Sep
29
2017
Blog
Sep
26
2017
Five Potential Fixes for the Affordable Care Act
In 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, a sweeping reform of the American health care system. Among the many changes instituted by the ACA—also commonly known as Obamacare—was a massive expansion of the federal health insurance program for the poor, Medicaid, and the creation of regional health insurance marketplaces that offered subsidized health plans […]
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22
2017
Filling the Gap between Now and Open Enrollment
Health insurance is a virtual necessity in our world. It is almost certain that you will need a flu shot, strain your back or have a bout of food poisoning after you lose your health coverage. Just as important, you don’t want to pay a fine at tax time for having less than year-round coverage. […]
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19
2017
Health Insurance for the Self-Employed
In the latest data offered by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 15 million Americans were self-employed. For the ten percent of the American workforce that operates their business with no employees, one of the most difficult challenges is obtaining a robust health plan that meets their needs as an income earner for […]
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14
2017
Polls Show Growing Support for Health Insurance Coverage for All
More Americans believe that health insurance should be more than a privilege for a select few; a growing segment of the U.S. population is supporting the idea that health coverage should be a right for everyone. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates that there is burgeoning support for […]
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12
2017
Everything You Need to Know About Out-of-Pocket Expenses
If you are like many Americans, you may not fully understand how your health insurance policy works. You probably know that you need to make monthly premium payments to maintain your health coverage, and you probably understand that when you see a doctor or stay in a hospital, your insurance will pay a portion of […]
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7
2017
Four Ways Health Insurance Saves You Money
In the current economic climate where many Americans are still trying to get back on track after the recent recession, saving money is probably one of your highest priorities. You are probably looking at ways to cut back on monthly expenses and that may include premiums for health insurance. Your health plan may seem like […]
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5
2017
Health Insurers File Next Year’s Rates
Health Insurers File Next Year’s Rates If you have a health insurance policy from one of the marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, then you probably want to pay close attention to the filings that your insurer made this summer. In late June, all of the insurers on the […]
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29
2017
Life without Insurance, Might Mean No Life at All
One of the key reasons why the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act failed was that their proposals would likely have stripped millions of Americans of health insurance. At first glance, losing your health coverage may not appear to be a terrible loss; after all, all Americans can still visit an […]
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21
2017
Stabilizing the Health Insurance Market
If you are like many Americans then you have probably been following the efforts by the Trump administration and Congress to reform the U.S. health care system with considerable interest. Whether you are an enrollee in an Obamacare health plan or not, you or someone close to you probably has a health plan that is […]
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