Pundits began outlining the downfall of Obamacare as soon as the President was elected in 2008. Now that many programs have come to fruition, many folks who originally voiced concerns are tallying up the negative outcomes.
The ACA was enacted in 2010 with provisions becoming effective through 2015 and beyond. Many of the provisions have been delayed beyond the dates originally set. For the official information regarding each of the provisions and the current effective dates, please visit www.healthcare.gov. The department given ultimate responsibility for administering the ACA is the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been given responsibility for carrying out many aspects of the ACA.
What is Obamacare by the Numbers? How close are we to the projections? How have the Obamacare glitches affected the number of enrollments? What is the breakdown between public and private exchanges?
Below is the healthcare reform 2014 timeline. Are you prepared? Below you will find everything you need to know in regards to what will be implemented this year.
Are you aware of the “essential benefits” required of health plans beginning January 1, 2014? Are you aware of the exceptions coined “grandfathered plans”?
To date, less than 25 percent of all Obamacare enrollees are between the ages of 18 and 34. Why does this matter? To be financially viable, the still-faltering national healthcare plan needs America’s youth to start paying up. Now. If this doesn’t happen, the consequences for Obamacare could be dire.
Obamacare mandates that you have insurance or pay a penalty. Now, physicians are refusing to take patients who have insurance? Is this counterintuitive? How will this affect the “affordable” and “accessible” care which Obamacare strives to achieve?
As we know by now, the expansion of Medicaid was one of the major points of contention within the Affordable […]
How is Medicaid Expansion impacting healthcare in general, healthcare exchanges/subsidies in particular?In keeping up with the holiday traditions, we are highlighting the 12 days of Obamacare. As such, on the 7th day of Obamacare, Obama gave to me: Medicaid Expansion, Increased Age for Children, Affordable Healthcare, No Pre-existing, Preventive care, Healthcare Exchanges, and an Individual Mandate
Healthcare Reform is upon us with some of the most monumental provisions becoming effective in 2014, such as the removal of pre-existing conditions. As of January 2014, insurance companies can no longer deny coverage, deny claim payments, or charge higher premiums for individuals with pre-existing conditions.