Politics The Election’s Choice On Health Care Reform On the issue of health care reform, your choice on Election Day comes down to Obamacare or “repeal and replace.” President Barack Obama’s position can be “summed up” in 2,400 pages. That’s the length of his Affordable Care Act, the landmark 2010 health care overhaul informally known as Obamacare, which makes sweeping consumer-centric changes to common health insurance practices. The law is closely modeled after the Massachusetts health insurance reform that Republican challenger Mitt Romney championed when he was governor of that state in 2006 Continue reading
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Health care overhaul gets mixed reactions locally
Its not perfect, but we need to change health care and this is a start in the right direction, said Dr. Robert Morgan. Staying the same is not the answer Continue reading
Health Care’s Future In State Legislatures
Most people believe that the future of health reform rests in the hands of the nine Supreme Court justices currently deliberating over constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. While their decision could be a game changer, it should not be misconstrued as the last word in health reform. Continue reading
New health care law helps more than 3 million young adults get and keep health coverage
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 3.1 million young adults have gained health insurance because of the health care law. Without the health care law the Affordable Care Act these 3.1 million young adults would not have health insurance. Continue reading
UnitedHealthcare to keep parts of health reforms
(CBS News) The Supreme Court this month could overturn all or parts of President Obama’s landmark 2010 health care overhaul — but even so, at least one major health insurer plans to voluntarily keep in place some of the reforms. UnitedHealthcare on Monday announced that regardless of the court’s decision, it will continue to offer some consumer protections and services that the law mandated: Allowing children up to the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ health plan, coverage of preventive health services without co-pays, the elimination of lifetime dollar limits on policies, the elimination of rescissions (or retroactive termination of coverage), and the implementation of a clear appeals process. The decision will ensure that a large swath of consumers will continue to benefit from some of the more popular elements of Mr. Continue reading