Consumers warned to be cautious of health insurance scams Health insurance exchanges have officially launched throughout the U.S. as part of the Affordable Care Act. The exchanges are meant to provide people throughout the country with access to affordable health insurance plans. So far, these exchanges have been quite popular, with consumers flocking to the virtual marketplaces to find policies. In New York’s exchange, more than 10 million people attempted to purchase coverage through the state’s exchange on its first day. While these health insurance exchanges seem popular with consumers,…
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Healthcare reforms supported by a topless Nina Dobrev
The actress known for her role in “Vampire Diaries” is attracting a lot of attention for the health insurance exchanges. Nina Dobrev has joined many other celebrities who have been tweeting in order to encourage people to learn more about the healthcare reforms and to take part in the health insurance exchanges where they can purchase their plans under the Affordable Care Act, but she has taken a rather unique tack to make sure that people are paying attention. The actress tweeted “#GetCovered, Because w/o it, you’re naked” and posted…
Read MoreHealth insurance exchange launch day was a rough one, to say the least
The opening day for the online marketplaces faced tremendous struggles with a closed government and web traffic jams. What was meant to be a smooth transition into the next phase of the healthcare reforms was a constant battle for the health insurance exchanges which went on to open despite the shutdown of the U.S. government, only to face technical glitches preventing access to many of those who wanted to take part. Web traffic snarls and glitches in websites stopped many Americans from using the exchanges on the first day. The…
Read MoreHealth insurance exchanges open their doors today despite gov. shutdown!
After all of the controversy and planning for the central element of the Affordable Care Act, the day has arrived. Following considerable controversy and attempts to put a stop to the healthcare reforms, the most public-facing portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s crown jewel, has now arrived for Americans in the form of health insurance exchanges that are opening their doors for enrollment in every state across the country. Regardless of the government shutdown, Obama has announced that millions of Americans can begin shopping for…
Read MoreHealthcare reforms are about to get a whole lot funnier
The celebrities from the Funny or Die studios in Hollywood are helping to promote the health insurance exchanges and laws. Hollywood is now doing its part to help the country to get itself ready for the implementation of the latest pieces of the healthcare reforms, as the state health insurance exchanges get ready to go live on October 1. Mike Farah and the Funny or Die studios team are coming up with as many as 20 different projects for this purpose. In order to make sure that the healthcare reforms…
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