By now we all know that the State and Federal Marketplaces offering a side-by-side comparison environment are set to go live October 1st of this year as part of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — better known as Obamacare. These public marketplaces break down as follows. 1. 16 state based marketplaces (+ [...]
The Federal and State health insurance marketplaces that will begin enrolling individuals & families in health insurance plans beginning October of this year promise to provide more options than ever before. However, it will likely not be an easy process if you are not prepared. There are a handful of things you should research or [...]
Ohio lawmakers feel that the upcoming health insurance exchanges, encouraged through the Affordable Care Act, will need some regulations in place to direct the healthcare navigators which will be guiding small businesses and individuals through the exchanges. According to Kate Irby’s December 6th article “Ohio House OKs Regulations to Help Guide Businesses on Obamacare Insurance [...]
Many health insurance plans throughout the nation are not openly offering the required tobacco cessation treatments designed to help individuals quit smoking which was recently mandated through the Affordable Care Act. The study completed by Georgetown University was for the Campaign for Tabacoo-Free kids is concerning and the authors are recommending that federal and state [...]
If the United States ends up falling off the looming “fiscal cliff”, Northeast Ohio’s health care providers would shoulder millions of dollars in revenue cuts to manage costs throughout the area, specifically the Greater Cleveland area. The inability of Congress and the White House to work together and come up with a budget plan has [...]
Superstorm Sandy has taken a massive toll on millions of Americans this Halloween season in about a third of the country and many will be postponing the trick-or-treating tradition due to power outages and remnants of windy rains. Millions are still without electricity and complete restoration is expected to take a few more days. Americans [...]
In a time where many health insurance companies are worried about the impact of the Affordable Care Act, it’s encouraging to see health insurance giants like UnitedHealth Group up 23% in quarterly profits. According to Chad Terhune’s article on LATimes.com, the country’s largest health insurer is up in the third quarter partly due to the [...]
Last night, Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama had their first round of debates before the Presidential election in November. The overall feel was calm, but the topics were heated. One area of discussion that has a lot of people confused is how each candidate is approaching America’s health care dilemma and how health [...]
America is facing a major crisis as health care costs continue to soar. Even if President Obama’s health care reform does turn things around, it’s going to take years for all of the benefits to take hold of the nation fully. Shannon Pettypiece’s article on BusinessWeek’s website talks about a recent survey of 800 people [...]
Fall is officially upon us and that means that the health insurance open enrollment is in full effect with many employers and health insurance companies. This is when many consumers consider changing or upgrading their health insurance plan packages. For 2012, many consumers will be disturbed to discover higher premiums as they shop around for [...]
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