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pre-existing conditions
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Supreme Court case on Affordable Care Act could have far-reaching effects on Medicaid expansion, pre-existing condition protections
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether it should strike down the individual mandate and…
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Actuaries report on shortcomings of short-term, limited-duration health plans
New research about short-term, limited-duration health plans shows that none of the plans studied covered pre-existing conditions and all had…
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As name implies, short-term health plans may not be a good deal for some consumers
For an article on short-term health plans, journalist Nancy Metcalf found an ideal source: Stewart Lamotte, a 64-year-old retired restaurateur…
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ACA lawsuit may cause chaos in the states
We earlier told you about one lawsuit that aims to take down the ACA – or at least wipe out…
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Pre-existing conditions re-emerge: Find out who might be affected
The latest anti-Affordable Care Act lawsuit from a score of conservative state attorneys general – partly backed by the U.S.…
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What to know about the DOJ’s latest whack at the ACA
The Obamacare wars have re-ignited, thanks to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Department of Justice, and a surprising assault…
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Potential pros, cons of those short-term health plans
As promised, the Trump administration has released a proposed rule to allow short-term health insurance plans that do not conform…
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Health care repeal bill would have dealt death blow to ‘essential health benefits’
A variety of fixes aimed at appeasing resistant conservative House members failed to save the GOP’s Affordable Care Act repeal…
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Is reform adequately serving people in your area with pre-existing conditions?
This post is about high risk pools, so let’s get some confusing semantics out of the way. The Affordable Care…