https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Just days before the next enrollment period for health plans offered through the Affordable Care Act, many Americans were jolted by the Obama administration's announcement of a 25 percent price hike, on average, for coverage in 2017. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-obamacare-higher-prices-choices.html Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:03:04 EDT news397126978 Millions of Americans who bought individual health insurance outside the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges may be leaving money on the table if they skip those marketplaces again in picking 2017 coverage, a new report says. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-millions-money-table.html Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:36:14 EDT news394803369 For people whose income changes shift them above or below the Medicaid threshold during the year, navigating their health insurance coverage can be confusing. Ditto for lower income people who live in states that may expand Medicaid this year. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-medicaid-marketplace-coverage-consumers.html Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:50:01 EST news372340467 Obama administration officials are acknowledging that HealthCare.gov premiums, on average, will go up next year. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-healthcaregov-average-premiums.html Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:10:03 EST news336919716 (AP)—President Barack Obama's health care law is snared in another big legal battle after two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on a key financing issue Tuesday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-appeals-court-health-law.html Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:33:41 EDT news325254798 The Earned Income Tax Credit is known to reduce poverty, but according to a new University of California, Davis, study it also is linked to reduced rates of low birth weight and increased average birth weight—key factors in measuring infant health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-income-tax-credit-healthier-newborns.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:20:01 EST news280746111