When the Affordable Care Act (ACA aka Obamacare) was passed, there was a glitch that prevented some families from obtaining subsidized coverage and discouraged small employers from offering group coverage. This is known as the “family glitch’. It is estimated… Continue Reading
While the individual health insurance market represents only about 7% of those covered by health insurance, it is an important indicator of how the market is performing. Currently almost 1.6 million California consumers are covered through Covered CA, the state… Continue Reading
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed by a hair when the Democrats had control of all levels of the Federal Government, was the most impactful piece of healthcare legislation since the implementation of Medicare and Medicaid in the 1960s. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading
It’s interesting to me when someone says that they hate “Obamacare” (the popular name for the Affordable Care Act-ACA). This law is complex and far reaching. Most people simply don’t understand how many areas are affected by the law. Most… Continue Reading
A reader called to ask if I could explain “Single Payer”, so here goes! In its simplest form, single payer refers to the financing of health care. Typically this means that there is only one party that pays for all… Continue Reading
Wouldn’t it be great if we could point to just one thing to solve the health care/health insurance crisis in America? In this column I have addressed multiple issues, but always come back to the fact that it is the… Continue Reading
The ACA (aka ObamaCare) was intended to have a public/private partnership. The design was to maintain the foundation of the employer based benefits platform and provide access to the market for those individual without employer based coverage. The third leg… Continue Reading
In this column, I have stressed repeatedly that what drives health insurance premiums is primarily health care costs! The ACA (Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare) attempted to address this issue by encouraging participation in ACO’s (Accountable Care Organization). Medicare defines… Continue Reading
North State Congressman Doug LaMalfa will be “feeling the love” this Tuesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) when a group of Redding residents will present him with hearts that show their support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Each heart will… Continue Reading
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