Study: Health Plan Buyers Will Save Money If They Shop

Changes in Silver Marketplace Premiums

You better shop around.

For holiday gifts?

No, for a 2016 health insurance plan on the federal marketplace, healthcare.gov.

New Video: How Enrollment Assisters Can Help People Living with HIV Find Affordable Coverage

ACA Marketplace navigator Jekisha Elliott looks at Geremen Teklehaimanot's phone, which was stuck on a health insurance exchange website

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyyVBjAVdTY

Enrollment assisters — also known as navigators and certified application counselors — play an essential role in helping people living with HIV find an affordable health plan that best covers their needs.

Medicaid Denies Nearly Half Of Requests For Hepatitis C Drugs: Study

Can't believe denial

People with hepatitis C who sought prescriptions for highly effective but pricey new drugs were significantly more likely to get turned down if they had Medicaid coverage than if they were insured by Medicare or private commercial policies, a recent study found.

In This Issue

Last week, in an exclusive interview on the Today show, actor Charlie Sheen disclosed that he is HIV positive. Mr. Sheen's doctor added that he's on treatment, currently virally suppressed and has a good prognosis.

Data Provide Insight to Improve Adolescents' Health

Adolescent health

Young adults face the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. Here are the eye-opening facts:

· Young adults aged 15 to 24 account for half of the 20 million new STDs that occur in the U.S. each year. [PDF 1,604 KB]