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Census Bureau shows 8.8 billion people gained health insurance coverage

September 21, 2015September 19, 2015 S.Vagus

Report highlights the growing number of people with insurance coverage in the US The Census Bureau has released data that shows that 8.8 million people in the U.S. were able to gain health insurance coverage in 2014 due to the Affordable Care Act. The organization’s report notes that 2014 was the first full year wherein the provisions of the Affordable Care Act were in effect. The federal law has allowed many consumers to receive insurance coverage through expanded health care programs and through state-based exchanges, which offer relatively inexpensive insurance…

Mergers among health insurance companies could drive rates skyward

September 15, 2015September 13, 2015 H. Cutner

The American Medical Association has said that the reduction in competition will raise rates. The American Medical Association (AMA) has recently released the results of a study that claims that most health plan markets in the United States are currently led by a small number of insurance companies that may become even fewer with the current trend of mergers and acquisitions. The organization representing doctors and hospitals is criticizing the impact of this market shrinking. The reason is that they feel that if the current intentions of insurance companies to…

Senator Rubio outlines plan to address health insurance system in the US

August 21, 2015August 19, 2015 S.Vagus

Rubio provides insight into his plan to reform health care The political wheel in the United States has begun to turn once again as presidential campaigns begin to kick off throughout the country. Many have announced their campaign for the presidency, including Senator Marco Rubio, who believes he may be able to change the way the country’s health care system works. Senator Rubio recently outlined his plan to change the health care system and how health insurance works, seeking to make the most significant changes the country has seen since…

One quarter of Americans with a health insurance plan found care too expensive

May 18, 2015May 16, 2015 G. Turner

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Despite the fact that they had coverage medical care was still cost prohibitive for one in four adults. The results of a study conducted by a consumer health group called Families USA have now been released and are showing that despite the fact that they had purchase the coverage of an insurance plan was present, over one in four adult Americans still made choices not to seek medical care because they felt that they could not afford it. This indicates that even though health insurance coverage may be growing, care…

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

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 Julie Campbell

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…

Student health insurance plan axed at Boise State

March 20, 2015March 18, 2015 Julie Campbell

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Beginning in the Fall 2015 semester, the school will be discontinuing the coverage that it provides. Boise State has announced the results of a meeting held by the State Board of Education, in which it was decided that the student health insurance plan would no longer be available as of the start of the Fall 2015 semester. The original university health plan requirements for students is going to be amended for that time. Though it will still be necessary for full-time students to provide proof that they have a student…

Health care reform tax error affects 800,000 people

February 23, 2015February 21, 2015 G. Turner

Erroneous taxation information in the HealthCare.gov website has caused a problem for many Americans. Among the Americans who have enrolled in the insurance policies required by the health care reform, through the HealthCare.gov federal website, have received incorrect tax information from the government and are being advised to wait a while before filing their tax returns, to give the government time to correct the error. Also announced at the same time as this error, was the additional time that Americans would receive for enrollment. Congressional Democrats pressured the Obama administration…