5 Steps to Getting Medical Insurance You Can Afford
We cover 5 steps to take to get the best medical insurance you can afford so you can get the best deal on health insurance available to you.
We cover 5 steps to take to get the best medical insurance you can afford so you can get the best deal on health insurance available to you.
The facts below are our original “ObamaCare facts” page. These ObamaCare facts will give you a sense of how things used to be and what has changed. See our up-to-date “ObamaCare” facts page here. It is easy to forget that time when women paid more than men for health insurance, or when you could be denied… Read More
The Trump administration will expand exemptions to an ObamaCare rule requiring employers to provide plans that cover birth control.
Everything You Need to Know About Open Enrollment Get covered during open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment starts Nov 1st and ends Dec 15th in most states. Unless you have access to coverage through work, Medicare, or another source, open enrollment is the only time of year you and your family can… Read More
Affordability Exemptions and the Family Affordability Glitch for 2018 Plans Below we present the affordability exemptions for 2018 for employer and non-employer coverage and explain the family affordability glitch. Affordability exemptions are one of the more complex aspects of the ACA, so make sure you understand all the specifics below before claiming one on form 8965 or from HealthCare.Gov. TIP:… Read More
2018 Premium Tax Credits Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) We explain how Premium Tax Credits work on 2018 health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Tax credits can be taken in advance, or at tax time. In other words, ObamaCare’s Premium Tax Credits (PTC) can be paid to your insurer in advance as… Read More
Trump indicated he would allow insurers to sell across state lines, this idea was in his campaign platform and can be done by executive order.
ObamaCare’s open enrollment period for 2018 starts on November 1st, 2017 and ends on December 15th, 2017. This is what you need to know to enroll for 2018. Some states have longer enrollment periods, so you will have to check your state’s rules. • Open enrollment is the only time you can get cost assistance, enroll… Read More
The Cassidy-Graham bill has been estimated by studies to result in 32 million uninsured by 2027 and beyond and higher costs for many sick, poor, and seniors.
We explain the gist of the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill. In short, it looks a lot like the last repeal attempt, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
About 35% of the insured in the U.S. are covered under single payer systems. The VA System, Medicare, and Medicaid/CHIP are single payer systems.
We look at the Affordable Care Act, asking why many people’s medical insurance or care is unaffordable.
One may ask, “why do I need health insurance?” The simple answer is to protect ourselves against high medical costs and bankruptcy.
Tomi Lahren is on ObamaCare, because she is on her parents plan despite being older than 19 (and it was ObamaCare that allowed for that).
We explain how Trump can obstruct ObamaCare by “blocking insurer bailouts” (by not reimbursing insurers for cost sharing assistance.)
Everything You Need to Know About Enrolling in TrumpCare We explain how to sign up for TrumpCare and enroll in a TrumpCare plan (i.e., how to sign up for health insurance under President Trump). That means we’ll explain health insurance enrollment dates, how to get cost assistance, and other important information for getting covered under… Read More
On this page we ask the question, “did the ACA (ObamaCare) lead to higher medical costs, or is something else causing the increase in healthcare costs?”
Medicine and Medicare in the U.S. The U.S. has had a Medicare program since the mid-1900’s and has accepted a theoretical responsibility to take care of the elderly, veterans, and the poor. Improved standards of living have increased our life expectancy tremendously. It was not unusual to see people in this country live only through… Read More
We look at the question, “can repealing the ACA or its key provisions bring down the cost of health insurance / healthcare?”
We fact-check Trump’s claim that the CBO can’t be trusted and only 10.3 million were enrolled in ObamaCare (not the 23 million the CBO projected).
Get the facts on the CBO report on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (the Senate’s ObamaCare repeal and replace plan AKA TrumpCare).
Everything You Need To Know About the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) AKA The Latest Version of TrumpCare We explain everything you need to know about the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA); the Senate’s new healthcare bill to replace ObamaCare. Below we cover everything you need to know about the Better Care Reconciliation… Read More
We explain the difference between ObamaCare and the House and Senate versions of TrumpCare (i.e. the difference between the ACA, AHCA, and BRCA).
Everything You Need To Know About the Senate’s ObamaCare Repeal and Replace Bill (the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Explained) We explain the Senate revision of the House’s American Health Care Act (TrumpCare AKA the Senate’s ObamaCare repeal and replace plan). The bill was just released today, so we need time to do a… Read More
There is a loophole in TrumpCare that could result in lifetime limits and the loss of other essential benefits guaranteed by ObamaCare.