The upcoming year will bring about a powerful change to the healthcare system. That’s because in 2016, the long-delayed Employer Shared Responsibility Provision of the Affordable Care Act (or employer mandate) officially goes into effect. The mandate is one of the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid announced late evening on December 15th that the deadline to enroll in coverage that would start on January 1st is now extended for most states to December 17th. If you live in one of the below states, which uses the Federal...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to provide a wealth of healthcare options for Americans’ healthcare, and especially those with financial difficulties. According to a recent study, women living in states that expanded Medicaid are more likely to receive breast...
According to the governments latest figures there will be a spike in some of the most popular health plans sold through the federal insurance exchange, an increase of nearly four times what it rose last year. Plans this year will rise an average of 7.5 percent on the...
Ad Campaign To Better Explain Subsidies To Uninsured As the third open enrollment period is about to begin on Nov. 1, this past week Sylvia Matthews Burwell of the Obama administration announced that it would begin a nationwide grassroots campaign, including...
What are the New Guidelines on Mammograms The American Cancer Society just recently changed their guidelines on breast cancer screening recommendations, which have tremendous influence on how often doctors order mammograms for women and may even have an effect on how...
When the Affordable Care Act became law in 2012, one of its goals was to make Medicare more efficient and more financially stable for future generations. According to data released by the Department of Health and Human Services or HHS, the ACA is accomplishing this...
As the nation heads into week 3 of the 2016 Open Enrollment Period (OEP), the latest reports show that Affordable Care Act (ACA) policy sign-ups are going well. In fact, with only a few weeks until the Dec. 15, 2015 deadline, this year should surpass last year’s final...
With the year drawing to a close, the 2016 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) looks to be going very well. According to recent data, the Dec. 6-12 week saw more than 1.3 million Americans enroll in health insurance through the federal Healthcare.gov platform. This marks the...
If a bipartisan commission’s efforts prove successful, New Hampshire’s Medicaid beneficiaries may soon find dramatic changes to their dental benefits. State lawmakers are considering adding comprehensive dental benefits to the state’s Medicaid program for adults. And...
