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Sandeep Swami tried to dispute a $1,300 “facility fee” with the hospital, his insurer, a bill-mediation service provided by his employer, and finally a debt collector. He didn’t win, but he learned valuable lessons.

Many patients enroll in government-funded Medicaid health insurance when they become pregnant, because qualifying income levels are higher than for those who aren’t pregnant.

Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.

The enrollment period started in March and is open to anyone making 150% of the federal poverty level or less.

The Commonwealth Fund study found that families in Florida were hit harder than any other state. On average, employees opting for family coverage had to pay $7,674. Those who opted for single coverage averaged the third highest rates in the nation, $1,811.

Led by nearly 2.6 million in Florida, 13.6 million Americans have enrolled for next year . A boost in subsidies marketing and assistance in navigating the process helped increased the rolls of the insured.

Citing the high costs associated with Covid illnesses, a growing number of employers are telling employees who decline to be vaccinated to pay up.

Florida Blue announced that Affordable Care Act customers will have access to Lyft rides as part of the benefits package in individual health-insurance...