


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 | Jul 23, 2019 | Health Savings Accounts , Obamacare
The Treasury Department and IRS added treatments for a range of chronic conditions to the list of preventive-care benefits for which a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) can pay—even if a plan enrollee’s health care spending hasn’t surpassed the plan...by admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Healthcare Reform , Insurance Laws , Obamacare , Politics , Uncategorized
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is hardening its legal position toward Obamacare, arguing now the entire law is unconstitutional in a shift that promises to bring the issue to the forefront of the 2020 election campaign. The position is a change for the Justice...by admin | Nov 30, 2018 | Illinois Health Insurance Exchange , Illinois Health Insurance Laws , Insurance News , Obamacare
Illinois lawmakers have taken steps to limit the maximum duration of short-term medical plans (STM plans) to 180 days. Earlier this year, Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would apply this limitation, but Illinois lawmakers had enough votes to override that veto....by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | Ambetter , Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois , Cigna , Illinois Health Insurance , Insurance Laws , Obamacare
In Illinois, nearly half of the roughly 314,000 people who bought Obamacare health insurance coverage last year did so with the help of a federal subsidy. Nationwide, the tally is higher: on average 57 percent of the 10.3 million people with such a plan, according to...by admin | May 4, 2017 | Illinois Health Insurance Laws , Insurance News , Obamacare , Politics
House Republicans just passed their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, a plan that reduces taxes but puts millions at risk of losing their health insurance, including people with preexisting conditions, older Americans, and the poor. The vote on Thursday was close...