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Posts Tagged ‘McCullen Lake’
Monday, May 20th, 2019
CNN Politics reports:
“Washington may be obsessed with enacting “Medicare for All” or repealing Obamacare, but Americans have other priorities.
They want Congress to prioritize reducing health care costs and protecting those with pre-existing conditions, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Wednesday.
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Tags: affordable care, Affordable Care Act, Bernie Sanders, health care costs, health care reform, health insurance, health insurance coverage, Marketplace, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McHenry, Montgomery, Mooseheart, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, ObamaCare, Supreme Court, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Insurance News | Comments Off on Most Americans want lower health care costs, not ‘Medicare for All’ or Obamacare repeal
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
The Motley Fool reports:
“If you’re a senior on Medicare, new cards are coming soon. New cards will be mailed out between April 2018 and April 2019, and these new cards will no longer have your Social Security number on them.
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Tags: Government, health insurance, Maple Park, Marengo, Marketplace, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenery, McHenry, Medicaid, Medicare, seniors
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on Scammers Are Using New Medicare Cards to Try to Trick Seniors
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
The Observer reports:
“If you bought health insurance during the Affordable Care Act open enrollment, congratulations. Your major health care needs, known and unknown, should be covered without risk of financial ruin. You may feel you are set until the next open enrollment. But you might actually have more work to do to make sure you are truly protected.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, health insurance, individual, Individual Mandate, insurance, Marengo, Marketplace, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenery, McHenry, McHenry County, open enrollment
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on ACA Marketplace Plan Issues Threaten Consumers’ Financial Well-Being
Thursday, August 24th, 2017
Kaiser Health News reports:
“When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm, using words like “breakthrough,” “revolutionary” and “a watershed moment.”
But when they think about how much the therapy is likely to cost, their tone turns alarmist.
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Tags: cancer, Costs, doctors, Government, Hospital, insurance, long-term, Maple Park, Marengo, Marketplace, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenery, McHenry, McHenry County, Medicaid, pediatric
Posted in Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on ‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to The CT Mirror:
“Even if you don’t get your health insurance through Obamacare, you’re likely to get something related to the health law in the mail in the coming weeks: A new tax form.
 The 1095-A form exchange customers will receive. Others will get different versions, depending on the source of their health care coverage. Known as Form 1095, it’s part of the way the federal government verifies whether people are complying with the mandate that requires nearly all U.S. residents to have health care coverage. This year is the first time most people will be getting those forms, and officials are anticipating a fair amount of confusion. In part, that’s because what you need to do with that form depends on the type of coverage you had.
Here’s what you need to know. (more…)
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on Coming soon to your mailbox: An Obamacare tax form
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to Bloomberg Business:
“Humana Inc. is the latest insurer to run into trouble in Obamacare’s individual health-insurance markets.
The health insurer said that it probably won’t collect enough money to cover costs for some customers who bought individual plans, and will set aside what’s known as a premium deficiency reserve. The shortfall is for 2016 plans that comply with new rules under the Affordable Care Act, Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana said Friday.
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer, said in November that it might stop participating in the Obamacare next year after taking losses. One analyst predicted that Humana would follow suit.
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Individual Health Insurance | Comments Off on Humana to Record 2016 Obamacare Shortfall, Membership Drops
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Crain’s Chicago Business Reports:
 “Aetna is returning to sell plans on the Illinois health insurance exchange after taking a year off.
Also returning are giants Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, the dominant insurer in the state; UnitedHealthcare, which is affiliated with Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group, and Chicago-based Land of Lincoln Health.
Mostly familiar faces are returning to the exchange for enrollment that begins Nov. 1, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance. Other companies that received federal approval to sell plans include:
—Health Alliance, based in downstate Urbana.
—Celtic Insurance, which is part of St. Louis-based Centene Corp.
—Coventry Health, part of Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna.
—Harken Health, of which UnitedHealth Group is an investor.
—Humana, based in Louisville, Ky.
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Small Business | Comments Off on Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare return to Illinois Obamacare exchange
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
Small Business Trends reports:
“This year as you complete your federal income tax return, you’ll need to provide extra information, due to Obamacare.
The Affordable Care Act will require one of three things for the 2014 tax year:
- If you had health coverage for the entire year in 2014, you will be prompted to check the appropriate box on your tax return.
- If you were exempt or got assistance through a Marketplace, you will need to take additional steps. Those steps may include completing Form 8962 for claiming the Premium Tax Credit assistance. Or you may need to complete a different form to claim an exemption.
- If you are not exempt and chose not to buy health coverage, you will have to pay an extra tax or fee.
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Tags: Government, Marketplace, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenery, McHenry, McHenry County, Medicaid, Minimum Essential Coverage, Mooseheart, ObamaCare, Penalty, requirements, Tax
Posted in Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform, Requirements | Comments Off on How To Report to the IRS About Health Coverage Under Obamacare
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports:
“Now that Republicans will be taking control of the Senate, party leaders will get the chance to stage a full vote on the repeal of Obamacare, forcing either a Democratic filibuster or a presidential veto. Either way, it will be pure theater, since there’s no real chance of undoing the law as long as President Obama remains in office. But the results of Tuesday’s election will still have a real impact on the Affordable Care Act’s provisions for state-level Medicaid expansions.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, GOP, Government, Hospital, insurance, Maple Park, Marengo, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McHenery, McHenry, medicaid programs, subsidies, Supreme Court
Posted in Insurance Reform, Political | Comments Off on Another Election Loser: Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
Inc.com reports:
“So far, few small businesses have signed up for group health insurance through the new exchanges created by Obamacare. Here’s why.
The Obama administration has been touting its success at getting 8 million Americans signed up for individual health plans through new health-insurance marketplaces. But so far, it has kept mum about the number of small businesses that have enrolled in group plans via SHOP marketplaces, designed to help companies with 50 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees find affordable coverage. These federally-run exchanges are the default option in 34 states that declined to manage their own insurance marketplaces.
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Tags: Advisor, Broker, Cary, exchange, health, health insurance, health plan, Maple Park, Marengo, Marketplace, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, ObamaCare, small businesses
Posted in Health Reform, Insurance Reform | Comments Off on 4 Good Reasons Why Small Businesses Are Dropping Health Insurance
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