Category Archives: Health Reform News
Forbes.com Article: Obamacare Guarantees Higher Premiums
An article by Sally Pipes on Forbes.com that I thought was worth sharing Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher Sally Pipes Contributor President Obama will deliver a second inaugural address later this month. He’ll no doubt reflect … Continue reading
Obamacare: Path to Compliance
Headlines
A couple of headlines about the fiscal cliff and obamacare: Wealthy Americans Face ACA Medicare Tax In 2013. In a column for Reuters (12/5), Amy Feldman explains that wealthy Americans will face a tax increase next year as part of the … Continue reading
6 Million estimated to pay Obamacare Tax
Yesterday the CBO said that nearly 6 million people, most of whom are middle class, will face a tax penalty under the Affordable Care Act for not getting health insurance. The AP (9/20, Alonso-Zaldivar) reports that the new CBO numbers are … Continue reading
Healthcare Ruling
On Thursday, June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled that President Obama’s healthcare law known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is constitutional, and will be upheld. Although many were concerned about the constitutionality of … Continue reading
Health Reform and stuff
I received an email newsletter from Humana with a lot of information on what was going on with health reform and what not. Below are 2 sections from Humana’s newsletter I thought were worth mentioning. At the bottom is a … Continue reading
Medicare supplements: Do I need one and when?
When you turn 65 and up to 90 days before your 65th birthday and 6 months after your birthday you have to sign up for Medicare. There are 4 parts to Medicare. Part “A” is free and provides coverage for … Continue reading
Health Reform Tips and News
Keeping up with the back and forth and always changing health reform can be a mind numbing task. If you would like some help give one our Sugar Land Insurance Agents a call. Our insurance agency has the access and … Continue reading