An Obamacare sign is seen outside of the Leading Insurance Agency, which offers plans under the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) on January 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ...
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U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic, Medicaid, Obamacare coverage grew
The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of people lost coverage through their employers due to layoffs. The uninsured rate in t...
Healthcare Priorities For The Next Congress
“At long last, Congress will likely turn its attention to things other than COVID-19,” writes Sally … [+] Pipes. “But Democrats have lost their legislative trifecta and will ha...
Even Republicans Are Embracing Medicaid Expansion. That’s A Costly Mistake.
“Expanding Medicaid enrollment will only perpetuate the waste that has taken root in the program and … [+] further strain scarce taxpayer resources,” writes Sally Pipes. getty Republ...
Obamacare Open Enrollment Brings Election Day “Gift” To Voters
WASHINGTON, DC April 5, 2022: US President Joe Biden hands the pen used to sign an Executive Order … [+] to continue to strengthen access to the Affordable Care Act to Former President Barack Ob...
The End of A Shameful Regulatory Process As The Fix Is In
On October 7, the White House announced that it had concluded review of the so-called “family glitch fix” rule. As I have written numerous times, including in a comment letter to the Internal Revenue ...
Is Crowdfunding The Future Of Lowering Health Care Costs?
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released a report touting the national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8% with only 26.4 million Americans still lacking coverage. This sou...
Dems’ Reconciliation Package Obscures Obamacare’s Failures With Taxpayer Cash
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 07: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gestures, walking out of the … [+] Senate Chamber, celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduct Act at the U.S. C...
Health Insurers And 13M Enrollees Cheer Senate’s Extension Of Obamacare Credits
The U.S. Senate Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which expands tax credits … [+] to buy individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act for millions Americans. This vo...
Here’s What’s Wrong With BBB Lite
Obamacare is a flawed program that has made health insurance unaffordable and unattractive for … [+] millions of people. getty The congressional leadership has given up on a $3.5 trillion (or wa...
Gas Prices Hurt People Going To The Doctor, But Interstate Telehealth Can Help
Everyone can’t help but notice that since the end of 2020, prices at the pump have nearly doubled across America. Gas costs $4.50 a gallon in Texas, $4.40 in Missouri, and over $6.00 in California. Th...
Are America’s Best Health Plans Being Unfairly Attacked?
Medicare Advantage is the only place in the entire health care system where health plans specialize … [+] in various chronic conditions and advertise to attract patients with those conditions. g...
Hi, Stagflation
We’re officially here. Growth is negative and inflation is at 9 percent. It’s 1974 all over again. In that year, all twelve months were spent in recession (one that lasted a year and a third) as price...
Obamacare ‘family glitch’ is finally getting an overhaul
A flaw in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — also known as Obamacare — is being addressed by the Biden administration. The White House announced on Tuesday a fix for the ACA’s “family glitch,”...
Obamacare plans are more affordable, helping the Great Resignation
Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers – part of what is now called The Great Resignation. Around 4 million workers have quit each month between July and November 2021. Erica Leman had main...