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Removal of the individual mandate would take health insurance coverage away from consumers

Marc
us health insurance reform

Individual mandate has ensured that consumers have insurance coverage The Affordable Care Act continues to be a source of controversy, especially because it requires all U.S. citizens to have health insurance coverage. This provision is called the individual mandate and it has placed some consumers under significant financial pressure. While all citizens must have insurance coverage, many also receive financial aid from the federal government, which helps cover the cost of health insurance policies purchased through exchanges that were established through the Affordable Care Act. Removing the individual mandate may…

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Affordable Care Act event may make health plans easier for migrant workers to find

Julie Campbell
Releigh, Capital of North Carolina homeowners insurance rates

The ACA open enrollment period has passed but North Carolina is hoping to assist fruit and vegetable pickers. Migrant workers – who are very common in agriculture, particularly when the harvesting seasons begin – are integral to the food production industry are receiving assistance from the Affordable Care Act in the form of an event that will make it easier for them to purchase health plans that will provide them with medical insurance coverage. This event is being run under the ACA and was sponsored by Get Covered America and…

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Millions of Americans will keep their health plans subsidies

Julie Campbell
Obama between two ferns health insurance

A new court ruling has meant that consumers across the United States will keep affordable insurance coverage. Consumers across the U.S. who had been struggling to be able to afford their health plans will now be able to sigh a breath of relief as a court has ruled that the federal subsidies will be maintained in the states that do not have their own insurance exchanges. Many were watching the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court with regards to the health care reform subsidies. The decision made by the top…

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Nearly 9 out of 10 people now have health insurance coverage

S.Vagus
health insurance exchange

Survey shows that more people have gained access to the insurance coverage that they need Results from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index show that nearly 9 out of 10 people in the United States have health insurance coverage This is due, in part, to the Affordable Care Act, which has expanded access to insurance coverage for many people throughout the country. The survey shows that people are now able to find coverage through expanded Medicaid programs in some states and insurance exchanges that offer either subsidized coverage or relatively low-cost policies.…

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Health insurance now covers almost 9 out of every 10 American adults

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance rate increases

This figure was revealed in the report about the results of a large survey that was recently released. According to the outcome of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey that was recently conducted, almost 9 out of every 10 adults across the United States are now reporting that they have health insurance coverage. Back in 2013, that figure was showing as being just slightly more than 8 out of every 10 U.S. adults. What has yet to be known about these health insurance study results is whether this is actually a…

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