State-Based ObamaCare Alternative – Sec. 1332. Waiver for State innovation
Using a Sec. 1332. Waiver for State innovation states can create their own ACA alternative, including a state-based single payer system.
Using a Sec. 1332. Waiver for State innovation states can create their own ACA alternative, including a state-based single payer system.
The drug Pembrolizumab, which is thought to have help Jimmy Carter beat cancer, has been approved by the FDA through an accelerated fast-track process.
What is TrumpCare? “TrumpCare” describes health care reform under Donald Trump. We explain TrumpCare and how it is different than ObamaCare. An Introduction to the Many HealthCare Bills, Regulations, and Ideas We Call “TrumpCare.” Below we explain different aspects of TrumpCare. When people say “TrumpCare” they are essentially referring to healthcare changes made, attempted to be… Read More
There are a few taxes related to ObamaCare that require the attention of most tax paying Americans. Below we review the most important tax tips for 2016.
Most states stuck to the hard deadline of January 31st, 2016, but a few states are allowing those who signed up (but didn’t enroll) a few extra days to enroll.
Here is a quick guide for enrolling in Healthcare.Gov coverage at the last moment.
If you haven’t yet enrolled in coverage for 2016, you are pushing it. Your last chance is January 31, 2016.
Bernie Sanders proposed a single payer Medicare for all solution for American health care (BernieCare). What does that mean?
Out-of-pocket costs, the GOP’s rejection of Medicaid, the family glitch, and premium increases. These are ObamaCare’s sticking points.
Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota pitched his plan to expand Medicaid to 55,000 South Dakotans under ObamaCare. He is the latest Republican governor to choose people over politics.
Below is the HHS 2016 marketplace facts sheet on ObamaCare provided by CMS.gov. There lots of interesting facts in here including new updates on percentages of existing customers who can get plans for less than $100 or $75 (this goes hand-in-hand with the 1 in 6 non-marketplace customers who qualified for plans of $100… Read More
People of all income levels, news sources, insurers, and providers have expressed frustration over rising health premiums and deductibles going into 2016.
Subsidios de ObamaCare en el Mercado de Seguros Médicos de su Estado Los subsidios de ObamaCare pueden ahorrarle dinero en sus primas y pagos adicionales. Los subsidios de ObamaCare solo están disponibles a través del Mercado de seguros, veamos que son los subsidios, cómo funcionan y cómo los puede aplicar para lograr un seguro médico… Read More
We explain Scott Walker’s plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare. We compare it to the ACA and examine what it gets right and wrong.
A new 2015 CDC study shows the uninsured rate below 10% at 9.2% for the first 3 months of 2015.
Even if all states expand Medicaid, we need Planned Parenthood. ObamaCare’s expansion of coverage options provides free sexual and reproductive health services, but millions fall in the Medicaid gap in state’s that didn’t expand.
On this page we walk you through steps to canceling an ObamaCare plan (a plan purchased on the Health Insurance Marketplace) and canceling Medicaid and CHIP. We also go over some important advice to consider before you cancel. Read the advice below or simply go to HealthCare.Gov to begin the cancellation process. You can cancel by… Read More
Pregnancy, ability to become pregnant, and gender have no affect on health insurance premiums. However, the ACA does provide improved benefits and some free services to pregnant mothers and women.
If ObamaCare is repealed those who get cost assistance and those with preexisting conditions could lose coverage options.
Insurers are planning rate hikes for 2016 under ObamaCare. ObamaCare being both the reason we know about it, and part of the reason it’s happening.
Last week a story went viral about a guy in South Carolina who didn’t get ObamaCare and ended up needing it.
All Silver plans offered on the Health Insurance Marketplace offer cost sharing reduction subsidy options. The amount of reduction you qualify for is based on your projected income.
A study shows that ER visits have increased as more people have gotten coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This expected short term outcome isn’t ideal, but speaks to habits of the previously uninsured, the fact that ER visits are covered under the ACA, and an increased doc shortage as demand outpaces supply in the short term.
A qualifying employer must offer health coverage regardless of what other coverage options an employee has.
Open enrollment ended February 15, 2015 but last minute shoppers have until April 30 to get covered and avoid the fee, if they don’t have a health plan yet. *Healthcare.gov customers and select states only.