Tag: Obamacare

October 24, 2017

The open enrollment period begins in one week for 2018 marketplace coverage, but many consumers are confused about what to expect. No wonder! The Trump administration has slashed advertising and outreach about open enrollment, so concrete consumer information is sparse. […]

June 13, 2017

The Senate’s push to repeal and replace Obamacare is looking like a game of “I’ve Got a Secret.” A new report says Senate Republicans are expected to wrap up drafting a bill to reform Obamacare by Monday night. But Axios.com […]

January 10, 2017

For the patients and the employees of Mary’s Center, a community health center that serves Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs, the 2010 health law had a big impact on business. The law, which extended health insurance to more than […]

November 22, 2016

After six controversial years, the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, may be on the way out, thanks to the GOP sweep of the presidency and both houses of Congress Tuesday. “There’s no question Obamacare is dead,” said insurance industry consultant […]

November 7, 2016

A new survey finds that just 4 percent of Americans are able to correctly define all four terms that determine how much they would personally have to pay for medical services and drugs they receive under their health insurance plans. […]

November 1, 2016

HealthConnect is one of several community-based programs across the United States helping thousands of lower-income Americans with their Obamacare marketplace premiums. Similar efforts operate in Texas, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina and South Carolina. But premium assistance programs have come under […]

July 28, 2016

Health plans in the health insurance marketplaces have been competing to keep prices low, while still offering all the services mandated under the Affordable Care Act. One way to do this is to restrict provider networks to lower cost providers. […]