Affordable Care Act News
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A new White House campaign is looking to explain the appeal of health insurance to a younger demographic by reaching out to those into e-sports, or professional video gaming.
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Washington D.c. -
Marilyn B. Tavenner, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced on Friday that she is resigning.
Tavenner supervised the chaotic rollout of the federal insurance marketplace.
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Washington -
With the “Great American Smoke Out on November 20”, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine calls on insurers across the U.S. to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Digital Journal finds out more.
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Washington -
Voters argue whether Republicans will seize control of the U.S. Senate. Or whether Democrats retain power in the upper chamber. The results are in and the real winner in this midterm election: Medicaid expansion, and by extension, Obamacare.
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Washington -
Back in 2011, Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer argued that Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, would result in some employers dropping their existing coverage and forcing employers onto the exchanges.
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Washington -
The pressure for the 23 states that have not enrolled to enroll in the Medicaid cash expansion portion of the Affordable Care Act, is increasing by the day. This year alone, those states enrolling in the Medicaid expansion will save $5.7 billion dollars.
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Washington -
The pressure for the 23 states that have not enrolled to enroll in the Medicaid cash expansion portion of the Affordable Care Act, is increasing by the day. This year alone, those states enrolling in the Medicaid expansion will save $5.7 billion dollars.
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New York -
According to the Commonwealth Fund’s Affordable Care Act tracking survey, 61 percent of adults find it "easy" to pay premiums for health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) marketplace, which was a primary goal of the law.
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Washington -
The White House and other Obamacare enthusiasts believe Americans have learned to love the "Affordable Care Act" imposed by Democrats in December 2010. Unfortunately, for them, Democrats running for office in 2014 are not feeling the love.
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Washington -
While the American people are focused on a new Iraq conflict involving U.S. forces and an open Southern border that some say beckons Islamic State terrorists to enter the country, public approval of ObamaCare has steadily declined over the summer.
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Washington -
The number of uninsured Americans is expected to decline by nearly half from 45 million in 2012 to 23 million by 2023 as a result of the coverage expansions associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new report released today.
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Little Rock -
Two-term U.S. Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas is facing one of his toughest political challenges of his career as his Republican challenger, freshman U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, is making the race close. Sen. Pryor has embraced a new tactic in touting Obamacare.
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Washington, D. C. -
The mission behind the Affordable Care Act (ACA) simply stated is this: Insure the uninsured.
The states experiencing the biggest decreases in the "uninsured rate" are states that embraced the Medicaid cash expansion of the ACA, costing states "zero".
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New York -
Wall Street is bullish on President Barack Obama as the "Obama stock market rally" continues its upward trajectory. The S&P 500 Health Care Index is at or near its all-time high and for good reason that can be summed in one word: Obamacare.
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Washington D.c. -
The Obama administration is facing a potentially lethal threat to its healthcare reform law as a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit prepares to rule on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
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Washington, D. C. -
The Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision, stating that Hobby Lobby could not be forced to pay for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Every American citizen lost this court case, even those that think they won.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that certain businesses with clear religious beliefs can be exempt from having to pay for contraception for employees.
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After more than 55 failed attempts by the House, Speaker John Boehner finally conceded that Obamacare is here to stay. Boehner’s admission comes only three weeks after he vowed the House would continue to try to repeal the law.
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United States Representative Stephen Lynch (D-Massachusetts) says his party will lose seats because of Obamacare. The Congressman, who voted against the Affordable Care Act, also said the worst provisions of the law haven't even taken effect yet.
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According to The Daily Beast, nine out of 10 doctors discourage others from joining the profession, and 300 physicians commit suicide every year. A few years ago, physicians were named as having the second-most suicidal occupation.
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Washington -
Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, is stepping down from her post following the problems surrounding the launch of 'Obamacare.'
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While Latino enrollment has lagged in California’s insurance marketplace, Asians have signed up in numbers outstripping their representation in the pool of eligible people.
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The November midterm elections are shaping up to be a referendum on Obamacare in the congressional races — however, in the gubernatorial and state legislature contests, the election may be about something else entirely.
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Barack Obama is the most web-savvy American president ever. His campaigns heavily used social media to connect to and interact with voters, especially the younger ones, and up until this year's Oscars, he had the most popular tweet on Twitter ever.
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Seniors enrolled in Aetna’s Medicare Advantage plan In Baltimore County, Md., saw their monthly premiums rise from $33 to $51 this year. Enrollees in HealthNow New York, a Medicare HMO in Erie County, saw their premiums jump from zero to $28 a month.
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The proposed budget cuts by the Secretary of Defense are nothing more than a red herring from an administration with out of control spending habits, desperate to make the Affordable Care Act work, and a habit of targeting the military.
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Des Moines -
The options can be confusing, and Americans are still unclear about what their responsibilities are under the Affordable Care Act. Iowa's innovative approach could help.
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Prominent Republican Senators recently proposed an alternative to the Affordable Care Act. In place of government management, their proposal would attempt to reform the private health insurance market into a flexible, customer-driven marketplace.
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A new study in the journal Science has the U.S. worried about the effects on an increase in emergency room visits due to the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act.
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How did it happen that we are allowing the conservatives to label The Affordable Care Act (ACA) as socialized medicine and or socialism? Are they trying to hide just how capitalistic the ACA really is?
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President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act during a ceremony at the White House in March 2010 White House photo
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, react in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, as the House passes the health care reform bill. Pete Souza
Helga Johnson, Program for Operation Outreach, talks about her personal health insurance experience.
Pastor Toussaint Cheatom, Community Organizer and Trained Assister.
Nathan Kapke, of the Iowa Insurance Commission, answers questions from the audience.
Community members participate in a Q & A session on the Affordable Care Act.
Like a good neighbor, State Farm will be selling Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance policies. (Courtesy State Farm)
Helga Johnson, Program Director with ISED Ventures speaks on her personal health insurance experience
Pastor Cheatom welcomes Nate Kapke, of the Iowa Insurance Commission
Community members attend Q & A sessions with trained assisters.
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