REPORT: NO OCT. 1 MARKETPLACE RUSH EXPECTED (Sept. 30, 2013)
Tomorrow, Oct. 1, 2013, marks the opening of health insurance exchanges across the U.S. The Marketplace at healthcare.gov will give access to millions of uninsured and under-insured Americans. But, according to PennLive, experts don't expect an immediate rush to enroll. Find out why by clicking here. |
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LEARN MORE ABOUT MARKETPLACE AT CMS SEMINAR (Sept. 20, 2013)
Oct. 1 marks the unveiling of the health insurance marketplace, where uninsured and under-insured Americans will be able to purchase a plan. Learn more about how family physicians and health care delivery are affected at the Health Insurance Marketplace 101 for Providers seminar in Philadelphia on Oct. 8. Register here. |
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CORBETT PROPOSES MEDICAID EXPANSION ALTERNATIVE (Sept. 17, 2013)
Gov. Tom Corbett, who has long been against Medicaid expansion, has proposed an alternative: using the federal subsidies meant to expand medical assistance to help low-income Pennsylvanians buy insurance. Read the details here via Reuters, and visit our Government Affairs page for more on the health care law.
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HEALTH CARE DATA HUB READY: IS IT SECURE? (Sept. 12, 2013)
The health care data hub at the center of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) online insurance exchanges (also known as "marketplaces") is ready for launch. But, as the Washington Times reports, some are concerned that it's not secure enough to house the data that will help determine a patient's eligibility. Read more here. |
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POLL: YOUNG AND HEALTHY MAY BUOY OBAMACARE (Sept. 10, 2013)
Healthy young adults may be the buoy keeping Obamacare afloat, reports Reuters. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows the promise of coverage may attract enough of the young and healthy to offset the costs of those who are sicker. Half of the uninsured 18-to-34 set support the law; just four in 10 do overall. Click here for more.
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