A recent Gallup poll illustrates increasing uncertainty and fear over the coming implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
This evening, the House of
Representatives will vote, once again, to repeal the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act—otherwise known as Obamacare.
The House has already voted more than 30 times to repeal the health
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, perhaps better known as Obamacare, is certainly one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to come out of the Obama administration. Designed to reform our current health-care system by mandating individuals carry health insurance, and capping insurers medical loss ratios at 80% to ensure patients get the [...]
By Premier Penny Stocks: The full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, is only a few months away. On January 1, 2014, all aspects of the healthcare overhaul will begin. Show More Summary
A new federal report on hospital care costs highlights a growing need for health-care reform. Is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the answer?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, perhaps better known as Obamacare, is certainly one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to come out of the Obama administration. Designed to reform our current health-care system...Show More Summary
Michael F. Cannon In 2011, members of Congress began criticizing a proposed IRS rule implementing ObamaCare’s health insurance tax credits. They claimed that the proposed rule violated the clear language of the Patient Protection and...Show More Summary
Flanked by a group of women in the White House on Friday, President Barack Obama touted the benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, commonly referred to as “Obamacare.” The president said, while some of the law’s benefits have not yet been implemented, many of the provisions that protect patients have already kicked in. Show More Summary
Last week, it was widely reported that South Carolina's lower chamber approved a bill that would criminalize enforcement of the Patient Protection Act, President Obama's health-care law, most of which was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. But that's actually not the case.
Seven months from today, you’ll be required by law to carry health insurance — that’s a fact. But, as we lead up into the full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, on Jan. 1, 2014, many aspects of the bill still remain unknown, daunting, or even intimidating to [...]
It’s been three years since the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA) became law. There have been widely divergent opinions published by journalists on the impact of the law for Americans: from a rose-colored account from...Show More Summary
Recent polls from Rasmussen, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Minneapolis Fed raise more questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act than they answer.
Seven months from today, you'll be required by law to carry health insurance -- that's a fact. But, as we lead up into the full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, on Jan. 1, 2014, many aspects of the bill still remain unknown, daunting, or even intimidating to many Americans. Show More Summary
Congress needs to act now to fix these flaws. If it fails to do so, people living with HIV -- as well as millions of other Americans -- could be denied essential health care services and treatments.
Despite the fact that it's been the law of the land for more than three years now, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, ratified by President Obama in 2010, is still a mystery to many. So much so that a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that four out of 10 Americans have no idea it's still a law at all: Read more...
Companies that have healthy employees may see increases, and those with sicker employees may see decreases. It's been more than three years since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which requires companies to provide affordable insurance to their workers or pay tax penalties. Show More Summary
In eight months and a hair over one week the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, will go into full effect. The PPACA is a sweeping reform of our current health-care system aimed squarely at keeping premiums...Show More Summary
In eight months and a hair over one week the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, will go into full effect. The PPACA is a sweeping reform of our current health-care system aimed squarely at keeping premiums from skyrocketing; holding insurance companies accountable for the premiums they bring in by insuring [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is making it easier than ever for business to cut employees' hours to part-time. But, will they follow through with it?
Have the Obamacare winners become losers? When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA, was first passed, most analysts pegged hospital systems as obvious winners from the new law. That viewpoint also held true last year as the Supreme Court upheld much of Obamacare. The stock market clearly agreed. Immediately after the Supreme [...]