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aca-health-coverage-doctor-and-medical-assistant-talking-with-patient-in-her-hospital-bed — Over a decade ago, in 2010, former President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The main purpose of ACA health coverage was to create a form of federal health insurance that was more affordable to more people, further expand Medicaid to citizens, and assist with the innovation of health […]

ACA Health Coverage Compared to Other Nations

August 27, 2024 in Health tagged aca / global health / healthcare providers / insurance and government / understanding aca/obamacare by Griffin Miller

Cars drive through a busy intersection in downtown Los Angeles. — Of all 332 million people living in the United States, 39 million live in California. So, about 12% of all Americans are also Californians, making the Golden State the most populous state in the country. This point has two punchlines: 1) if you’re one of the many residents of California— firstly, hi […]

Breaking Down Health Coverage in California

April 9, 2024 in Health tagged health insurance basics / insurance and government / understanding aca/obamacare / understanding medicaid / understanding medicare by Cristin Dickey

President Joe Biden issued an update on the vaccination process moving forward recently, as he instructed all 50 states to make COVID-19 vaccines available to every adult by May 1. Biden also set a benchmark of July 4 to get closer to normal in reopening the country. While this does […]

Update on the Vaccination Process

March 27, 2021 in Health / life tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / insurance and government / pandemic / Vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

In March, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American stimulus package into law, which includes stimulus checks up to $1,400 for approximately 159 million households in the United States. Individuals could be receiving their stimulus payments as soon as this weekend and will be distributed throughout the next several […]

American Stimulus Package

March 23, 2021 in Health / life tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / insurance and government / pandemic by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Governor Greg Abbott made a big announcement last Tuesday in Lubbock, as he declared that Texas lifts its mask mandate effective today, March 10. According to the executive order signed by Abbott, in addition to the mask mandate being lifted, businesses will be allowed to open at 100 percent capacity […]

Texas Lifts its Mask Mandate

March 10, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / insurance and government / pandemic by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement, or ICHRA, is an alternative to group health plans for small businesses. This arrangement allocates $100 a month per employee that companies put toward individual coverage on the open insurance market. They can either be used to pay insurance premiums or cost-sharing to get the […]

An Alternative to Group Health Plans for Small Businesses

December 14, 2020 in Health tagged aca / group plans / health insurance basics / insurance and finances / insurance and government by Jeffrey Cooperstein

With all the political and pandemic-related stress in America today, it is natural to wonder what will happen to the ACA in the coming months. Here is a brief update on California v. Texas as of November 19, 2020. — The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Open Enrollment Period is well underway, and so is the supreme court case aimed at debasing the act. With all the political and pandemic-related stress in America today, it is natural to wonder what will happen to the ACA in the coming months. Here is […]

An Update on California v. Texas

November 22, 2020 in Health tagged aca / insurance and government / insurance news / open enrollment period / understanding aca/obamacare by Macee Hall

A recent study conducted by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute revealed that there is a Medicaid expansions states show a decrease in the mortality rate of three common cancers in states that voted to expand their Medicaid Programs. — A recent study conducted by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute revealed that Medicaid expansion states show a decrease in the mortality rate of three common cancers. This is likely due to the increased availability of care that leads to earlier diagnoses and better prognoses for those with breast, lung, and colorectal […]

Medicaid Expansion States Show a Decrease in Cancer Mortality Rates

November 21, 2020 in Health tagged cancer / insurance and government / medicaid by Macee Hall

Low-Income State Medicaid Funding has come under the microscope for the amount of money they give to the federal government versus the amount of Medicaid funding States receive. That is partially due to the funding states receive from the government determined by a multitude of factors. Medicaid and […]

Low-Income State Medicaid Funding

November 12, 2020 in Health tagged insurance and government / medicaid / understanding medicaid by Jeffrey Cooperstein

few Americans are aware that the federal government is covering all COVID-19 associated medical costs for those lacking insurance. — A major concern during the worldwide coronavirus crisis is the potentially life-altering medical bills that could follow hospitalization. This concern is especially present with uninsured populations, who often fall into lower-income categories already. Unfortunately, few Americans are aware that the federal government is covering all COVID-19 associated medical costs for […]

Government Covers COVID-19 Associated Medical Costs for the Uninsured

November 5, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / insurance and government by Macee Hall