Katherine Moody

Articles by Katherine Moody

Medicare prescription costs to increase significantly in 2016

Medicare beneficiaries will pay an average of 13 percent more on their medications in 2016, the largest increase since 2009, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation brief.

 

Insurers may have lost $4B on Affordable Care Act plans in 2014

Based on an analysis of federal risk corridor program data, insurers lost approximately $4 billion in Affordable Care Act plans in 2014, Forbes contributor Brian Blase estimates.

Many remaining uninsured qualify for Medicaid or coverage subsidies

Nearly 50 percent of the non-elderly uninsured American population qualifies for Medicaid or some other subsidized form of healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Healthcare.gov announces security upgrade

In response to continusing security concerns, HealthCare.gov is offering federal health insurance exchange customers a new privacy management option.