Tag: individual mandate

Health insurance policy losses lead to Obama apology

G. Turner
Obama Health Insurance

The president stated that “I’m sorry” that Americans are losing their coverage. Despite reported claims that the president made, promising that Americans would not be losing their existing health insurance plans under the new healthcare reforms, many have indeed lost their coverage, leading Obama to apologize for this occurrence. Though he did not apologize for having made the promise, he did say that he was sorry that this is occurring. The president spoke on the subject, saying that “I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based…

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Health insurance mandate could be delayed for a year

S.Vagus
health insurance mandate

Senators advocate delay of health insurance mandate Federal lawmakers are beginning to call on the Obama Administration to delay one of the Affordable Care Act’s most controversial provisions. The law requires that all U.S. citizens have active health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2014. Those that do not have appropriate health insurance coverage could face fines for every year they go without coverage. The provision is quite similar to federal law requiring all drivers in the country to have auto insurance coverage, but the health insurance mandate has managed…

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

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…

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Health insurance requirement likely headed to Supreme Court following rejection by appeals court

Nordstrom

The panel at a federal appeals court has ruled against the heart of the Obama Administration’s healthcare reform, bringing into question whether or not Americans will actually be required to purchase a healthcare policy. The next step will be the U.S. Supreme Court. The panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals was made up of three judges. They were not unanimous, but ruled that Congress had stepped beyond its authority when they passed what is being called the “individual mandate”. Experts in the healthcare industry are saying that the…

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