Obama administration allows people to stay on old plans longer
Over the last few years the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has drawn considerable fire from its critics because of the ways in which it might not suit everyone’s health care needs. As such the Obama administration has repeatedly made attempts to alter the law to be more flexible.
Few uninsured Americans have signed up for exchanges
The health insurance exchanges put into place by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were intended in many ways to help consumers who do not have such coverage to obtain it for a relatively low cost.
Federal health insurance exchange enrollment continues to skyrocket
The troubled initial rollout of the federal health insurance exchange site is now growing smaller in the rearview mirror as more consumers nationwide flock to the marketplaces to obtain their health coverage for the coming year.
Consumers eligible for insurance marketplaces slow to get involved
Millions of Americans are eligible for health insurance on the federally-run exchanges, but the percent exploring their options continues to disappoint and is running lower than initial projections.
PPACA exchange signup deadline pushed back once again
In recent weeks, the White House has made a number of changes to the ways in which it requires consumers to sign up for health coverage through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's mandated federal insurance exchanges, and yet another one came earlier this week as fears about more glitches for Healthcare.gov lingered.
Small businesses dealing with canceled health insurance under ACA
One of the biggest headline grabbing problems for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the past few weeks is the fact that millions of Americans have had their health insurance plans canceled because they did not meet certain requirements set forth by the law.
Most Americans aware of ACA requirements, but uninsured still lack knowledge
The Affordable Care Act's coverage mandate is just months away from going into effect, and while most Americans are fully aware of what's required of them under the legislation, this is not necessarily the case with those lacking insurance.
Young people have benefited from health insurance law changes
The Affordable Care Act is front of mind for many business owners and executives as the deadline for the coverage mandate approaches, but one provision of the law has been extremely beneficial to many young people.
Healthcare reform could leave many low-income Americans in tricky spot
The Affordable Care Act is designed to help millions of Americans obtain health insurance coverage to which they might not have had access in the past. New research, though, shows that many of the nation's most economically disadvantaged people could be left in the lurch.
Millions will be eligible for help under ACA
Many small business owners and others in charge of working out insurance needs may be trying to assess their paths forward once the coverage mandate of the Affordable Care Act takes effect on January 1, 2014. New research shows that millions of Americans nationwide will be able to receive federal help in paying for their own policies.