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Julie Appleby

Washington, D.C.

Senior Reporter at KFF Health News

Senior reporter at @KHNews, covering health policy, quality, costs; member of the Association of Health Care Journalists

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  • 2 weeks ago | thecharlottepost.com | Julie Appleby

    Obamacare ‘fixers’ axed in Trump’s reduction of health agency workers KAYLA BARTKOWSKI | GETTY IMAGES A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services headquarters, in Woodlawn, Maryland, on March 19. A broad federal reduction in force set in motion by the Trump administration has cut the ranks of Affordable Care Act caseworkers.

  • 2 weeks ago | northdenvernews.com | James Python |Julie Appleby

    The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce in Latest They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent.

  • 3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Julie Appleby

    They're the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers to rack up large doctors' bills or prevent them or their family members from getting care.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Julie Appleby

    They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers to rack up large doctors’ bills or prevent them or their family members from getting care.

  • 3 weeks ago | npr.org | Julie Appleby

    An insurance agent talks with clients inside a shopping center in Miami, on Dec. 5, 2023. Once someone enrolls in an Affordable Care Act plan, they can get help with sticky insurance issues from caseworkers at the federal government. Many caseworkers were cut in the recent round of federal layoffs.

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6 May 25

Excellent story by my colleague, Darius Tahir https://t.co/2dbkijnQfd

Julie Appleby
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22 Apr 25

The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce - KFF Health News

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11 Apr 25

RT @aawayne: Exclusive: The Trump/Musk/Kennedy HHS cuts eliminated the office that annually sets the federal poverty level. “We were tryin…