NPR: The Affordable Care Act https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=238391353 The Affordable Care Act en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 19:16:44 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: The Affordable Care Act https://www.npr.org/tags/238391353/the-affordable-care-act Vermont Insurers Must Now Cover Vasectomies State legislatures around the U.S. are debating which birth control benefits insurers must cover. Vermont is one of several states going beyond a focus on female contraception to include vasectomies. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 08:19:13 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/18/480133743/vermont-insurers-must-now-cover-vasectomies https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/18/480133743/vermont-insurers-must-now-cover-vasectomies

State legislatures around the U.S. are debating which birth control benefits insurers must cover. Vermont is one of several states going beyond a focus on female contraception to include vasectomies.

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]]> Rebecca Sananes Many Dislike Health Care System But Are Pleased With Their Own Care An NPR poll finds that many people have a low opinion of the health care system, yet they like their doctors. The perception of quality of care varies according to income. Mon, 29 Feb 2016 04:54:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/29/468244777/many-dislike-health-care-system-but-are-pleased-with-their-own-care https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/29/468244777/many-dislike-health-care-system-but-are-pleased-with-their-own-care

An NPR poll finds that many people have a low opinion of the health care system, yet they like their doctors. The perception of quality of care varies according to income.

]]> Alison Kodjak White House Acknowledges Over-Counting Obamacare Signups The administration said some people who had dental plans separate from their health care coverage were mistakenly counted twice. The GOP says it was a deliberate attempt to inflate the numbers. Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:40:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/20/365516704/white-house-acknowledges-over-count-of-obamacare-signups https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/20/365516704/white-house-acknowledges-over-count-of-obamacare-signups The administration said some people who had dental plans separate from their health care coverage were mistakenly counted twice. The GOP says it was a deliberate attempt to inflate the numbers.

]]> Scott Neuman Can You Keep Your Old Health Plan? It May Depend On Where You Live President Obama's proposal — designed to help reverse the recent cancellation of some health policies — seems to leave the decision up to insurance companies. But there are other decision-makers in the mix who are just as important: state regulators. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:29:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/15/245473211/will-you-get-to-keep-your-health-plan-depends-on-where-you-live https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/15/245473211/will-you-get-to-keep-your-health-plan-depends-on-where-you-live

President Obama's proposal — designed to help reverse the recent cancellation of some health policies — seems to leave the decision up to insurance companies. But there are other decision-makers in the mix who are just as important: state regulators.

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]]> Julie Rovner Obama Administration Addresses Health Care Website Fumbles Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said no one is more frustrated than President Obama, who is expected to address the glitches in a speech on Monday. The White House also said that 476,000 Americans had started health insurance applications during the first three weeks of the program. Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:12:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/20/238385096/obama-administration-addresses-health-care-website-fumbles https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/20/238385096/obama-administration-addresses-health-care-website-fumbles

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said no one is more frustrated than President Obama, who is expected to address the glitches in a speech on Monday. The White House also said that 476,000 Americans had started health insurance applications during the first three weeks of the program.

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