For many Americans, making their health a priority comes at a terrible cost. According to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, medical expenses are the cause of two-thirds of bankruptcy filings. It’s not just those with low incomes; medical expenses can hurt families at all income levels. The study, led […]
STUDY: Two-Thirds of Filers Cite Illness & Medical Bills as Contributors to Financial Ruin…
Trump’s Plan to Improve Healthcare, That Everyone Said Wouldn’t Work, Is Already Working…
In June, the Trump administration instituted new rules that would allow small businesses and individuals to access health insurance through what the president called “ association health plans.” This would permit certain businesses and the self-employed to band together, even across state lines, to provide coverage for members outside of Obamacare’s strict rules. Critics declared […]
Understanding the New Obamacare Decision, Texas v. United States: Part I…
Recently a federal district court found that the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. The reaction was swift and brutal. One prominent law professor at Harvard described the case as “a political objection in legal garb,” and concluded that “there is every reason to believe that a strong, nonpartisan majority of justices will do their constitutional […]
Analyzing Judge O’Connor’s ACA Decision…
Texas ObamaCare Blunder…
Trump Freezes Billions In Obamacare Payments, Outraging Insurers…
The Trump administration halted billions of dollars in payments to health insurers after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that administers programs under Obamacare, announced on Saturday it was freezing payments to insurers that cover sicker patients, saying a federal court ruling ties its hands. The move brought a sharp response from […]
Healthcare Policy Opens Door to Coverage Across State Lines…
Trump administration allows insurance to be sold across state lines. Small businesses and individual workers will be allowed to band together to provide medical coverage that will be less expensive than Obamacare plans under a rule released Tuesday by the Trump administration. The Department of Labor released its final rule as part of the administration’s […]
Republican Bungling Made Obamacare More Popular–And Will Bring Us Socialism…
In just one year, Trump-era Republicans have managed to do what former President Barack Obama couldn’t accomplish in two full terms: make Obamacare popular. Following the collapse of the Republican effort to repeal and replace the national healthcare law, favorable views of Obamacare have shot up — reaching 54 percent in February. That is the […]
IRS Overpaid Nearly $3.5B in Obamacare Tax Credits in 2017, Can’t Recoup Money…
The IRS overpaid nearly $3.5 billion in Obamacare tax credits last year that it cannot recoup because of constraints built into the program, frustrating Republicans who have failed to repeal the health care law but say that money could have been spent on programs for veterans or infrastructure. A Treasury watchdog said the government paid […]
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