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Archive for the ‘Health Reform’ Category
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Kaiser Health News reports:
“As Democratic presidential primary candidates try to walk a political tightrope between the party’s progressive and center-left wings, they face increasing pressure to outline the details of their health reform proposals.
On Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reaffirmed his stance by reintroducing a “Medicare-for-all” bill, the idea that fueled his 2016 presidential run.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Bernie Sanders, deductibles, Government, Harvard, health benefits, health plan, health reform, insurance, long-term, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, premiums, Sanders, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Reform | Comments Off on As Sanders Officially Revives Medicare-For-All, Plan B For Democrats Gains Traction
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
The Chicago Suntimes reports:
“The potential for Senate Republicans to unravel Obamacare this week diminished on Sunday, when two GOP senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Ted Cruz of Texas said their support was unlikely.
Even though the bill drafted by Sens. Lindsey Graham R-S.C. and Bill Cassidy R-La., is on the verge of failure — and may not even get a vote by the end of the month — as long as Republicans control the House, Senate and the White House, attempts may continue to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature health insurance plan.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Carpend, Carpentersville, Chamber of Commerce, Changeing Health Care, Chicago, Chicagoland, Clinton, COBRA, health benefits, Illinois, ObamaCare
Posted in Health Reform | Comments Off on Rauner plays it safe on likely doomed GOP Senate Obamacare bill
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017
Yahoo Finance reports:
“Republicans have only one month to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare through the process by which they tried and failed earlier this summer.
According to a Friday ruling from the Senate parliamentarian, the window to pass an Obamacare-repeal bill through the process known as budget reconciliation will close at the end of September.
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Tags: 2017, ACA, GOP, group rates, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Health Alliance, Health and Human Services, IL, ObamaCare, Will
Posted in Health Reform | Comments Off on Republicans now have a drop-dead date for replacing Obamacare
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Modern Helthcare.com reports:
“Employer and business groups are shifting their lobbying efforts from repealing the Affordable Care Act’s unpopular “Cadillac” tax to fighting GOP proposals to chip away at the tax break on employer-provided health insurance.
Capping the tax break, they say, would cause employers to offer skimpier benefits, and some would stop offering coverage altogether. That would erode the employer-sponsored health insurance market.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Broker, health benefits, insurance industry, insurance plan, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Laws, Health Reform | Comments Off on Employers gear up for next fight after Cadillac tax
Monday, January 11th, 2016
The Hill Reports:
“‘Tis the season for giving—and for the Affordable Care Act, it’s become the season for giving bad news. For the third year in a row, open enrollment has given millions of hardworking Americans news that their health insurance will have higher premiums, fewer choices, and more out-of-pocket costs—if their insurance will even exist after the holidays are over.
But this sad reality won’t be found in the flowery rhetoric of the law’s supporters. From President Obama to Hillary Clinton to many candidates for both the U.S. Senate and House, politicians are claiming the law is a smashing success. This might make for a good stump speech for the base, but these claims carry huge political risks: They sound woefully disconnected from the struggles millions of Americans are suffering under this law.
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Health Reform | Comments Off on The ‘Affordable’ Care Act, another Christmas bah-humbug
Thursday, June 25th, 2015
Yahoo Finance reports:
” From contraception to colonoscopies, the Obama administration Monday closed a series of insurance loopholes on coverage of preventive care.
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Tags: Health and Human Services, health care law, insurance, insurance plan, McHenery, McHenry, McHenry County, Medicaid, Montgomery, Mooseheart, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, preventive services
Posted in Health Reform | Comments Off on Feds close insurance loopholes on preventive care
Monday, May 4th, 2015
Benefits Pro reports:
“A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actis gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of huzzahs from the small business community.
Because affordable care for all will only be affordable if someone underwrites its true cost, the law includes various taxes and assessments designed to sustain the insurers that offer low-premium coverage. Among them: The Health Insurance Tax, targeting small businesses.
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Tags: affordable care, Costs, Downers Grove, Dundee, DuPage, DuPage County, East Dundee, Elburn, Elgin, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, health, health care costs, health insurance, Patient Protection, PPACA, small businesses
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Reform | Comments Off on PPACA HIT repeal bill gaining steam
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Kaiser Health News reports:
“Elizabeth and Britt Harmon struggled for years to have a child, and were thrilled when their son Orin was born in February 2013. But they were unprepared for the medical problems that then upended the Brooksville, Maine couple’s lives.
Orin was born with pulmonary stenosis, a heart condition, and severe asthma. He required constant care, including frequent trips to the hospital and medications that cost hundreds of dollars. The Harmons had insurance through Britt’s job at a plumbing company, but it covered “maybe half” of their child’s medical expenses, Elizabeth said.
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Tags: Advisor, affordable care, Affordable Care Act, child, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glendale, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Government, health care costs, individual, medical expenses, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Reform, Insurance Reform | Comments Off on Medical Debt Still a Problem Under Health Law — Despite Protections
Monday, January 12th, 2015
The Motley Fool reports:
“Ever since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, critics have cited the penalties that the law imposes on those who don’t have qualifying healthcare coverage. Yet, with those provisions not taking effect until this year, no one has yet seen exactly how Obamacare penalties will work. As the 2014 tax season approaches, though, the IRS has started to provide some guidance on what to expect from the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, and how they’ll affect your 2014 taxes.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Government, health insurance, health insurance marketplace, Marketplace, ObamaCare, Richmond, Ringwood, Rolling Meadows, Saint Charles, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Sleepy Hollow, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Reform, Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on How the Obamacare Penalty Will Affect Your 2014 Taxes
Friday, October 17th, 2014
Yahoo Finance reports:
“Tens of millions of Americans without health insurance risk being fined by the IRS as part of the Affordable Care Act, which imposes a tax penalty on those who didn’t purchase medical insurance. But tax experts say up to 20 million people are eligible for a waiver.
According to Inuit, maker of TurboTax, there are 30 reasons you may be exempt from the tax penalty if you don’t have health insurance. These are the top reasons for a tax exemption:
- Affordability . The lowest-priced health insurance available would cost more than 8 percent of your household income.
- Medical expenses . You had medical expenses you couldn’t afford to pay in the last 24 months, which resulted in significant debt.
- Cancellation . You had insurance that was canceled, and the other plans were unaffordable.
- Utility shut-off . You received a notice for shut-off from a utility company.
- Difficulty signing up . You had issues signing up through your state or federal marketplace.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Deerfield, Elgin, Hanover Park, Harvard, health exemption, individual, insurance, Marketplace, medical expenses, sign up, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Reform | Comments Off on There Are 30 Ways to Avoid the Penalty for Not Buying Health Insurance
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