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Obamacare Participants in Florida Will See Lowest Premium Increase In 8 Years

FlaglerLive | August 30, 2018

The rate increases are some of the lowest ever requested by Florida insurance companies since the federal health law passed in 2010.

Obamacare Out of ICU: Health Insurance Premiums Are Stabilizing Despite GOP Attacks

FlaglerLive | August 25, 2018

The improvements stem from less political uncertainty over health policy, steeper than necessary increases this year, and better understanding of the markets.

America’s Pre-Existing Condition

Pierre Tristam | August 3, 2018

Florida is among the states suing to end the requirement that people with pre-existing conditions be covered by insurers. It’s the latest cynical attempt to end Obamacare.

Ding Dong! The Obamacare Tax Penalty Is(n’t) Dead–Not Until 2019

FlaglerLive | February 28, 2018

That means you still will owe an Obamacare tax penalty if you didn’t have health insurance or an exemption from the mandate in 2017. The same holds true for this year.

For All The Talk Of Obamacare Imploding, ACA Enrollment Is “Remarkably Stable”

FlaglerLive | February 12, 2018

ACA plan enrollment ticked downward this year but states running their own marketplaces saw slight gains and did better than those relying on the federal exchange.

O Canada: Can a Single-Payer Health-Insurance System Work in the United States?

FlaglerLive | December 28, 2017

American support for government-run, single-payer health care, once a fringe opinion, is picking up momentum, with doctors and patients increasingly supportive,

Despite Compressed Sign-Up Period, ACA Enrollment Nearly Matches Last Year’s

FlaglerLive | December 27, 2017

A day after Trump said the Affordable Care Act “has been repealed,” 8.8 million Americans had signed up for coverage on the federal insurance exchange in 2018.

Obamacare Enrollment Opens Wednesday For 5th Year: 5 Things You Should Know

FlaglerLive | October 31, 2017

Despite the efforts of President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress, the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land. But there are changes.

Trump Blows Up Obamacare Subsidies: What You Need To Know

FlaglerLive | October 13, 2017

Some of Trump’s actions could have an immediate effect on the enrollment for 2018 ACA coverage that starts Nov. 1. Here are five things you should know.

What You Should Know About Trump’s Rollback Of Contraception Coverage

FlaglerLive | October 7, 2017

The rules will make sweeping changes to the law’s requirement that most employers provide coverage of birth control with no out-of-pocket costs to women.

That Last-Ditch Effort By Republicans To Replace ACA: What You Need To Know

FlaglerLive | September 21, 2017

While the chances for this last-ditch measure appear iffy, many GOP senators are rallying around a proposal that would repeal most of the ACA.

Uninsured Rate Falls To Record Low Of 8.8%, But Florida’s Rate Still 5th Highest in U.S.

FlaglerLive | September 17, 2017

Florida’s rate of uninsured would have been lower had Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature not prevented the federally-funded expansion of Medicaid.

Next Stations of the Cross In Obamacare’s Near-Death Experiences: Debate and Amendments

FlaglerLive | July 26, 2017

Senators are limited to 20 hours of debate, following which numberless amendments may be introduced–but not debated. It may get messy and difficult to follow.

Patriotic Millionaire: There’s No ‘Free Market’ Solution to Health Care

FlaglerLive | July 22, 2017

Republican leaders claim they want affordable access to quality health care for all. It can’t be done by lowering taxes on businesses and the rich and letting the market run it all.

Latest Republican Health Bill Cuts Costs At Expense of People With Pre-Existing Conditions

FlaglerLive | July 17, 2017

The proposal would let insurers sell health coverage outside the ACA exchanges with no provisions for prescription drugs, mental illness, hospitalization or almost any other benefit.

In Palm Coast, A Small Protest Against GOP Health Bill Echoes Myriad Anxieties of Flesh and Blood

FlaglerLive | June 27, 2017

It wasn’t a large protest but every person gathered in support of Obamacare had a story to tell that looked past ideology to the human beings behind the numbers, and all those stories were local.

The GOP Senate Bill’s Hollow Promise To Protect Coverage For Preexisting Conditions

FlaglerLive | June 25, 2017

Built into the bill are loopholes for states to bypass protections and erode coverage for preexisting conditions, so insurers could cover chronically ill people but not the diseases they suffer from.

In Latest Polling, Obamacare Beats Trumpcare, 49-31, With Little Support For Means-Testing

FlaglerLive | May 31, 2017

The health overhaul bill passed by the House earlier this month accomplishes one major feat: It is even less popular than the not-very-popular Affordable Care Act.

GOP Defends Health Bill With Euphemisms, False Statements and Deleted Comments

FlaglerLive | May 30, 2017

Since the passage of the American Health Care Act, Republican members of Congress have tried to swing public opinion to their side, but through deceptive means.

Time Is Running Out For “Repeal and Replace” As Scandal and Summer Loom

FlaglerLive | May 22, 2017

Budget procedures, the fact that half the states’ legislatures have already adjourned is making it almost impossible for Congress to fit repeal of the Affordable Health Act just yet.

It Would Be Up to Florida to Dismantle Obamacare Protections If GOP Bill Advances

FlaglerLive | May 8, 2017

Unless the legislation fails or changes substantially, many consumers across the country could see the amount they pay every year for premiums increase by thousands of dollars, making coverage effectively unaffordable.

Preexisting Condition: How Health Care Wrangle May Play Out Over Obamacare Repeal

FlaglerLive | May 4, 2017

As Trump pushes for a bill, the latest snag is over whether people with preexisting health conditions should have guaranteed access to affordable coverage, as the ACA mandates.

GOP Plan Scraps Individual Mandate Only to Create New, 30% Penalty For Laggards

FlaglerLive | March 23, 2017

The GOP approach is called a “continuous coverage” penalty. It increases premiums for people who buy insurance if they have gone 63 consecutive days without a policy during the past 12 months.

Lawmakers’ Letters to Constituents on Health Care Are Full of Lies and Misinformation

FlaglerLive | March 22, 2017

As the GOP tries to rewrite–or “repeal and replace–the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers in both parties are incorrectly citing statistics, making false claims and leaving out important context in letters to constituents.

Ron DeSantis’s First Principle: Do Harm

FlaglerLive | March 10, 2017

Obamacare repealer Rep. Ron DeSantis, whose congressional district includes Flagler, has a solution for cancer patients without insurance: the emergency room. A few corrections are in order.

Support for Obamacare Reaches Record, Putting Repeal-Minded Lawmakers In a Bind

FlaglerLive | February 25, 2017

Overall support for the health law ticked up to 48 percent in February, the highest point since shortly after it passed in 2010. That was a 5-point increase since the last poll in December.

Health Savings Accounts Gain GOP Favor as Obamacare Sub; Gimmickry May Hurt Most

FlaglerLive | February 6, 2017

Expanding the use of such accounts, greatly favored by Wall Street, is part of almost every GOP replacement plan under consideration on Capitol Hill. But less well off people and the sick would not likely benefit.

Trump On Your Side? Repealing Obamacare Is a Tax Break For Rich at Poors’ Expense

FlaglerLive | January 24, 2017

If Obama’s health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage. It is redistribution for the wealthy.

From Women’s Ob-Gyn Rights to ER Cost Controls, 6 Items That Could Disappear With Obamacare Repeal

FlaglerLive | January 12, 2017

Some of these Obamacare measures enjoy broad support and are taken for granted even though people often don’t realize they spring from the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans are working to repeal.

Voters in 3 Red States Approve Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion, Bringing Total to 36