PODCAST: Implications of Healthcare in the Trump Administration
Mike Bertaut talks with Jim Engster about the implications of the Trump Administration upon healthcare – especially the ACA. Listen:
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Policy Points #3 – Putting the Brakes on Runaway Rate Increases: Mike Bertaut Explains How to Fix the Affordable Care Act
The candidates on the campaign trail have their opinions about how to fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA), how to make health insurance marketplaces work better and how to get everybody insured. Every policy wonk and think tank in America has weighed in on the problem. Of course, their solutions are all in alignment with their institutional biases on how healthcare OUGHT to work in America.
Get Going! You’re Almost Out of Time!
Jan. 15, 2016, is an important date if you are buying health insurance coverage on healthcare.gov. It means, as of this posting (Monday, Jan. 11, 2016), you have four days to make a decision to get a plan for February 1, 2016. If you don’t hit buy and select a plan by Jan. 15, the EARLIEST you can have health insurance coverage is March 1, 2016.
Decoding Health Insurance Alphabet Soup
The Difference Among PPO, HMO and High-Value Networks
Who Allows These Companies to Make Such Massive Profits?
Blue Cross has an active social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. We got the Facebook message above from a member, and this is my response.
‘If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It! (Meh! Not so much!)’
The pictured quote was part of a weekly address from President Obama in August 2009.
One of the most confusing parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the notion of a “direct from Washington D.C.” definition of health insurance called an “ACA Compliant Health Plan.”