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Over 14.5 million Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Nordstrom

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Wednesday was the 12-year anniversary of the implementation of Obamacare in the United States. There are 14.5 million Americans currently enrolled in the Affordable Care Act for 2022, according to US government statistics released on Wednesday, the 12-year anniversary of the law’s implementation. That represents a substantial 21 percent increase in enrollment over the numbers from 2021. According to the data released by the federal government, 10.3 million people enrolled in the 33 states across the country that use the federal government’s own marketplace at healthcare.gov. The remaining 4.3 million…

Millions of state residents could lose their California health insurance

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 G. Turner

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If the stopgap measures put into place for the pandemic are allowed to expire, coverage levels could fall. Millions of Californians are currently facing the risk of losing their California health insurance this year if the federal measures established during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis are allowed to expire this year. The American Rescue Plan and other assistance made coverage particularly affordable. The increased assistance from the American Rescue Plan made it possible for two of every three Californians enrolled in Covered California health insurance plans to gain access to coverage…

Oregon health insurance coverage reached record high last year

February 22, 2022February 17, 2022 H. Cutner

The results of a new survey have shown that more Oregonians have medical plans than ever before. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has announced that the results of its biannual Oregon Health Insurance survey revealed that more state residents than ever before had coverage in 2021. The survey data revealed that a whopping 95.4 percent of state residents had coverage last year. This was an increase over 2019’s data, at which point 94 percent of Oregon residents had health insurance coverage. This latest survey represented the first year since the…

California healthcare bill for single payer system stalls in Assembly

February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 G. Turner

The purpose of the bill was to guarantee that every state resident would have medical coverage. The State Assembly has stalled action on a California healthcare bill that would have created a single payer system that would provide medical coverage to every resident. Right before the bill’s deadline, it was stalled in the Assembly. California healthcare experts think that national debate on this subject could bring about reforms that would develop similar single payer bills that would close the gap between state residents without the need for insurance. Assembly Bill…

Maryland health insurance open enrollment extended until February 28

January 25, 2022January 24, 2022 H. Cutner

The state has extended the opportunity for residents to enroll due to the public health emergency. Maryland has announced that it is extending its health insurance open enrollment period, making possible for residents of the state to continue signing up for their coverage at the state’s marketplace. Residents of the state will be able to keep enrolling for coverage through the Maryland Health Connection. The state’s health insurance marketplace will stay open for enrollment until the end of February. The original deadline had been January 15. Governor Larry Hogan announced…

Five Different Types of Senior Care Residential Homes that Could be Right for You

January 24, 2022 Guest Author

When it comes to thinking about senior care, it can be difficult to decide which is the right path to take. This is why it’s important to understand the different types of senior care available and what kind of residential care would suit your elderly parent or relative’s needs if they can’t live independently anymore. To give you some ideas of what options are out there, here are five examples of senior residential homes to choose from. Retirement Community A retirement community is designed for those who are still able…

Health insurance enrollment breaks all previous records

January 24, 2022January 21, 2022 Julie Campbell

Biden’s changes to the Affordable Care Act changes reversed many areas Trump had altered. Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) have reached a record high this year, in a trend widely associated with the changes President Joe Biden made to reverse alterations President Trump had made while he was in office. Among the additional changes Biden made include an increase to available financial assistance. Beyond increasing financial assistance for health insurance enrollments, other changes included widening the window in which consumers could sign up for coverage through…