Social Security In 1935: How Today’s Health Law Should Evolve
“If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period.” – President Barack Obama speaking before the American Medical Association on June 15, 2009 The president’s...
View Article5 Ways To Buy Health Insurance Without A Government Exchange
The heart of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Health Insurance Marketplace, opened on October 1, and offers Americans a new way to purchase health insurance, but it is not the only way. Many...
View ArticleUnderwhelming Amount Of Marylanders Enrolled In Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON (WJZ) — The numbers are in, and they’re not looking good. Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act is marginal compared to expectations. But Pat Warren reports there’s still a chance to make up...
View ArticlePresident Obama Offers Fix To Millions Set To Lose Health Insurance
WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Under mounting pressure, the president announces changes to the Affordable Care Act. The move would allow extensions for people who were dropped by their plans. But as Mary Bubala...
View ArticleState To Decide Whether Marylanders Can Keep Canceled Health Plans
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Growing confusion. One day after the president accepts blame for the botched roll-out of the Affordable Care Act, states such as Maryland are now facing a tough decision. Derek...
View ArticleThree Glaring Changes Needed To Fix Obamacare
Written by Gillian Burdett via Examiner.com At a November 14 White house press briefing, President Obama acknowledged that “the roll out has been rough so far.” He was referring to the October 1 launch...
View ArticleMd. Officials Work To Help People Sign Up For Obamacare
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland health care advocates took another step in the direction of getting residents signed up for Obamacare. Political reporter Pat Warren reports new ads promote a 211 number....
View ArticleObamacare Key Dates In 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law March 2010. Over the ensuing three years, various provisions of the law have gone into effect. The newly created health insurance marketplaces opened...
View ArticleElection Watch: Will Obamacare Hurt Democrats In 2014?
A botched website launch, a you-can-keep-your-plan promise that didn’t quite pan out, fears of increasing premiums, decreasing choices, job cuts, death panels – these Obamacare memes make it hard to be...
View ArticleThe Obamas Call On Moms To Talk To Their Adult Children About Affordable...
COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ)—Moms on a mission. President Barack Obama is asking parents, especially moms, to talk to their 20-something children about Affordable Health Care. Political reporter Pat Warren...
View ArticleEven In Willing States, Health Law’s Rollout Rocky
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bug-ridden website. Endless wait times on a toll-free helpline. Error-laden data sent to insurance companies. These are not problems burdening Republican-led states that had to...
View ArticleDeadline For Jan. 1 Health Coverage Near In Md.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland health officials said Friday that enrollment in private health insurance on the state exchange increased by more than 50 percent during the third week of December,...
View ArticleCritics Urge Moving Away From Maryland Health Exchange
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democratic and Republican critics of Maryland’s troubled health exchange urged state officials on Monday to consider other options to signing up state residents for health care...
View ArticleMikulski: Md. Should Keep Health Exchange
BALTIMORE (AP) — Sen. Barbara Mikulski said Friday that Maryland should “stay the course” with its own health care exchange, despite its troubled start, and not switch to the federal exchange....
View ArticleRace To Enroll Young And Healthy For New Insurance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a rapidly approaching deadline, the White House and its allies are racing to enroll young people in new insurance plans offered under President Barack Obama’s signature health...
View ArticleWhere Can I Get Care?
With the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of newly insured Americans can now afford routine health care. If you are among the previously uninsured who have skipped...
View ArticleGovernors: ‘Obamacare’ Here To Stay
WASHINGTON (AP) — The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation, but America’s governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is...
View ArticleMd. Health Exchange Severs Ties With Noridian
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s health exchange board voted to fire the state’s prime information technology contractor for Maryland’s defective health care exchange, the state’s health secretary told...
View ArticleWhat Is An Insurance Card?
If you are one of the several million Americans who have enrolled in a new health plan through the health insurance marketplace, you will receive, along with other insurance documents, a health...
View ArticleHow Do I Use My Health Insurance?
If, like many Americans, you have been uninsured for several years and just recently obtained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you may need a little course in how to navigate the...
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