I really don’t think that people realize that whether you like it or not you are paying for healthcare for everyone in the US. You can look at it anyway you want but those that purchase health insurance are paying for those that do not have insurance. When an insurance company goes to negotiate hospital… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Individual & Family Insurance
Medicaid Is Healthcare Not Medical Insurance
Medicaid is the state healthcare program for residents that cannot afford to purchase health insurance. Medicare is a federally run program healthcare program that workers pay into for sometimes over 50 years. Medical (Health) insurance is a privately purchased program that funds healthcare and is very expensive. Medicare is not an entitlement program but Medicaid is…. Read more »
Healthcare Reform: Why is it where it is
So the Republicans have proposed a new bill that is going to start to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a.k.a. Obama Care. Obamacare made sweeping changes to the healthcare and medical insurance business in this country. Voted along party lines with little or no chance of ever working. Obamacare took healthcare from a… Read more »
Healthcare Reform We Are Getting There
Well we are down to one hundred and thirty pages we are told. A lot of simplification of the nine hundred or twenty seven hundred pages and the thirty thousand pages of regulatory aftermath. I think what a lot of folks don’t understand is that there are only certain things that can be changed without… Read more »
Huge Piece Missing On Healthcare
I just find it incredible that over the last 6 years of looking to replace the Affordable Care Act there is no mention of the public health system. Los Angeles County New York and Cook County (Chicago) collectively cover over 4 million people and have done so for decades. The public health system is funded… Read more »
Obamacare What needs to change Step 2
The next thing that needs to change is very simple, expand the public health care system in the major metropolitan areas. All major cities/counties in the US have public healthcare system. Public Healthcare systems are required by federal law for disease control. If you live in Chicago, New York or Los Angeles of other populate… Read more »
Obamacare Whats Next?
The well thought out plan to institutionalize The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka. Obamacare had made it virtually impossible to repeal. As Congress and the incoming administration figure a way to replace President Obama’s signature domestic policy Americans are seeing their medical insurance premiums skyrocket like they never have before. Not only are premiums skyrocketing… Read more »
Is Individual & Family Health Insurance Right for You?
More and more Americans are opting for individual & family health insurance plans these days, but it isn’t always easy knowing which plan fits your situation the best. There are a myriad of other insurance options such as HSAs and high deductible insurance that can make the process seem challenging. If you feel that… Read more »
Understanding the Affordable Care Act
As every tax-paying American knows, the healthcare industry was turned upside down when Obama implemented a completely new system. Though many people like to refer to the change as Obama-care, its true name is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that was signed by President Obama in March of 2010. And it completely… Read more »
Individual & Family Insurance Benefits vs Employers’ Plans
Because the United States is ranked low on the list of healthcare systems around the world, it makes a lot of sense to invest in individual & family insurance. No one can accurately predict when they will need healthcare, life insurance, or other types of protection for unforeseeable life surprises. Though you may think… Read more »