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Local government officials and community-based organizations are working together to incorporate new rules, maximize their resources and educate uninsured Texans on how to take advantage of the federal health law.
A navigator helps people, like John Martin (above), who fall into coverage gap in Appalachia figure out ways to qualify for and receive Obamacare insurance subsidies.
The state's top insurance regulator softened some provisions, but will require that navigators receive additional state training and undergo background checks and fingerprinting.
Having a hard time making sense of what the health law means for you this year? We have answers -- and pictures.
Patients sometimes find that they are expected to pay for associated services, such as facility fees or anesthesia, and health law advocates say more federal guidance is needed for billing the procedures.
Michigan is one of only a handful of Republican-led states that is expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. It did it by forging a plan that worked for both political parties, business interests, doctors and hospitals.
KHN's consumer columnist reports family members can opt for separate plans and still qualify for premium subsidies, but they need to consider some other important details.
So-called "young and invincibles" are not rushing to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, so officials are going to find them at concerts, festivals and social-media sites.
Skid Row clinics in Los Angeles and other locations around the country are educating and enrolling homeless people in new health coverage, but mental illness and drug addiction pose challenges.
Gary Cohen, the head of the federal online marketplace, answered questions on Capitol Hill Thursday about the rocky rollout of healthcare.gov. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Melissa Attias discuss.
SoloHealth, a company that puts health screening kiosks in supermarkets, partners with insurers looking to sign people up with Affordable Care Act polices.
The insurance plan, which serves thousands of people with medical problems who could not get coverage elsewhere, had been slated to end at the end of the month.
Since Jan. 1, thousands of people trying to use their new insurance have been told by caregivers that they are not covered. Many have spent hours trying to clear up the confusion with insurers.
Despite the name of the new health care law, anti-poverty agencies nationwide fear that the poor will continue to struggle to find affordable health insurance coverage.
But advocates are concerned that insurers may find ways around the new requirements.
While it may be a logical place to enroll the uninsured, consumer confusion -- and illness -- are hurdles for outreach workers.
This group of people aged 18 to 34, who make up about 40 percent of the potential market, is vital to the health of the insurance exchanges.
Experts tell KHN's consumer columnist that it is unlikely a tax lien would mean consumers would have to repay the insurance subsidies.
In a state where politicians have said 'no' to the Affordable Care Act, the area around Atlanta has a growing number of health IT businesses. Some are benefiting from the law.
Anyone who buys a plan through the new online marketplaces will find mental health services covered as one of 10 "essential health benefits."
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