Before Trump Obamacare Exchanges Were In Big Trouble

Source: bloomberg.com | Re-Post KSS Insurance 2/26/2017 – Healthcare.gov enrollment came in well below what was anticipated last month. After running very slightly ahead of last year’s numbers in December, January brought the news that about 400,000 fewer people had enrolled on the federal exchanges than did so in 2016. Those are scary numbers, not

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Medicare Do’s and Don’ts….

Has anyone else noticed how crazy October has been?  The government shut down for 16 days, the U.S. almost defaulted on its ability to pay its bills, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) launched the new Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as an Exchange) under the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

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You Really Need to Read This: 10 Ways the New Healthcare Law Affects YOU Today and in 2014

Whether you need health coverage or have it already, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) offers new rights and protections that make coverage fairer and easier to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace/Exchange or other individual insurance, some apply to job-based plans, and some apply to all health coverage.

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The State of the States As We Know It

Our very first blog identified how the District of Columbia and each state was planning on implementing the mandated Health Insurance Marketplace (or Exchange) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA). As we are moving ever closer to the open enrollment date for the new Exchange requirements (October 1, 2013), below is

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Mom Always Said, “Don’t Chew On Ice Cause It Could Break Your Teeth”

We’ve heard a lot about how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) is supposed to help the millions of uninsured/under-insured Americans come January 2014, but we haven’t heard much about how Dental and Vision Plans fit into the new mandated Health Insurance Exchange (or Marketplace).  I recently came across an article

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Congress, the ACA, and Crow?

I really had to chuckle when I both saw an article and heard a news blurb about Congress and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA). As many of you know, and more so that don’t know, a significant requirement under the ACA is the requirement to have minimum essential health insurance

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Yep, There’s An App For That

As with everything else that is moving at warp speed to ensure the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA or ACA) mandated Health Insurance Exchange (or Marketplace) requirement is on-line by October 1, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is using every available means to get information out about what the

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The Health Insurance Individual Market

Even with all the shouting and finger-pointing going on in Congress the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) just keeps rolling on even through budget over runs, time constraints, and congressional hearings. But let’s not forget what the ACA’s fundamental goal is all about — to help roll the millions of uninsured

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The Price of Prescription Medications

We all know too well how it seems our money just doesn’t seem to stretch quite as far as it used to. Well, I hate to break the news to you, it’s not an illusion, it’s a fact. It seems like every time we think we can save a bit of money in our coffee

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Wade Into The Medicare Waters

Just when we thought the implementation of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) was supposed to provide us with accessible AND affordable health insurance this article just came out….I thought this article was worthy of reposting as it deals not with the new Health Insurance Marketplace (or Exchange) that will

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