Tennessee Rejects Expansion
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A while back we told you that Medicaid expansion was in jeopardy in Tennessee due to GOP opposition. It’s been rejected and now 200,000 will go without coverage.
2015 Archive
ObamaCare: 10 Million Strong and Growing
ObamaCare sign up numbers reach 10 million after a surge in Federal Marketplace enrollments. A February 2015 HHS report shows ObamaCare is working. Enrollment numbers have surpassed 10 million between the state and federal marketplaces. It also points out some other really cool and groundbreaking facts about the uninsured rate (updated with citations on March 18 2015)…. Read More
60 Repeal Attempts For ObamaCare
They say the 60th time is a charm, or even if they don’t… The house voted for the 56th time to repeal ObamaCare, and the vote passed 239-186. Added together with provisional attempts this is the 60th GOP attempt to repeal the law.
Vaccination and ObamaCare
You’ve heard about vaccination and its dangers. Let’s look at the facts and myths on vaccines covered under ObamaCare at no out-of-pocket costs.
Open Enrollment Ends February 15th!
ObamaCare’s Open enrollment ends on February 15th, are you covered? Time is running out to get coverage for 2015.
Tennessee Medicaid Expansion and Why it Matters
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam proposed plans for Medicaid expansion to cover up to 200,000. But given the history of TennCare and the opposition, expansion may never see the light of day. Are 200,000 low-income adults worth a state income tax? Until 2017 it’s not much of an issue either way. Find out why. How Would Expansion Work in Tennessee?… Read More
9.5 Million Enrolled in ObamaCare
According to HHS 9.5 million are enrolled in ObamaCare’s State and Federal Marketplaces as of January 16th, 2015. This includes 7.16 million on HealthCare.Gov and 2.4 million in state-based exchanges. Goals for enrollment were 9.1 million, so it is encouraging to see the goal surpassed with two weeks to go until the end of open enrollment on… Read More
A Healthy College Kid, Under 26 Story
I have a healthy college kid that is studying foreign policy at the University of Iowa because he gets to stay on my health insurance plan until he is 26 years old. That helped us a lot. Tracie K.
Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Story
First my family of 4 applied for health insurance at the local health dept. I have a high deductible and still won’t see a doctor unless I am deathly ill. My mother is on social security and medicare. My is ex-husband( my son’s father) who has been in the household for 2 years has received… Read More
Paperwork and Rising Costs Story
I thought last year was bad. But, after telling me how much better my 2014 plan was compared to my personal plan in 2013 (I was already enrolled in my own personal plan, which the government canceled), the State of Washington canceled my new plan. So, I had to shop again. Perhaps the total premium didn’t… Read More
Indiana Expands Medicaid Under Healthy Indiana Plan (or “HIP 2.0”)
Indiana has expanded Medicaid to 350,000 people under the Healthy Indiana Plan (or “HIP 2.0”) proving it isn’t too late for state’s to expand Medicaid to their poorest. NOTE: HIP Is a market driven expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare that doesn’t replace the basic program, but expands it with a unique market-based Medicaid solution for those who… Read More
ObamaCare Costs Drop 20% According to Janurary 2015 CBO Estimates
The latest CBO report is in, ObamaCare’s costs are 20% less than expected. The CBO projects ACA related provisions to cost $571 billion through 2019, that’s $139 billion less than projected in 2010 and 7% less than projected last April. CBO and JCT currently estimate that the ACA’s coverage provisions will result in net costs to the federal… Read More
Insurance Won’t Pay Story
Just want to let people know I went to the hospital cause hurt back when was at home and I couldn’t get in to the doctor office for 2 weeks. I hurt my back I pulled something and it hurt like heck I mean it hurt enough to make me cry. I ended up at… Read More
ObamaCare Saved My Life, My Pancreatic Cancer Story
I had no insurance until February of 2014, when my new policy through the Healthcare Marketplace became effective. While getting a physical in June, I mentioned to my doctor that I had been experiencing some discomfort from what appeared to be a kidney stone. She recommended an X-ray and sure enough, I had a kidney… Read More
Premiums Went Down After a Layoff
I enrolled in the ACA during the first year. At the time I was earning a salary of $45,000.00. The premiums for myself and my daughter were just under $350.00 which I felt was affordable given the fact that I am in my mid fifties. I was laid off from my job and immediately went… Read More
Bernie Sanders For Universal Health Care
Bernie Sanders counters the argument that full-time employment should be defined by 40 hours, by pointing out universal healthcare may be the solution. In general everyone agrees on the idea, but they don’t agree on how. In the meantime, the workweek remains at 30 hours under the ACA. Read an overview of Bernie Sander’s Single… Read More
Open Enrollment Week 9: January 10, 2015 – January 16, 2015
The new HHS report is in, 7.1 million covered by January 16th and we finally get to see a state-by-state breakdown too. Remember this doesn’t include state marketplaces who aren’t using HeatlhCare.Gov. Below is the post on the HHS.Gov blog for open enrollment week 9. Since Open Enrollment began on November 15, more than 7.1… Read More
ObamaCare Website and Personal Data
The ObamaCare website HealthCare.Gov does not share personally identifiable information with third parities, learn more about ObamaCare’s privacy policy for data. HealthCare.Gov’s privacy policy explains how they share data that can’t identify you, and how they protect data that can. Facts on How Personal Data is Shared and Stored on HealthCare.Gov Your information is stored under and safeguarded… Read More
Obamacare Tax Refund
How Tax Refunds for Advanced Tax Credits Work under the Affordable Care Act Millions may get a tax refund under ObamaCare. If your income was lower than projected, and you had a Marketplace plan, you may get an ObamaCare tax refund. NOTE: This article was written in 2015, but has been updated for 2019 –… Read More
Unaffordable Premiums, I’m Scared
I lost my job and my medical insurance one year before I was eligible for retirement benefits. My husband has a monthly retirement benefit but no medical. We are both 59 years old and in great health but based on our age our medical insurance premiums are at the highest. Our total income is 4000.00… Read More
Fluctuating Paycheck Story
What is not taken into consideration is the people who work a full time job but the hours are fluctuated. I can bring home less then 350 a week and have one paycheck every 3 to 4 months just over 400. I should not have to work multiple jobs away from my son just to… Read More
Tried to do the right thing
So I left my job with health insurance 11/7/14. I started another job 11/10/14 that did not offer health insurance. Found out 11/23/14 my previous employer removed me from the health insurance. Went to apply for health insurance for Jan 2015. All sites stated if I did not currently carry health ins to go healthcare.gov…. Read More
Worked at his job for 35 years-FIRED with terminal cancer
My husband worked in management at a prestigious law firm in NY owned by two attorney partners. He built the company with them from a small office of a few people to hundreds! He never took a sick day for anything and we even attended each other’s familes milestone events. Birthdays, our children’s communions, bar… Read More
Started out well but not for long…
I got laid off during the middle of 2014. It was rather easy to apply for and get Obamacare. I got the Silver Plan and my 2 kids were covered under Child Health Plus. Even re-enrolling in November 2014 went well. Then on December 31, 2014 we get a letter stating that my children’s coverage… Read More
Unaware of the Deadline
My husband lost his job and healthcare coverage in May 2014. We did not get a COBRA offer from his employer, a U.K. based company. We were unaware of the three month deadline to sign up for new coverage. From June through December we were without healthcare coverage. We are healthy, active family of four… Read More