How the Senate Bill Changes Health Care Reform

The past few weeks have been a tumultuous time for President Donald Trump and the Republican members of Congress.  Many in the GOP celebrated when the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in May, in anticipation of full repeal of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. In more recent weeks, however, […]

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Why are Insurers Leaving the Health Insurance Exchanges

Many politicians, both Republican and Democrat, have said that the current health insurance system is failing, and there is quite a bit of truth to that statement.  Following the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the federal and many state governments set up health insurance exchanges, where individuals or households could sign up […]

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How Medicare is Going to Change in 2017

This year more than 55 million Americans will obtain benefits from the federal insurance program Medicare, so even minor changes to how it operates can impact a vast part of the American public. There are, of course, the minor price raises that happen almost annually, but the major health reform initiatives and a new administration […]

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Ten Ways Health Coverage Might Change if Health Care Reform is Passed

One of the major pieces on the Trump administration’s legislative agenda is repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.  After a strong push by the President, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)in May and the Senate presented their own version of a health care […]

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Five Ways to Supplement Medicare

One of the great perks of reaching retirement age in the United States is obtaining virtually free health coverage through the federal Medicare program.  If you have been making Social Security payments through your employer, then you automatically qualify for Medicare when you turn 65.  Medicare coverage typically offers benefits for hospitalization, doctor’s visits and […]

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U.S. Senate Attempts to Draft Health Care Reform

President Donald Trump and many of the Republicans who now constitute the majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were swept into office on the promise that they would repeal the Affordable Care Act—more commonly referred to as Obamacare—and replace it with a program that would lower premiums while still offering coverage for […]

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