Health insurance may predict likelihood of certain diseases
After recent expansion of insurance markets resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, consumers across the country are finding they have more health insurance coverage options available to them.
Huge waves of signups expected for final days before exchange deadline
The deadline for signing up to obtain health insurance without incurring a federal penalty is set for March 31, but many experts say that the number of people who have enrolled in the government’s health insurance exchanges is still lagging.
Experts push for up-front disclosure of health care costs
One of the biggest issues that many consumers face when they get health care is that they do not know exactly how much it might end up costing them, even if they have health insurance.
Government agencies still push for young people on exchanges
The Affordable Care Act's mandated health insurance exchanges have been running effectively in the past few months after a start that was shaky to say the least, but many experts note that enrollment among the people deemed most critical to the marketplaces' success – those who are young and healthy – has lagged behind considerably.
Many employers already worried about so-called 'Cadillac tax'
Many employers have wondered about just how the various aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will end up impacting their bottom lines, and one of the largest concerns that many companies may have is whether they will be hit with a tax penalty which would be applied specifically for their providing workers with high-value health insurance.
Why are young people still avoiding insurance exchanges?
State and federal agents are making the final push to get people of all ages enrolled in the health insurance exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act before the March 31 sign-up deadline.
How has ACA effected companies to this point?
The health insurance exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are now largely in place, and millions of Americans are shopping on those exchanges.
Consumers likely to accept fines for going without insurance this year
Part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that was designed to actively encourage consumers to seek out health insurance was a fine that will be applied to their taxes if they go without any sort of coverage, but it seems that – at least for this year – many are willing to take the financial hit if it means they don't have to buy a plan.
Higher body mass leads to higher health care costs
Consumers worried about the rising cost of health care may have even greater reason for concern these days, as a result of a new study that shows just how much increases in body mass affect how much people pay annually for treatment – even at relatively low levels.
Number of uninsured Americans takes major hit to start 2014
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was designed to help consumers find low-cost or even free health insurance through a number of different sources, and new evidence suggests that with the mandate, a large number of people nationwide who did not have it before recently gained coverage.