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Over 1.9 million people have selected a 2019 individual health plan from the federal healthcare exchange so far this year. That figure represents a significant number of people who have purchased an individual or family health insurance plan, but it’s a noticeably lower total than the signup tally from the same time last year.   Signups for Weeks Two and ... Read Full Article ›

Medicaid recipients in Kentucky may soon face work requirements as a condition of enrollment – unless Democratic senators have their way. In a letter dated January 18, 29 Democratic senators expressed concerns over the legality of a recent State Medicaid Director Letter issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 11. That letter encouraged states to ... Read Full Article ›

In March 2017, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), better known as Trumpcare, was pulled from the floor of the House of Representatives without a vote when conservative Republicans announced that they would not support the bill. The House Freedom Caucus, consisting of approximately far-right Republicans, said that the bill did not go far enough in repealing mandates under the ... Read Full Article ›

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has provided Americans with access to quality healthcare. Now, millions of men, women and children are able to visit their choice of providers, quickly and conveniently. Prescription drug coverage has become much more affordable and manageable, as well. However, the promise of quality healthcare may be fleeting. The nation is anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court’s ... Read Full Article ›

Okay America, you had plenty of time to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But still, you said you didn’t know about the penalties for not having coverage by the open enrollment deadline. So, the President and his administration set up a special enrollment period (SEP), running from March 15 to April 30. Surely, with ... Read Full Article ›

La comunidad latina constituye una parte importante de la población no asegurada en América, y, hasta el momento, el número de matrículas han sido menores de lo previsto, pero que están prometiendo. Los números oficiales no han sido liberados para el 2015, pero parece que más miembros de la población latina se están lentamente a bordo con los beneficios de ... Read Full Article ›

De acuerdo con una encuesta llevada a cabo entre el 2 de enero y el 31 de marzo de este año por la empresa Gallup, el número de adultos sin seguro médico en los EE.UU. se redujo a 11.9% durante el primer trimestre del 2015. Esto representa una caída de 1 punto desde el último trimestre del 2014 y una ... Read Full Article ›

Despite early technical problems, nationwide uncertainty and constant legal challenges, the Affordable Care Act hit another positive milestone at the close of its second open enrollment period in February. Health and Human Services Department Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced in early March that enrollment had reached 11.7 million by the time the marketplaces closed on Feb. 22. The second enrollment season ... Read Full Article ›

The open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act closed last week with millions of new additions to the insurance system in America. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has not yet released an official report on nationwide sign-up numbers, but officials posted on the department’s Facebook page on Feb. 18 that about 11.4 million people had signed ... Read Full Article ›

¿Cuáles son los planes a corto plazo? Las pólizas tradicionales de seguro médico ofrecen una cobertura amplia, la cual incluye atención preventiva, exámenes físicos, vacunas y a veces hasta cuidados dentales o de la visión. Empero, los planes a corto plazo solo proporcionan cobertura “catastrófica”, o sea, en casos de emergencia. Estos planes son eficaces para quienes quieran cobertura de ... Read Full Article ›