State Efforts To Block Obamacare Are Working Study Finds
States whose governments are hostile to Obamacare are hindering efforts to get people signed up for health insurance, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Health Care Law Affects Those With Insurance Through Work Too
The health care overhaul's reach stretches far beyond the millions of uninsured Americans it is expected to help. It also could touch everything from the drug choices to doctor bills of people who have insurance through work.The law isn't expected to prompt sudden, radical changes for workers.
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Children With Severe Medical Conditions Denied Treatment by Obamacare Plans
Two new reports highlight the growing evidence that, thanks to Obamacare, the quality of many Americans" current healthcare is gradually declining. New Obamacare exchange plans are going to be more restrictive, with less access to doctors and healthcare centers with specialized expertise and high reputations for providing effective life-saving medical treatment. Not only are those with private insurance feeling the sting, but in addition those in Medicaid programs (Primarily for the poor) are finding it increasingly difficult to find doctors who will see them.
In yet another story detailing private health care's decline under the Obama Health Care exchange plans, Seattle news station King 5 aired a segment on January 20, 2014, describing how children "are being denied specialty treatment by insurance providers on the Washington Health Benefits Network." Ref. Source 2
Almost 3.3 million people have bought health insurance through state and federal exchanges since Oct. 1, according to new statistics released by the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday. Slightly more than 1.1 million of those enrolled in coverage in January. Ref. USAToday
943K signed up for health care in February
The sign-up rate dropped from 1.1 million in January, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services. Overall, 4.2 million people selected health plans through state and federal exchanges under the Affordable Care Act as of the end of February. March 31 is the deadline for enrolling in insurance plans. Ref. USAToday