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New rule to stop insurance brokers from fraudulently enrolling people in plans : Shots

January 25, 2022 Sharika Soukup

VectorInspiration/Getty Images VectorInspiration/Getty Images Some insurance brokers are enrolling people into Affordable Care Act health plans without their consent, perhaps for the commissions, a move that could put consumers in danger of owing back the subsidies connected with the coverage. The damage could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars. A consumer’s first hint that…

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Surprise medical bills are the target of a new law. Here’s how it works : Shots

January 12, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The No Surprises Act is intended to stop surprise medical bills. It could also slow the growth of health insurance premiums. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The No Surprises Act is intended to stop surprise medical bills. It could also slow the growth of health insurance premiums. J. Scott Applewhite/AP…

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How One Health Center Is Leading Chicago on Kid Covid Shots

November 16, 2021 Sharika Soukup

CHICAGO — As the medical assistant put on rubber gloves and readied the syringe, 5-year-old Victoria Macias, wearing a pink Minnie Mouse mask and white blouse, turned her head away and closed her eyes. “It’s not going to hurt, OK? I’ll hold your hand, I’ll hold your hand,” said her older sister, Alondra, 8. “Deep…

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How to find the best health insurance plan for you and your family : Shots

November 9, 2021 Sharika Soukup

If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After years of cutbacks and — some say sabotage — of the Affordable Care Act during the Trump administration, the Biden administration is pulling out the stops to help people find good health plans on HealthCare.gov right now — the open…

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Lawyers In Medicaid Clinics Can Help Boost Patients’ Health : Shots

September 14, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Attorney Marc Scanlon meets with client Kimberly Ledezma at Salud Family Health Centers’ clinic in Commerce City, Colo. Every day in this Denver suburb, four lawyers join the clinic’s physicians, psychiatrists and social workers to consult on cases, as part of the clinic’s philosophy that mending legal ills is as important for health as diet…

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