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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigns following spending criticism

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 Logan B.

Huge pressure regarding massive spending on chartered flights causes Price to step down. Tom Price, Health and Human Services Secretary, has now resigned under massive pressure due to his high travel bills. Price accumulated at least $400,000 in travel expenses – primarily from chartered flights – which was in direct opposition to the Trump administration’s promise to “drain the swamp.” President Trump has been promising to reduce the corrupt and entitled capital in the government. Price had already been facing trouble from Trump for having been unsuccessful as Health and…

Health care reform data shows fewer uninsured Americans

January 28, 2014January 25, 2014 Julie Campbell

According to new statistics that have been released, January has decreased the number of people without health insurance. New data is starting to be released that is beginning to reflect the impact of the impact of the health care reform, as it has shown that the percentage of Americans who say that they do not have health insurance coverage has experienced a slight decrease, this month. This change in insurance status was reported by Gallup, which has been steadily tracking the figures. This insurance news is certainly welcome by those…

Healthcare reforms in California are doing far better than federal changes

November 6, 2013November 4, 2013 G. Turner

California Health Insurance exchange popularity

Although the rollout of the HealthCare.gov site has experienced massive struggles, CoveredCA.com is thriving. As the federal government continues to struggle with problems and errors related to its healthcare reforms, particularly in the HealthCare.gov website, California has been sailing along with a great deal of successes with its own exchange site, CoveredCA.com. The problems with which many Americans have been struggling with the federal site are absent in California. Citizens in California have been able to take advantage of the better side of the healthcare reforms, as their state set…

Health insurance exchanges open their doors today despite gov. shutdown!

October 1, 2013October 1, 2013 Julie Campbell

Health insurance exchanges - American healthcare reforms

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…

Half of US opts out of health insurance exchanges

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Logan B.

Half the country decides not to run health insurance exchanges The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the federal government will officially be operating health insurance exchanges in approximately half the states in the country. These exchanges are part of the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care law that has been very unpopular in some states. These states have shown continued opposition to the federal law, suggesting that it violates people’s constitutional rights and claiming that it will have a catastrophic impact on the nation’s…