Tag Archives: Insurance

‘Explained by KHN’: Health Insurance Help in Covid Relief Law

[embedded content] The twists and turns of the American health system can sometimes leave people lost, confused and looking for answers. We’ve created a new video series — “Explained by KHN” — in which our correspondents and editors answer common health care and health policy questions.  The $ 1.9 trillion covid relief package that President… Read More »

How will Colorado’s public health insurance option work? – The Denver Post

Last session, Colorado lawmakers directed state agencies to create a plan for a new “state option” for health insurance, but much still needs to happen before you could buy in. A report released in November estimated people who buy their insurance on the individual market could save as much as 11% if the new plan… Read More »

It Looks Like Health Insurance, but It’s Not. ‘Just Trust God,’ Buyers Are Told. – The New York Times

Eight-year-old Blake Collie was at the swimming pool when he got a frightening headache. His parents rushed him to the emergency room only to learn he had a brain aneurysm. Blake spent nearly two months in the hospital. His family did not have traditional health insurance. “We could not afford it,” said his father, Mark… Read More »