Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) the uninsured rate dropped to 11.9% for Q1 of 2015. This is down about 1% from last quarter and 5.2% since 2013.
Florida currently offers no coverage options to single adults below the 100% poverty line, expanding Medicaid could cover all those people.
Rand Paul announced he is running for President, but didn’t mention ObamaCare. What cuts would Libertarian (ish) Rand Paul make to the safety net and federal programs? Luckily Rand is very vocal about the rest of his policy ideas and how the budget should look
My families health Insurance thru HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE: BC/BS of NC has been Fraudulently CANCELLED by the Licensed Independent Agent that originally set it up in May of 2014. Background information: I contacted a recommended Authorized Licensed Agent in May of 2014 to see if my family would qualify for insurance thru the Healthcare Marketplace. We… Read More
A recap of Jan 2015 – April 2015 on ObamaCare’s tax forms, special enrollment periods, Rand, Cruz, Medicaid expansion, King V Burwell, signups, and more.
Get the latest 1095-A information from the Treasury department and IRS released on April 3rd, 2015. Those who filed won’t be penalized, but can amend.
If you are switching on or off a Marketplace plan, because you lost or gained income, you should be aware cost assistance is based on annual income. A few of our readers have been confused about how ObamaCare’s cost assistance works when getting or losing a job. We break down how cost assistance works with… Read More
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash used her GOP clout to fish for ObamaCare horror stories, but came up with success stories instead.
The Supreme Court won’t hear a lawsuit, that among other things, challenges the legality of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
ObamaCare isn’t “socialism”. Under ObamaCare we have a regulated private health care industry that uses a mix of public and private funding..
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) claimed 108 billion divided by 12 million equals 5 million, however the actual number was 5 thousand. We prove it with math.
I am a male who is 51 years old and a father of three teenagers. I went through a preventive Colonoscopy and Endoscopy after my gastroenterologist discussed over the phone the procedure with the assigned doctor from Coventry, my insurance provider, prior to the procedure being performed. Now, Coventry is denying the claim. They are not… Read More
I have spent the last ten years paying more for less coverage, till my HMO added up to a nice car payment. After losing my job for the first time in thirty years, I had no coverage. Due to the changes president Obama has made I was able to get affordable PPO insurance. One month… Read More
I have had the worst experience trying to get health insurance coverage as a single woman professional. I don’t know how this new health insurance system helps people get coverage because so far it has set me up to fail in getting the coverage I need for my health. I just started a new job… Read More
Ted Cruz may “get ObamaCare” or as we like to call it “buying health insurance”. Ted Cruz is a showman and we expect he’ll use this experince as a stunt, if he does decide to go through with it.
Want to know what real people think about the ACA, well here is your chance. Over open enrollment 2015 624 of our users took our ObamaCareFacts.com poll. Check out the results for yourself.
According to PwC more than 90 new companies related to healthcare have been created since the ACA was signed into law. As more people get access to healthcare new companies are entering the nearly $3 trillion health care market.
According to HHS the expansion of Medicaid and the increased coverage under the ACA has led to a reduction in unpaid medical bills saving taxpayers and hospitals billions. Highlights from the factsheets can be found below (for a list of citations see page 3 of this PDF). NOTE: This information is from a 2015 report. Logically… Read More
I was forced to take Obama care after leaving a full time job to run our family business and take care of my parents. The premiums are 40% of my take home pay. I live in NJ, so I also have the highest car insurance, property taxes and retail costs in the nation. I do… Read More
The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) was signed into law 5 years ago on March 23rd, 2010. We look at the successes, sticking points, and politics of the law.
The Treasury department and IRS confirmed those who filed using an incorrect 1095-A will not be charged additional taxes based on the corrected forms. This applies to both the federal exchange HealthCare.Gov and the state exchanges. UPDATE: 2019: While this page was written in 2015 and applies first and foremost to the 2014 plan year, the information… Read More
Bipartisan committee leaders have proposed a $210 billion Medicare fix that would solve one of the larger Medicare problems, doctor payments.
Before the ACA I was unable to get health insurance because I had a diagnosis and thus a pre-existing condition.
I have spent the entire morning trying to find a Dr. in my area that offers the health care I require and who accepts my Obama Care insurance. 7/9 Doctors in my network do not offer the service I need. 1/9 offers the service but does not accept my insurance. The other 1/9 I have… Read More
16.4 million uninsured gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) for a 35% reduction in uninsured as of March 2015.