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Yes. Not having health insurance can kill you.
November 3, 2018 – The current ongoing line of false reassurances has to do with health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Many Republicans are… Read more
‘Obamacare saved my life’
January 5, 2017 – While policy wonks analyze the political challenges of repealing Obamacare, millions of Americans who rely on it to help pay for lifesaving… Read more
The Insurance Empire Strikes Back
August 2, 2016 – What the insurers are implying here is that if the Obamacare marketplace doesn't "stabilize" to their satisfaction (even though the… Read more
Obamacare’s anti-discrimination protections fortified
May 17, 2016 – With the issuance of a final rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, one more roadblock to full equality for the LGBT community… Read more
LGBT gains under ACA are all about equality
December 10, 2015 – If you’re not lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, it might be tough to appreciate just how important the Affordable Care Act is to the… Read more
Relief from the shock of ‘surprise medical bills’?
December 4, 2015 – Of all the failings in the U.S. healthcare system, among the most outrageous is the balance billing of insured patients at in-network… Read more
A state-by-state fix for network adequacy issues?
December 1, 2015 – The Network Adequacy Model Act provides draft legislation for state laws that will ensure network adequacy in health insurance plans.… Read more
Pre-existing conditions? ‘No such thing’
October 23, 2015 – Patrick Carr went an awfully long time without health insurance. For someone living with two chronic health conditions — asthma and high… Read more
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… Read more
‘Health insurance’ that is too good to be true
May 8, 2014 – "Among the plans available outside of open enrollment, there are less expensive options – that provide very little in the way of coverage… Read more
Don’t expect ‘spiraling premiums’ in 2015
January 4, 2014 – Reinsurance, risk corridors and risk adjustment are ACA provisions specifically designed to stabilize new health plans, especially in the… Read more
Like your junk policy? You can keep it.
November 15, 2013 – Your insurer doesn’t have to cancel your policy just because it doesn’t cover the ten essential benefits. You’re not going to lose… Read more