Trend Results : Affordable Care
Related Searches
Blog Post Results (1-20 of 7249)
FILTER RESULTS ►Did California Just Expose a Major Flaw in Obamacare?
Excited or not, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is set to be fully implemented in just six months and one week. Targeted at revamping our entire health care system, it will mandate individuals...Show More Summary
Can In-Store Health Clinics Save You Money?
By the end of June, we’ll reach the middle of the so-called “gap year” — meaning that roughly six months will remain before the Affordable Care Act kicks in and America begins an unprecedented experiment with universal health care coverage. Maybe that’s not such a big deal if you have great health insurance thanks to [...]Show More Summary
Electronic Medical Records Versus Electronic Health Records — and Why Each Matters
The following is a guest post by Marjorie Scheckle. In the wake of passage of the Affordable Care Act, the health care industry is changing so rapidly that it is sometimes hard to stay informed about how these changes may affect you. New advances in technology are changing how the health care industry functions to [...]
Health centers get $150 million for insurance enrollment help
HHS says the effort is intended to simplify the process of signing up for new insurance options under the Affordable Care Act.
California reveals prices for health insurance under Obamacare
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled out...
Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who immediate...
Senator Compares Compares Obama Cabinet Official To Convicted Felon Oliver North
A top Senate Republican is comparing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to convicted felon Oliver North for soliciting private donations to help implement the Affordable Care Act. In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) charged that Sebelius circumvented Congress’ refusal to provide funds for the [...]
Low-income Americans could face coverage gaps under Obamacare
The primary goal of the Affordable Care Act—getting the uninsured and working poor access to health insurance—is likely to be complicated by the fact that the regular complications of life (marriage, divorce, having children, job changes, layoffs) have such a significant impact on the income of people living on the edge of poverty. Show More Summary
Only Half of the WA Insurance Plans Through the State Exchange Will Cover Elective Abortions
The 300,000 women hoping to purchase affordable insurance coverage through Washington state's insurance exchange when the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented next year had better choose wisely: Only half of the 10 insurance exchange...Show More Summary
You ask, we answer! Can employed people get Obamacare subsidies?
Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff’s regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every Monday, … Continue reading ?
Labor Health Care Plans May Suffer as Part of Obamacare Implementation
It appears one of the surprise losers during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act maybe some of the labor unions that most strongly supported the law. From the Hill:
Obamacare Official Linked To IRS Tea Party Targeting
An IRS official who was reportedly involved in the Tea Party targeting scandal is now overseeing the implementation of Obamacare. This has prompted one US Senator to recommend putting Obamacare, a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act, on “pause” while all the IRS misconduct is sorted out. The IRS has apologized for wrongfully profiling Tea Party and [...]Show More Summary
Millions of Americans don’t have bank accounts. That could be a problem for Obamacare.
Americans shopping for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act next year might hit an unexpected obstacle: the lack of a bank account. Millions of Americans are expected to qualify for tax subsidies under the health overhaul, which they can … Continue reading ?
'Obamacare' Costs Would Rise Even Higher With Labor Union 'Fix'
Labor union leaders are complaining they are getting shortchanged by the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." They are asking the White House to allow the health care exchange subsidies to be used for their worker's health care plans, which could dramatically increase the cost of the ACA.
For startups, health care reform is a huge opportunity, HHS tech guy says
The Affordable Care Act, aka health care reform, aka Obamacare, is spurring a massive creation of new business opportunities, according to the HHS chief technical officer, Bryan Sivak.
How Exercising at Work Saves Money
Creation of worksite wellness programs is promoted by parts of the Affordable Care Act. If your office doesn't have a gym, it soon might -- out of the company's interest.
ObamaCare Supporters Consider Ballot Initiatives to Bypass Resistance
In some of our redder
states, political leaders are pushing back against the Affordable
Care Act, declining Medicaid expansions and refusing to set up
health exchanges. In some of these states, supporters may turn to
ballot initiatives...Show More Summary
The “New” Discrimination: Retaliation Based on Health Care Rights
If you don’t already know, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), a/k/a Obama Care, does not take effect all at once. (I say “if you don’t already know,” because a recent poll shows that 42% of Americans are unaware that Obama Care is currently the law of the land). Title I of the Act, which is considered one [...]
Oregon may be the White House’s favorite health exchange
Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff’s regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every Monday, … Continue reading ?
Linda Bergthold: Yes Virginia, Obamacare still exists
Forty-two percent of Americans are unaware that Obamacare still exists. Even after the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012, even...
