Where do states go next under new health care law?
Now that the health insurance enrollment deadline has passed, many Americans may think that the ways in which they’ll have to deal with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may no longer be significant, but that’s not the case.
Report: Obamacare cheaper than expected
The latest cost projections released by the Congressional Budget Office suggest that health insurance costs under the ACA may be cheaper than once expected.
Experts agree on need for long-term care financing overhaul
Today, millions of Americans are already receiving some sort of long-term health care as they age, and even more are likely to need it in the coming years and decades.
Americans who missed insurance deadline may still find coverage
March 31 has now passed, and that means that the millions of Americans who signed up for the federal or state-run health insurance exchanges before that date were able to successfully avoid facing a fine for going without.
Young people dissatisfied with lack of health insurance affordability?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was intended to reduce health insurance costs for millions of Americans, but it seems that the youngest age group may have been left behind in this regard.
Final hours before enrollment deadline see surge
The deadline for Americans to sign up for the health insurance exchanges ahead of the date by which they would have been hit by a fine for not doing so has now come and gone, but it seems that millions of people made the effort to get in under the wire, fulfilling goals set by the Obama administration.
Where can consumers find flexibility on health care mandate deadline?
In the final days before the federally mandated March 31 deadline by which all Americans had to be covered by some sort of health plan, many were in the throes of trying to sign up for insurance policies that will help them avoid fines.
Those without health insurance may get higher-quality trauma care
In general, people who have health insurance are in a far better position to obtain the best possible care when they need it, but that isn’t always the case.
State-run health insurance exchanges might extend enrollment period
Under federal law, the date by which consumers must be signed up for some kind of health insurance coverage is less than two weeks away, but it seems that many Americans are still not signed up at all.
Sebelius acknowledges likely health insurance rate increase for 2015
One of the biggest criticisms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s various machinations was concern among consumers, experts, and policymakers alike that it might lead to higher costs for health insurance for some parts of the population.