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2015
Prediction: QHP enrollment will swell by 25 percent
October 15, 2015 – Before I go any further, let me say this flat out: No. Actual exchange enrollments in 2016 are not going to reach the CBO's 21 million…
When ACA’s Silver beats employer-sponsored plans
October 7, 2015 – Most holders of Silver plans purchased in the ACA's marketplaces have more comprehensive overall coverage than most people with…
The ‘casino effect’ on your health insurance rates
October 6, 2015 – There are several reasons for the wide variation in 2016 individual health insurance rates across the country, but there is one thing that…
Millions get by on $2 a day. Can Medicaid help?
September 25, 2015 – In this edition, I'm talking with the University of Michigan’s H. Luke Shaefer, co-author of the important new book, $2.00 a Day: Living…
What’s Leon Panetta going to do about Blue Shield?
September 14, 2015 – When former defense secretary Leon Panetta joined the board of directors of Blue Shield of California, he explained: “I have chosen to…
WalkerCare gives women reasons to worry again
August 23, 2015 – The “open market” Walker would establish would be the kind of health insurance market that existed before Obamacare. There would be no…
Why pre-existing conditions mattered … to millions
August 19, 2015 – If GOP lawmakers were able to repeal Obamacare, their constituents ... the people who voted them into office ... would be among the biggest…
Is Obamacare’s ‘Bronze trap’ widening?
August 12, 2015 – Jed Graham says the ACA's tax penalty for remaining uninsured will force low-income Americans into high-deductible Bronze plans that will…
Has FOX News surrendered on Obamacare?
August 7, 2015 – "The fact that FOX barely mentioned [Obamacare] at all tonight was far more significant than any questions they might have brought up about…
No, Obamacare supporters. The game is not over.
June 25, 2015 – With all of the celebratory headlines about the King v Burwell ruling, the game is far from over. The ACA – which continues to help…
When Silver is worth more than Gold or Platinum
June 12, 2015 – Many Silver plan buyers in 2015 had actuarial values as high as 88% or 94% – higher than most employer-sponsored health…
Financial ruin for millions? #ThanksGOP
June 9, 2015 – #ThanksGOP: A good 13 million or more could face financial chaos and genuine medical danger ... all because a guy at the CATO Institute…