… culminated in an “era of good feelings” (Monroe was re-elected unopposed). The second not so much. Obama, who called health insurance reform the “defining struggle of this generation,” was semi-right, in two senses. Because Obamacare demonstrates …
Category: Health Insurance
Your High-Priced Personal Trainer May Be Losing Health Coverage
… The company, which has 36 locations in New York and 50 more around the country and internationally, has changed its health insurance offerings, making comprehensive medical coverage out of reach for many of its trainers. On Jan. 1, many of the …
Cut Dependence On Government
West Virginia’s U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, share one concern about proposals to repeal and replace the Obamacare program. It is that those who have become dependent on it not be cut off from health insurance.
Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium gains recognition
Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium Trustee Jan Klein, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health CEO Jessica Brooks, and consortium Chairman David Wyatt. The Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium was recognized last year by the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health for “Excellence in Driving Innovation in Employee Health,” and by the Pittsburgh Business Times as a Health Care Hero.
Obama’s Minnesota legacy
From a health care overhaul to student-debt relief, President Obama’s policies had a significant impact on the lives of many Minnesotans. Minnesota was an early adopter of Obama’s health care overhaul, bringing the number of uninsured residents in the state to an all-time low.
The Three Big Reasons Republicans Can’t Replace Obamacare
Republicans are preparing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and have promised to replace it with something that doesn’t leave more than 20 million Americans stranded without health insurance. First, Republicans say they want the replacement to be “market-based.”
Program aims to bring specialized care to more patients
Physicians and other medical experts in New Jersey are teaming up to bring more specialized care to people living in rural areas, on Medicaid and who lack comprehensive health insurance coverage. Robert Wood Johnson Partners launched the New Jersey Project ECHO Academic Medical Center Hub in fall 2016 with three remote-access “tele-mentoring” clinics.
Montana may be a model for the Medicaid work requirement
Montana State Senator Ed Buttrey is a no-nonsense businessman from Great Falls. Like a lot of Republicans, he’s not a fan of the Affordable Care Act, nor its expansion of Medicaid, the health insurance for the poor and disabled.
TEENS: America’s health care system is sickly
Surely, adults know this by now and are all agreeing with me. I’m compelled to write about this specific topic because I feel like my age group should be aware on how badly we are getting overcharged by the American health care system.
Biggest winners of an Obamacare repeal: The young, healthy and rich
In one of the latest rounds of government-by-tweet, Donald Trump has once again revealed that he doesn’t have a clue about the markets for health care and health insurance. “Also, deductibles are so high that it is practically useless,” wrote the president-elect on Wednesday about health insurance policies sold on the Obamacare exchanges.
Less uninsured Americans is the new normal
Obamacare has created a “new normal” for this country. The new normal is 20 to 30 million more Americans with health insurance.
Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments From Private Insurers
A Medicare Advantage plan run by Independence Blue Cross, headquartered in Philadelphia, was among those audited for overcharging by the federal government. Six years ago, federal health officials were confident they could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually by auditing private Medicare Advantage insurance plans that allegedly overcharged the government for medical services.
How to Repeal Obamacareby The EditorsOn health care, congressional…
The president-elect may not be chock-full of ideas about health-care policy, but he has the right political instincts. He has said that should be replaced, that its beneficiaries should not simply be stripped of coverage, and that people with pre-existing conditions should be protected.
George F. Will: Obama was indeed transformational, unfortunately
… an “era of good feelings” (Monroe was re-elected unopposed). The second not so much. Obama, who called health insurance reform the “defining struggle of this generation,” was semi-right, in two senses. Because Obamacare …
N.Y. estimates $3.7 billion loss from Obamacare repeal
N.Y. estimates $3.7 billion loss from Obamacare repeal About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hYHdp3 Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff, following the primaries in six states June 7, 2016.
Obama’s Loquacious Presidency Produced Negative Results
… culminated in an “era of good feelings” (Monroe was re-elected unopposed). The second not so much. Obama, who called health insurance reform the “defining struggle of this generation,” was semi-right, in two senses. Because Obamacare demonstrates …
Trump Transition Official: Don’t Worry! No Changes To Insurance Plans ‘Til 2019
Voters should not expect to see any changes to their health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act for two years after the law is repealed, a senior official on Donald Trump’s White House transition team said Thursday. “Immediately, what we’re saying, is we’re not going to pull the rug out from under anyone.
Affordable Care Act
Not sure how that makes it a – which raised this question: who exactly are these people? Surely they are not among those more than 20 million who now have health insurance which they couldn’t afford to have previously? Or those with pre-existing conditions who no longer can be denied coverage? Or those young adults who can now be covered under their parents’ insurance as needed until the age of 26? Or those millions currently on Medicare, since the financial solvency of this program has been extended by 11 years as a result of the implementation of various provisions of Certainly there is the mandate for at least minimum coverage, along with its associated tax penalties – but people have a choice here.
George Will: Obama was transformational, unfortunately
… culminated in an “era of good feelings” (Monroe was re-elected unopposed). The second not so much. Obama, who called health-insurance reform the “defining struggle of this generation,” was semi-right, in two senses. Because Obamacare demonstrates …
Tax breaks, health care options on tap for 2017
Each year, business owners can count on changes in tax law and other rules. For 2017, small businesses are getting a bigger deduction for equipment purchases, and those that aren’t required to provide health insurance will have an option to help staffers pay for coverage.
Survey: Confusion reigns among health insurance shoppers
Despite the fevered rhetoric surrounding health insurance, people remain quite fuzzy about what it all means and especially what to buy. A new survey of 2,000 adults in selected major cities, including Houston, found that only 4 percent of Americans understood four basic insurance terms.
NY estimates $3.7B loss from Obamacare repeal
About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance and the state would incur a $3.7 billion budget hit if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act. NY estimates $3.7B loss from Obamacare repeal About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance and the state would incur a $3.7 billion budget hit if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act.
Social Security reform: If you’re under 50, watch out
Some San Antonio businesses are finding that fully paid health insurance and a generous 401 plan are not enough to attract and retain top talent in today’s tight labor market. Here are cool employee perks offered by San Antonio companies.
Can a continuous coverage requirement produce a healthy insurance market?
Regardless of how the Affordable Care Act is changed, Republican leaders appear likely to eliminate the individual mandate, which requires people to purchase health insurance or pay a tax penalty. At the same time, proposed reforms retain the consumer protections in the ACA that prohibit insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
The myth of pre-existing conditions
Democrats are warning that once Obamacare is repealed, people with serious illnesses won’t get health insurance. President Obama says repeal will mean going The truth is, every Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act protects people with pre-existing conditions.
Speaker Cruz (re)introduces insurance bill
… 395-33 . In a release, Cruz says he introduced the bill last year as a response to the Administration “choosing a health insurance contract costing millions more than its alternative” a decision he says “ultimately jeopardized Retirees’ Medical, …
For three-time breast cancer survivor, Obamacare only hope
A sign placed out on the 16th Street Mall, beckons people to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act in 2014. For people like me, it isn’t just a theoretical concern that President-elect Trump and Congress will gamble with our healthcare system by repealing Obamacare without a comprehensive replacement plan.
Over 530K Tennesseans wait to see what Congress does on Obamacare
Hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans covered by President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act are watching what a Republican-dominated Congress will do with the health care law now that members are back in session. On the other hand, those Tennesseans who remain uninsured because of high rates say they are hoping the new President-elect follows through with promises of repealing Obamacare with something more affordable.
Supporters expect Trump to deliver on jobs, health care
… for that,” chimed in Melinda Berger, a homemaker from nearby North Ridgeville. “I can’t wait!” “He has to improve the health care,” she added. “Thousands of dollars out of pocket before you get any benefits – who can afford that?” Berger and …
In Dem reply, former KY gov says Trump would ‘rip’ away care new
Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear took a populist tenor in Democrats’ formal response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday, accusing him of planning to “rip affordable health insurance” from Americans and being “Wall Street’s champion.” Seated at a diner in Lexington, Kentucky, Beshear also assailed Trump for “ignoring serious threats to our national security from Russia, who’s not our friend, while alienating our allies.”
Capital Region insurers, employers try out telemedicine
… he’d rush to an urgent care center. That was before his employer began offering telemedicine as part of the company’s health insurance about 18 months ago. Now that he has 24/7 access to a doctor by phone, Dolan calls at the first sign of infection …
Federal Judge Halts Transgender Protections in Obamacare
… their religious freedom and thwarts their independent medical judgment and will require burdensome changes to their health insurance plans on January 1, 2017,” O’Connor wrote. “Plaintiffs argue the new regulation will require them to perform and …
Pelosi’s Obamacare plea: ‘Take a second look’
House Democrats who ushered President Barack Obama’s health care reforms into law say they failed to sell it from the start. On a call Monday with top Democrats, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said one thing she would have done differently on health care reform from the start was “message it in a much stronger way.”
Aetna Fight for Humana Awaits Judge’s Ruling in U.S. Case
Aetna Inc.’s fight to complete its purchase of Humana Inc. is now with a federal judge who must decide whether the combination of the two health insurers should be blocked because it risks raising consumers’ costs. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington heard final arguments Friday from the companies and the Justice Department about the $37 billion deal, which the government says should be stopped.
Q&A: The GOP’s path to repealing health care law
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. “He said, ‘Now you guys own it.
Obamacare Is First Item On Congress’ Chopping Block
… after almost a century of trying, today after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America,” Obama said that day, to long applause from the assembled crowd. …
Deutsche Welle Graduate Traineeship – Deutsche Welle
… of approx. 1,800 Euros per month. As full-time employees, DW trainees are automatically eligible for German public health insurance. As our trainees move to Germany from abroad, we assist them at every step of the visa process. The traineeship can …
Eat This! The Healthiest Food Trends for 2017
My health insurance should cover me when I need it. Close loopholes that can leave me huge surprise medical bills.
In Religious Freedom Victory Federal Court Blocks Obama Abortion, Transgender Regulations
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Judge Reed O’Connor issued a preliminary injunction Saturday, blocking the federal government from enforcing an Obama administration regulation which”forbids discriminating on the basis of ‘gender identity’ and ‘termination of pregnancy'” under Obamacare. The regulation would have taken effect on January 1. The Plaintiffs claimed the regulation’s interpretation of sex discrimination pressures doctors to deliver healthcare in a manner that violates their religious freedom, thwarts their independent medical judgment and will require burdensome changes to their health insurance plans on January 1, 2017.
Prescription drugs at reduced prices starting today
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman signed a price controls act expected to reduce the maximum retail price of prescription drugs starting today at an average rate of 3.5% compared to last year. Among other things, the price decline was facilitated by changes in exchange rates, slight price declines in the countries where drug prices are set, and reductions in the pharmacist’s profit margin with expensive drugs.