First, millions of people have gained
health insurance coverage as a result of the ACA, and the uninsured rate among women of reproductive age fell by more than one - third over the first two full years of the law's implementation.7 With increasing numbers of their clients obtaining health insurance, abortion providers — and specialized providers in particular — may have new incentives to establish relationships with insurers.
In many cases, it was because these people worked for companies that did not include
health insurance coverage as part of their benefits package.
Health insurance sold on the health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act is guaranteed issue, meaning a health insurance company can't refuse to sell
you health insurance coverage as long as you're applying for that coverage during the annual open enrollment period.
The ACA was designed to substantially increase the millions of people who newly enroll in private
health insurance coverage as well as the number of companies that provide it while at the same time reducing the number of uninsured people who had previously received primary care in emergency rooms.
My employees are getting
health insurance coverage as part of their compensation for doing work for me.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, the CBO expects the Senate's
health bill to substantially raise Americans» out - of - pocket medical costs by slashing Obamacare's mandated benefits and rolling back assistance to poorer and sicker people,
as well
as discouraging some low - income Americans from buying
insurance in the first place (the BCRA would nix Obamacare's requirement that people carry
coverage or pay a fine).
In terms of budgeting,
as a general rule, consider between 20 and 30 percent of predicted gross sales
as the baseline budget for comprehensive
coverage, including
health and life
insurance.
Republican leaders have set Friday
as the goal for working out changes to Senate legislation that would repeal extensive parts of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the law dubbed Obamacare that expanded
health insurance coverage to 20 million people.
Gender affirmation surgery is becoming a reality for 1.4 million American trans people
as work
health insurance and Obamacare
coverage bring down the cost of a sex change.
Fidelis Care, a not - for - profit corporation, offers affordable
health insurance coverage to New York residents and has over 1.6 million members in the state
as of June 30.
The Department of
Health and Human Services this week announced a new proposal that would expand the use of short - term health insurance plans, opening the door for more people to use the «skinny» coverage products while taking another swipe at the law known as Obam
Health and Human Services this week announced a new proposal that would expand the use of short - term
health insurance plans, opening the door for more people to use the «skinny» coverage products while taking another swipe at the law known as Obam
health insurance plans, opening the door for more people to use the «skinny»
coverage products while taking another swipe at the law known
as Obamacare.
On Monday, two powerful conservative leaders in the House declared the blueprint unacceptable because it relies on giving people refundable tax credits to purchase
insurance — a policy mechanism that, in a very rough sense, resembles Obamacare's subsidies to buy mandated
health coverage (and is therefore being slammed by conservatives
as just another entitlement program).
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of
health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing,
coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation
as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such
as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
As a fast - growing company, Bunn Coffee's
health -
insurance premiums had been rising by 40 % to 60 % annually in recent years, prompting Shindler and Trapani to consider scrapping the
coverage entirely.
They examined data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and
health insurers who sell individual market plans and found that
insurance coverage among the smokers who were charged the most for their habit could potentially have shot up
as much
as 12 percentage points without the fee.
«And our
health -
insurance coverage had become unbelievably expensive and complex
as we'd grown to a staff of 75.»
This past summer, when Congress considered ditching the individual mandate
as part of a «skinny repeal» — an effort that ultimately failed — the CEO of America's
Health Insurance Plans cautioned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that, should the mandate go, «premiums will rise rapidly, few or no affordable
coverage options will be available and more people will be uninsured.»
The largest increases in the deficit would come from repealing or modifying tax provisions in the ACA that are not directly related to
health insurance coverage — such
as repealing a surtax on net investment income, repealing annual fees imposed on
health insurers, and reducing the income threshold for determining the tax deduction for medical expenses.
[32] Most importantly, the IRS administers the premium tax credits to help millions of near - poor and middle - income taxpayers afford
coverage in the
health insurance marketplaces
as well
as assistance with
health insurance deductibles and co-payments for taxpayers with modest incomes.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Also known
as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the act included a variety of
health - related provisions that extended
health insurance coverage to many uninsured Americans, implemented measures designed to reduce
health care costs, imposed requirements on
health providers and
insurance companies, and levied a broad range of taxes to help pay for expanded healthcare.
Also known
as Obamacare, it's a federal statute signed into law in 2010 that seeks to expand Medicaid eligibility, establish
health insurance exchanges, and prohibit insures from denying
coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
The Affordable Care Act established benchmark
coverage standards for Medicaid's newly eligible adult population,
as well
as for qualified
health plans sold in the
health insurance marketplaces.
As many have already pointed out, no one is asking the church and its businesses to compromise its beliefs by administering, issuing or providing these devices but rather, allowing for
coverage in existing employee
health insurance plans.
While many companies provide
health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions such
as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, most people with these maladies wouldn't get
coverage if they suddenly lost their job.
The lawsuit is the most recent challenge to the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that employers provide
insurance coverage of contraceptives, including emergency contraceptives such
as Plan B and ella, at no cost to employees.
I recently saw an article that said birth control can be purchased for
as little
as $ 9, so
health insurance coverage for contraception should be a nonissue.
If your religion won't let you provide your employees with contraceptive care
as part of their
insurance coverage, then the simple solution is for these organiztions to provide free
health care, and cash bonuses for the employees who become pregnant while in their employment.
«The Commercial Agency Inc. handles our liability, worker's comp,
health insurance coverage,
as well
as auto [
insurance], etc.,» he says.
With the Affordable Care Act, most
insurance plans expanded
coverage for women's
health to preventative services,
as well
as «breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling in conjunction with each birth.»
«This decision often comes at a price,
as many faced legal obstacles in their attempts to secure the rights and privileges given automatically to married couples (e.g., the right to
coverage by a spouse's
health insurance).
I was, of course, denied,
as my son's heart condition was one of the preexisting conditions
health insurance companies could completely flat out reject to provide
coverage.
Under the Affordable Care Act, your
Health Insurance Plans must provide breastfeeding support, counseling, and equipment
coverage such
as the rental or cost of a new breast pump without copays for the duration of breastfeeding (before and after you have your baby).
In the event of mitigating circumstances such
as nonexistent or poor
health insurance coverage that would increase your costs significantly, the surrogate may be willing to settle for a lower base compensation because you pay her
insurance premiums.
Don't let the cost of a pump scare you —
as mandated by the U.S. government, all
health insurance coverage must include a breast pump for expectant mothers.
Choose an obstetrician or
health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact
health insurance company about
coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap
as much
as possible
as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.
Insurance policies that cover the child but not the parent, must provide
coverage for maternal depression screening,
as a critically important preventative care intervention for the
health of the child.
«Increasing state taxes on
health insurance will force individuals to drop
coverage — ultimately increasing Medicaid costs
as private
health insurance is dropped, which will push more individuals on to the Medicaid rolls,» the letter states.
The de Blasio administration will announce later Wednesday afternoon an agreement with the renowned cancer center that allows patients who are losing their
Health Republic
coverage at the end of this month to continue to receive
coverage for care for
as long
as they require treatment if they enroll in MetroPlus, the
insurance offered by New York City
Health + Hospitals (formerly known
as the city
Health and Hospitals Corporation).
Some of those, however, may get
coverage elsewhere such
as from a family member who also has
health insurance.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is urging the state to investigate
Health Republic
Insurance of New York and to create a special enrollment period for the nearly 200,000 customers who will lose their
coverage as a result of the co-op shutting down by the end of the month.
... a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the
health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such
health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such employer
as of the effective date of this act.
He has supported tax hikes and the Affordable Care Act, which Long said is hurting new Yorkers through higher
health insurance premiums even
as it has provided
coverage to hundreds of thousands who were previously uninsured.
The opt - out benefit allows members in the PS&T unit to opt - out of their own
health insurance policy with the state
health insurance program (NYSHIP) to achieve
coverage as a dependent on a different state NYSHIP policy through a domestic partner or other family member.
The Roman Catholic Church is using the two weeks running up to the Fourth of July for prayer and advocacy
as it continues it's fight against the federal
Health and Human Services Department mandate that would force some Catholic institutions to provide health insurance coverage that includes contrace
Health and Human Services Department mandate that would force some Catholic institutions to provide
health insurance coverage that includes contrace
health insurance coverage that includes contraception.
The governor highlighted what he viewed
as his biggest accomplishments: job creation, deficit reduction, and advances in providing
health insurance coverage to the uninsured.
Members then passed the Comprehensive Contraception
Coverage Act, which would require all
health insurers provide cost - free contraceptive
coverage as a part of their
insurance policies, by a similar margin.
Ewenla, who identified Nigeria
as part of the global community, said for
health care to move forward in the country, there should be universal
health insurance coverage.
Erie County's long - term costs for retiree
health insurance coverage are apparently dropping
as unions agree that retirees will pick up part of the costs.
He said state governments should provide
health insurance coverage for state and local governments» workers
as well
as their spouses and children.
In most cases, the grant is attached to an employment contract with the recipient's institution that includes public social security
coverage such
as health insurance and pension benefits.