by admin
| Jul 18, 2025
| ACA
, Healthcare Reform
, Insurance News
, Obamacare
If you buy your own health insurance, you are probably going to pay more next year—a lot more. Insurers are seeking hefty 2026 rate increases for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, the coverage known as Obamacare. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois wants a...
by admin
| Jul 14, 2025
| CHIP
, Healthcare Reform
, Insurance News
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) introduces sweeping changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), significantly affecting healthcare access and costs in the U.S., particularly in Illinois. Here’s a quick overview: Medicaid...
by admin
| May 15, 2022
| Healthcare Reform
, Insurance Laws
, Insurance News
The No Surprises Act will took effect on January 1, 2022. This act protects consumers from surprise medical bills, whether they receive coverage through their employer (including a federal, state, or local government), through the Health Insurance Marketplace, or...
by admin
| Mar 29, 2022
| Healthcare Reform
, Insurance Laws
, Insurance News
, Obamacare
Key Points: If a person’s income does not exceed 150% of the federal poverty level, they might be eligible for a Special Enrollment Period. This special enrollment period does not have limitations on how often it can be used, or the type of health plan that can...
by admin
| Mar 11, 2021
| Healthcare Reform
, Insurance Laws
, Insurance News
, Obamacare
For this year and next, the stimulus bill boosts subsidies for nearly all those buying their own coverage, making insurance free for more people and giving higher-income people discounts for the first time.Under the stimulus bill passed by Congress this week and...
by admin
| Dec 30, 2020
| Flexible Spending Accounts
, Healthcare Reform
, Insurance News
President Donald Trump signed a new stimulus bill into law on December 27, 2020 which will provide direct payments to eligible individuals and loans to small businesses, among other things. Among those other things are temporary and optional changes that...
