understanding aca/obamacare

Pros of a Short Term Medical Plan Price and Enrollment The best part about short term insurance is the price. It is actually affordable; it is probably one fourth of what the premium would be on the Affordable Care Act. The prices are similar to the plans that used to be offered before the Affordable Care Act. Also, […]

The Pros and Cons of Having a Short Term Medical ...

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Simply put, insurance covers against the catastrophic – something that would basically devastate you financially. For example, back in 1997, I ended up with pneumonia; it turned into something extremely bad, and I spent ten days in intensive care. I spent about twenty-eight days in the hospital in total. All said and done the bill charged to the insurance company […]

Why Buy an ACA Health Plan Instead of Self-Insuring One’s Own Medical ...

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The effort to repeal and replace Obamacare stopped earlier this week with the support of Republicans senators. GOP senators rejected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest draft bill to replace the majority of Obamacare. Senator McConnell, conceded Monday night that “the effort to repeal and replace the failure of Obamacare […]

Will the Government Ever Repeal and Replace Obamacare?

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Currently, the Senate works on applying changes to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The bill has many areas in need of improvement due to contention with former laws passed by the ACA. Among some of the areas causing friction are the gradual elimination of ACA’s Medicaid expansion; the size and […]

The Better Care Reconciliation Act Awaits Further Changes Until the ...

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This year has certainly been interesting in terms of health care. Right now, there’s uncertainty regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the change in presidency, there’s been conflict between what President Trump wants to do and what President Obama’s health care law is. Currently, there has yet to […]

Looking at America’s Health Care in 2017

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