


Survey Offers Progress Report On California's Enrollment Efforts

2) Other articles

California Health Premiums Soar, Leading To Health Law Talk And Statewide Ballot Initiative

Several Insurers Report Lower Profits

Amid Tensions, Legal Immigrants Fear Signing Up for Obamacare

Health Care Assister's Guide to Tax Rules

ACA HELPS MILLIONS OF SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SAVE ON NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS –
On Eve of 49th Anniversary of Medicare, Senate Democrats Highlight New Data on Medicare Savings

CNN Poll: Half Of Americans Say Obamacare Has Helped Their Families Or Others

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2014/July/23/implementation-news-looking-forward.aspx


http://justcare.weebly.com/news/news-people-with-medicare-pay-high-health-care-costs

http://justcare.weebly.com/news/july-08th-2014. Good and bad news for boomers

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Rising Significantly For Medicare Beneficiaries: Report

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Rising Significantly For Medicare Beneficiaries: Report

Half of Americans think expensive medical care is better. They’re wrong.

MEDPAC Data Book: Medicare Health Care Spending; Immigrants and ACA; +

Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program

From MEDPAC, lots of useful data.  

Resolving Citizens Issues when using ACA Marketplaces  see this FAQ sheet. 

Eligible immigrant and mixed-status families still face barriers to applying for affordable coverage through the Marketplace. Please join NILC, to bring these barriers to the attention Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. 

Health Affairs Blog ‘Implementing Health Reform: Hobby Lobby Response, The ACA In The Territories, And More’ by Timothy Jost 


Does the key to bending the #healthcare spending curve lie in the patient-centered medical home? http://ow.ly/zm57x 

Four new projects that seek to design provider incentives that drive high-quality, high-value #healthcare http://ow.ly/zm56o 

 

Obamacare Fails to Fail; Wider Networks; Assisters; Big data

Obamacare Fails to Fail

Excellent editorial by Krugman.

To Prevent Surprise Bills, New Health Law Rules Could Widen Insurer Networks

Survey of Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs

Monitoring Performance: A Dashboard of Medi-Cal Managed Care   Data from California's Medicaid program.

Big Data in Health Care: Using Analytics to Identify and Manage High-Risk and High-Cost Patients

Here's Looking at You: How Personal Health Information Is Being Tracked and Used

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Biggest Insurer Embraces ACA; NY Hobby Lobby Response +

Biggest Insurer Drops Caution, Embraces Obamacare

New York Officials Take Steps In Response To Supreme Court Contraceptive Coverage Decision

Health Plans Must Disclose Changes to Contraceptive Coverage

Texas’ working poor suffer without Medicaid Expansion

When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

If You Have A Job-Based Plan, Can You Buy On The Marketplace?

Help Wanted: CMS Begins Search For Healthcare.gov Contractor 

Experts Urge Senate Panel To Increase Hospital Safety Measures 

SEC Widens Insider Trading Probe related to health stock

Medicaid Expansion Decisions Leading States Down Divergent Paths

What Worked and What's Next? Strategies in 4 States Leading ACA Enrollment Efforts +

Kaiser Family Foundation: What Worked and What's Next? Strategies in Four States Leading ACA Enrollment Efforts

Briefing: Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2014: Behind the Numbers

See weblink for slides, etc.

KEY BRIEFING POINTS

• 85 percent of those that chose a plan on the marketplace got enrollment assistance, Arnold Epstein stated. Within metal type (bronze, silver, gold), 42 percent selected the lowest premium plan, which indicated that monthly premium cost was a large driver in plan selection. 92 percent of individuals who chose silver plans were eligible for tax credits and paid, on average, premiums of $69 per month.

• The rate of uninsurance among young adults declined by 60 percent after the marketplace opened for enrollment, and 59 percent of adults enrolling were previously uninsured, Sara Collins said. Young adults, Latinos and those with low to moderate incomes are making the greatest gains in coverage. Most importantly, she added, 62 percent of individuals who enrolled on the marketplace said they would not have access to care without it.
• In Kansas, 57,000 individuals enrolled on the marketplace and 28,000 were added to Medicaid or CHIP, Linda Sheppard stated. However, if Kansas expanded Medicaid another 315,000 people would be eligible for coverage.
• Washington State's new Medicaid enrollment exceeded state target for 2018 by 29 percent, Richard Onizuka said. The number of uninsured patients at Harborview Medical Center, the safety net hospital in Seattle, dropped from 12 percent to 2 percent, he continued. There is expected to be an 8 percent premium hike for 2015, but one plan will see lower rates.
• Both Washington and Kansas are adding new plans to their marketplace in 2015. Kansas will go from offering 72 plans in 2014 to offering over 250 for 2015. Washington added four new carriers for 2015 and will offer 100 plans, compared to 38 in 2014.

Newest Health Insurance Customers Are Generally Happy; Republicans who love ACA; +

Newest Health Insurance Customers Are Generally Happy 

Turns Out, Republicans Love Obamacare

 Uninsured Rate Down Five Percentage Points Following ACA Open Enrollment

 Race Is On to Profit From Rise of Urgent Care

Obamacare's next threat: A September surprise

Solutions to childhood trauma 
 
NYT: Share Your Experience With the Affordable Care Act

Open notes for mental health patients? What the Therapist Thinks About You, via @nytimes nyti.ms/VAEQuC

Putting The Home In A Nursing Home
  
Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses Face 80% Unemployment
  
ACAView: New Findings On The Effect Of Coverage Expansion Since January 2014

Hospital Observation Care Can Be Costly For Medicare Patients
 The Mystery of the Missing $1,000 Per Person: Can Medicare’s Spending Slowdown Continue?