by Girish Anand | Oct 23, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, PPACA
A National Business Group on Health (NBGH) survey released yesterday shows that more than half of the employees questioned believe health care costs will rise this year and in succeeding years under Obamacare, while almost a third of those surveyed also think the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 23, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
Over the weekend, NSA secrets-leaker Edward Snowden claimed to have hacked into HeathCare.gov, the federal Obamacare Marketplace site, and said he could fix it in exchange for immunity against prosecution for stealing government files. Though Snowden was spurned,...
by Girish Anand | Oct 20, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
According to documents received by the Associated Press (AP), the Obamacare Marketplaces nationwide so far have seen 476,000 individuals sign up out of a visit total of 16 million, but the government won't say how many of those applicants actually enrolled in...
by Girish Anand | Oct 17, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
The largest health care provider in the United States with 8.8 million patients, the Veterans Administration (VA) is grappling with a series of breach violations of its health records. The VA is an early pioneer in keeping health records electronically, a goal...
by Girish Anand | Oct 8, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
So far, most reports from both the federal and state Health Insurance Marketplaces since their opening on Oct. 1 have focused on "accounts created," not on policies sold. In fact, when asked point blank how many Americans had enrolled in health plans through...
by Girish Anand | Oct 6, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
The HealthCare.gov website, gateway for health insurance coverage under Obamacare for tens of millions of American without state-operated exchanges, is down for off-hour repairs this weekend following days of difficulties after the Oct. 1 launch. The government has...