Does My Health Insurance Cover Substance Abuse Treatment?
Medical care for substance abuse, also referred to as substance use disorder, is one of the essential benefits health plans must provide to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
View ArticleDoes My Health Insurance Cover Mental Illness Care?
Does your health insurance cover care for mental illness? For the majority of Americans, the answer is yes. Health plans purchased through the health insurance marketplace must cover 10 essential...
View ArticleDoes My Health Insurance Cover Substance Abuse Treatment?
Medical care for substance abuse, also referred to as substance use disorder, is one of the essential benefits health plans must provide to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
View ArticleDoes My Health Insurance Cover Mental Illness Care?
Does your health insurance cover care for mental illness? For the majority of Americans, the answer is yes. Health plans purchased through the health insurance marketplace must cover 10 essential...
View ArticleRep. Doyle On Graham-Cassidy Bill: ‘We Are Talking About People’s Lives Here’
Follow NewsRadio 1020 KDKA: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – On Thursday’s edition of the Mike Pintek Show, Stoney Richards, who is filling in for Mike, talked with U.S....
View ArticleThe Latest: Cassidy To Defend Repeal Bill In Senate Hearing
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Bill Cassidy will defend the Republican “Obamacare” repeal bill before a Senate panel on Monday. The Senate Finance Committee hearing is being...
View ArticleMaine Sen. Collins Announces Opposition To Health Care Bill, Essentially...
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — The last-gasp Republican drive to tear down President Barack Obama’s health care law essentially died Monday as Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined a...
View ArticleWho Can I Contact With Problems About My Insurer?
You receive a medical bill for services you believe should be covered under your health plan. Your insurer won’t pre-authorize a procedure. Your doctor is dropped from your insurance company’s...
View ArticleCan My Health Insurance Cover My Spouse?
The availability of coverage for your spouse depends on your specific health plan. Some policies allow you to add a spouse to existing coverage at certain times like when there is a life qualifying...
View ArticleTrump Administration Pulls Back On Employer Birth Control Mandates
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Trump administration pulled back Friday on mandates that require employers to pay for birth control. The decision whittles away at an...
View ArticleCan My Health Insurance Cover My Children?
The availability of coverage for your children depends on your health plan. You may have a plan that covers only you, or your plan may be a family plan, which would allow you to add your children to...
View ArticleCan I Pay For A Dentist With My Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dental coverage is treated differently for adults and children. Routine dental care for adults is not one of the essential health benefits required for a plan to be...
View ArticleWho Can I Contact With Problems About My Insurer?
You receive a medical bill for services you believe should be covered under your health plan. Your insurer won’t pre-authorize a procedure. Your doctor is dropped from your insurance company’s...
View ArticleDoes My Health Insurance Work Outside Of The United States?
Most health plans do not cover medical services outside of the United States. While many health plans, both job-based and those offered in the health insurance marketplace, do provide some coverage for...
View ArticleCan My Health Insurance Cover My Spouse?
The availability of coverage for your spouse depends on your specific health plan. Some policies allow you to add a spouse to existing coverage at certain times like when there is a life qualifying...
View ArticlePa. AG Files Lawsuit Over New Trump Birth-Control Rules
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania is suing President Donald Trump over his decision to let more employers claiming religious or moral objections opt-out of...
View ArticleCan I Pay For A Dentist With My Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dental coverage is treated differently for adults and children. Routine dental care for adults is not one of the essential health benefits required for a plan to be...
View ArticleTrump Calls ‘Obamacare’ A ‘Broken Mess,’ Will Halt Subsidies To Health Insurers
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) – In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health...
View ArticleTrump Halts Subsidies To Health Insurance Companies
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s cut-off of federal payments to insurers is jolting the health care and political worlds. It’s threatening to boost premiums...
View ArticleJosh Shapiro Joins Other Attorneys General In Lawsuit Against ACA Executive...
Follow NewsRadio 1020 KDKA: Facebook | Twitter HARRISBURG (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he’s joining his counterparts in at least a dozen states to sue the...
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