Obamacare
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Millions of women missing breast cancer screenings due to red tape
More than 8 million American women between 45 and 64 are overdue for breast-cancer screening. That’s a staggering number for a disease expected to kill more than 40,000 women this year. The consequences of finding breast cancer late can be devastating. Five years after diagnosis, women whose cancer remains confined ...
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A new name for a better way to buy health insurance
Federal officials just gave one of the most promising innovations in health insurance a badly needed name change. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rebranded Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements — otherwise known as ICHRAs — as “CHOICE Arrangements,” short for Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense. ...
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Association Health Plans Could Give Small Businesses A Break On Health Costs
Small businesses have struggled with the rising cost of health insurance for years. The Trump administration may soon give them a meaningful way to fight back. The Labor Department has submitted a proposed rule to the White House that would establish new pathways for groups of employers to band together ...
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Obamacare counts insurance cards, not access to care
The latest federal report on Obamacare’s insurance exchanges has prompted an outcry from Democrats and Republicans alike. Released this summer by the Department of Health and Human Services, the study found that marketplace enrollment fell by roughly 3 million this year. It attributed as much as half of that decline ...
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Why Are States Taxing Companies for Hiring Poor People?
The Garden State has become the first state to penalize companies for employing Medicaid beneficiaries. Under legislation signed June 30 by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., companies with at least 50 employees will pay an annual fee between $325 and $725 for every worker or dependent of a worker enrolled in ...
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ACA’s Patient Choice Boondoggle Not Aging Well
In an interview prior to the recent official opening of his presidential library, former President Barack Obama was asked to name his greatest accomplishment. The first thing that came to mind was the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As he put it, “For all the resistance from our political opposition, the ...
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The Real Lesson Of America’s Rising Uninsured Rate
The number of uninsured Americans ticked upward to 26.7 million in 2024, according to an analysis published this month by KFF. The report’s authors attribute that trend to the “high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage.” Unpack the numbers, though, and the situation becomes more complicated. ...
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Declining Obamacare enrollment isn’t the crisis critics claim
Enrollment in Obamacare’s exchange is falling, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. The study suggests that the expiration of the enhanced premium subsidies enacted during the pandemic has made coverage unaffordable for many Americans. Some consumers undoubtedly have decided that exchange plans are no longer worth the ...
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No, Proving Medical Frailty Isn’t Too Much to Ask
The Trump administration just released a new rule making clear that Medicaid’s work requirements are just that — requirements. Beginning in 2027, able-bodied adults who gained Medicaid coverage through Obamacare’s expansion of the program will generally need to spend at least 80 hours per month working, studying, participating in job ...
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Obamacare’s Enrollment Figures Deserve A Closer Look
Enrollment on the Obamacare exchanges is falling for the first time in years. The exchanges launched on January 1, 2014—nearly four years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010. A new analysis from KFF estimates that the number of people enrolled in an ...
Millions of women missing breast cancer screenings due to red tape
More than 8 million American women between 45 and 64 are overdue for breast-cancer screening. That’s a staggering number for a disease expected to kill more than 40,000 women this year. The consequences of finding breast cancer late can be devastating. Five years after diagnosis, women whose cancer remains confined ...
A new name for a better way to buy health insurance
Federal officials just gave one of the most promising innovations in health insurance a badly needed name change. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rebranded Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements — otherwise known as ICHRAs — as “CHOICE Arrangements,” short for Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense. ...
Association Health Plans Could Give Small Businesses A Break On Health Costs
Small businesses have struggled with the rising cost of health insurance for years. The Trump administration may soon give them a meaningful way to fight back. The Labor Department has submitted a proposed rule to the White House that would establish new pathways for groups of employers to band together ...
Obamacare counts insurance cards, not access to care
The latest federal report on Obamacare’s insurance exchanges has prompted an outcry from Democrats and Republicans alike. Released this summer by the Department of Health and Human Services, the study found that marketplace enrollment fell by roughly 3 million this year. It attributed as much as half of that decline ...
Why Are States Taxing Companies for Hiring Poor People?
The Garden State has become the first state to penalize companies for employing Medicaid beneficiaries. Under legislation signed June 30 by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., companies with at least 50 employees will pay an annual fee between $325 and $725 for every worker or dependent of a worker enrolled in ...
ACA’s Patient Choice Boondoggle Not Aging Well
In an interview prior to the recent official opening of his presidential library, former President Barack Obama was asked to name his greatest accomplishment. The first thing that came to mind was the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As he put it, “For all the resistance from our political opposition, the ...
The Real Lesson Of America’s Rising Uninsured Rate
The number of uninsured Americans ticked upward to 26.7 million in 2024, according to an analysis published this month by KFF. The report’s authors attribute that trend to the “high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage.” Unpack the numbers, though, and the situation becomes more complicated. ...
Declining Obamacare enrollment isn’t the crisis critics claim
Enrollment in Obamacare’s exchange is falling, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. The study suggests that the expiration of the enhanced premium subsidies enacted during the pandemic has made coverage unaffordable for many Americans. Some consumers undoubtedly have decided that exchange plans are no longer worth the ...
No, Proving Medical Frailty Isn’t Too Much to Ask
The Trump administration just released a new rule making clear that Medicaid’s work requirements are just that — requirements. Beginning in 2027, able-bodied adults who gained Medicaid coverage through Obamacare’s expansion of the program will generally need to spend at least 80 hours per month working, studying, participating in job ...
Obamacare’s Enrollment Figures Deserve A Closer Look
Enrollment on the Obamacare exchanges is falling for the first time in years. The exchanges launched on January 1, 2014—nearly four years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010. A new analysis from KFF estimates that the number of people enrolled in an ...