Last year, medical debt accounted for the highest percentage of personal bankruptcies in the United States according to a Harvard study. Researchers found that 62 percent of personal bankruptcies resulted from excessive medical expenses, and it wasn't always the...
April 14, 2015 -- The Affordable Care Act celebrated yet another milestone at the end of last month. Five years ago, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, changing the face of the American healthcare...
As the Affordable Care Act rings in its fifth year, supporters have a lot to celebrate at the close of the law's second open enrollment period only a month ago. The official sign-up period ended on Feb. 15, but some consumers were given a last-minute chance to enroll...
As the second annual enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act drew to a close last week, analysts already began looking at the numbers for the 2015 season. Government officials had set a target of 9.1 million sign-ups earlier in the year, and recent reports...
The Affordable Care Act attempts to revolutionize all aspects of the American healthcare industry, including Medicare. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service, the new healthcare law will save Medicare beneficiaries about $4,200 over the next...
All signs point to a successful sophomore enrollment effort for the Affordable Care Act. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sign-ups topped 7.1 million people with less than a month to go in this year's enrollment period that ends on Feb....
Two months into the second enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act, a poll released by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index indicates that more Americans than ever before have been signing up for health insurance under the new law. The survey reveals...
