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Posts Tagged ‘ObamaCare’
Monday, May 20th, 2019
KHN reports:
“Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of nearby Kirkland, needed chemotherapy and radiation when the pain in his jaw turned out to be throat cancer. And Kim Bruzas, 55, of Waitsburg, hundreds of miles away, needed emergency care to stop sudden —and severe — rectal bleeding.
Each of these Washington state residents required medical treatment during the past few years, and each thought they had purchased health insurance through an online site.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Hampshire, health insurance, health insurance reform, Individual Mandate, insurance plan, Insurance Reform, Oakbrook Terrace, Oakwood Hills, Obama care, ObamaCare, Obamacare regulation, online degrees, open enrollment, Opt-Out, Oswego, Penalty, requirements
Posted in Family Health Insurance, Health Insurance News | Comments Off on ‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators
Monday, May 20th, 2019
AP reports:
“Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it.
The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that federal judges could salvage its anti-fraud provisions, raising questions about keeping other parts as well.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, barack obama, Donald Trump, Government, health care system, healthcare.gov, Individuals, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, North Barrington, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northlake, Northwest, Northwest Suburbs, Oak Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Oakwood Hills, ObamaCare
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says
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
Monday, May 20th, 2019
CNBC reports:
“The Affordable Care Act once again faces legal hurdles after President Donald Trump and his administration supported a lawsuit questioning the health-care law’s constitutionality.
If the lawsuit succeeds and the courts decide to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, millions of Americans could lose their health care if a replacement plan is not established. Though Trump wanted to replace the law with a new Republican plan before the 2020 elections, the GOP refused to bring forward its own proposal until it wins a majority in the House of Representatives.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harwood Heights, Hebron, Herbron, Holiday Hills, Individual Mandate, Medicaid, ObamaCare, Penalty, premiums, the affordable care act
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on Here’s who will lose their insurance if Obamacare is overturned
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Politico reports:
“The Trump administration wants oral arguments in the appeal of a lower court ruling invalidating Obamacare to take place the week of July 8.
The Justice Department filed a motion to expedite oral arguments in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday. It indicated that its proposed timeline is unopposed by the other parties in the case.
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Tags: 2019, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Court Ruling, Glencoe, Glendale, Glendale Heights, Glenview, ObamaCare, the affordable care act, Trump
Posted in Obamacare | Comments Off on DOJ asks for speedy hearing in case that could kill Obamacare
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
The New York Times reports:
“We don’t know what will emerge as President Trump’s plan to replace Obamacare, which he has promised to unveil immediately after the 2020 elections. But he has recently endorsed several proposals, and they could provide clues.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Batavia, Bensenville, Berwyn, Big Rock, Boulder Hill, Bucktown, buffalo grove, Bull Valley, Costs, deductibles, enroll, Government, health care costs, Medicaid, medicaid programs, ObamaCare
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Trump Is Being Vague About What He Wants to Replace Obamacare. But There Are Clues.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
CNBC reports:
“In an interview with The Washington Post published this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged a health-care proposal touted by many Democrats, questioning if the “Medicare for All” bill will be able to supply as much coverage as the Affordable Care Act.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, Arlington Heights, aurora, Donald Trump, health, health insurance, Medicare, ObamaCare, the affordable care act
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Medicare | Comments Off on Nancy Pelosi urges caution on ‘Medicare for All,’ says Obamacare is best path to ‘quality, affordable’ health care
Thursday, January 3rd, 2019
ABC 8 News reports:
“A conservative federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act “invalid” on the eve of the sign-up deadline for next year. But with appeals certain, even the Trump White House said the law will remain in place for now.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Carol Stream, Carpend, Cary, Chicago, health insurance coverage, ObamaCare, subsidies, Supreme Court, the affordable care act
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on Federal judge rules Obama’s health care overhaul unconstitutional
Monday, April 9th, 2018
Bloomberg reports:
“Deep in a budget deal Congress passed earlier this year — just 118 words in Section 53116, a little before passages on prison reporting data and payment yields for seed cotton — was a hit to pharmaceutical companies that will cost them billions, and could signal more losses to come. (more…)
Tags: doctors, Donald Trump, enroll, Health and Human Services, Medicare, Obama care, ObamaCare, Obamacare regulation, Oswego, Palatine, Park Ridge, seniors, Will
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on A Rare Loss for U.S. Pharma Lobby Will Cost the Industry Billions
Monday, October 30th, 2017
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“Cindy Purvance of Park City, Utah, was incensed when she received a letter in the mail, alerting her that her family’s health insurance premium would skyrocket to $1,300 a month next year – a $500 increase.
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Tags: affordable care, Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Broker, Donald Trump, enrollment, insurance, insurance broker, Navigator, ObamaCare, open enrollment, requirements, SHOP, sign up, small businesses, the affordable care act, Trump
Posted in Family Health Insurance | Comments Off on After Trump’s Obamacare moves, shopping for health insurance more baffling than ever
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