O I got a letter from Bluecross Blueshield, my health insurance provider, on Saturday. It explained that my current plan, the plan I chose to fit my individual needs, does not comply with Obamacare a posts
CNNMoney Obamacare has returned to life in Knoxville, Tennessee ... at least for now.
BlueCross BlueShield to rescue Obamacare in Knoxville, Tennessee
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BlueCross BlueShield agrees to participate in Obamacare exchange in Knoxville, Tennessee. Residents there would have had no options for 2018.
106 months ago
Fox Business Half of American voters agree with the Republican charge that Obamacare will collapse if it’s left as is. At the same time, most give positive marks to their health insurance and over half oppose the GOP plan to replace the current health care law, Read more ... according to a new Fox News poll.
Fox News Poll: 34% of Voters Favor GOP Health Care Plan
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Obamacare may be on the way out but the GOP's plan is far from perfect say voters.
108 months ago
The Wall Street Journal A Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would leave 24 million more people without insurance in 2026 compared with current law and reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion through that year, the Congressional Budget Office said. How th Read more ... e Republican plan stacks up to Obamacare:
How the House GOP Health Plan Compares to Obamacare
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The CBO released an official “score” of the health-care plan—an estimate of how the bill would impact the budget deficit and how many people would likely lose coverage over the next 10 years.
108 months ago
The Economist The Republican plan would revamp the expansion of Medicaid and reform the so-called “individual” health-insurance market. Neither looks certain to work
Amending Obamacare could break parts of America’s health-insurance market
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It is far from clear that the Republican plan will work
108 months ago
The Huffington Post You *still* pay a penalty if you don't buy insurance under the Republican plan.
Paul Ryan's Health Care Plan Doesn't Really Eliminate The Individual Mandate
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So the Republican plan doesn’t mandate buying coverage, but “penalizes anyone who chose not to do so.”
108 months ago
Los Angeles Times The Republican plan encourages health insurance companies to pay their top executives even more.
(via columnist Michael Hiltzik)
Here's the secret payoff to health insurance CEOs buried in the GOP Obamacare repeal bill
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The plan removes Obamacare's limit on corporate tax deductions for executive pay.
108 months ago
MSN Money GOP's Obamacare replacement plan: Here's how it will affect you. Via MONEY
5 things to know now about the GOP's Obamacare replacement plan
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It also rolls back the Medicaid expansion and nixes the individual mandate, which required everyone to buy health insurance.
108 months ago
BuzzFeed News Republican leaders have revealed their plan to replace Obamacare, but its passage is far from certain. Here's what it does.
Republicans Finally Unveil Their Obamacare Replacement Plan
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The new bill would keep some popular provisions of Obamacare, while getting rid of the law's individual mandate and offering tax credits to people who buy health insurance.
108 months ago
Forbes BlueCross BlueShield of Nebraska will leave the state’s health-insurance Exchange entirely after losing $140 million.
More Than 112,000 Nebraskans And Tennesseans To Get ObamaCare Cancellation Notices
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Health plans currently covering 52,000 people in Nashville, 31,000 in Knoxville, and 29,000 in Memphis will be eliminated.
114 months ago
Yahoo Finance The Affordable Care Act has made health insurance accessible for millions of formerly uninsured people. But are Obamacare health plans as affordable as the law's name implies?
For some people, no.
'Affordable' Care Act? Not for people like me
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The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has made health insurance accessible for millions of formerly uninsured people. My pre-ACA individual health insurance policy had a $317 monthly premium and $5,200 annual deductible. In 2014, my policy was canceled be Read more ... cause it didn't comply with the health care law, and my insurer moved me into a new "bronze" plan. The Affordable Care Act offers subsidies to help with the costs, but my income level makes me ineligible for those.
134 months ago