by Girish Anand | Mar 16, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed this week that enrollment in Obamacare health plans dropped half a million from the year before, and came in 1.7 million below expectations, with 12.2 million enrollees by the Jan. 31 end of open enrollment....
by Girish Anand | Mar 7, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
On Monday (March 6), Republican leadership in the House of Representatives unveiled their plan to replace Obamacare with a program that relies heavily on tax credits and expanded options with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Under the plan, no one can be denied health...
by Girish Anand | Jan 27, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
In the few days remaining before Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) enrollment ends on Jan. 31, President Trump has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pull all advertising for the health care program. HHS spokespersons refused to...
by Girish Anand | Jan 21, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
Shortly after signing an executive order barring any new regulations by federal agencies, President Donald J. Trump signed another order that mandates his agencies to “to waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement...
by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows for the first time that those who think the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) is a “good idea” outweigh those who think it’s a “bad idea,” 45 to 41 percent. It was the first positive...
by Girish Anand | Nov 29, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
While President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments to posts responsible for the nation’s health care policies, a Gallup poll continued a yearslong indication of public discontent with Obamacare. Some 53 percent of those polled in November dislike the...