Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, President of the National Physician's Alliance, was sick and tired of seeing more and more of her patients paying more for insurance and getting less in return. She calls the… Read more.
I don’t know about you, but it seems like yesterday that Sarah Palin was speaking into every microphone she could find lamenting that health reform would lead to President Obama personally pulling the plug… Read more.
In the video above, Aaron Smith, co-founder of Young Invincibles, a group representing the interests of 18 to 34-year-olds in the health care debate, talks about the benefits of the Affordable Care… Read more.
Stacie is no stranger to the pitfalls of the health care system. As a mother of two daughters who survived cancer, she depends on quality, consistent health insurance to ensure that her… Read more.
Jennifer Jaff, a consumer advocate for patients with chronic illnesses, shares her personal story about the day the Affordable Care Act passed in the video above. She says, “It finally feels like… Read more.
The Small Businesses Majority was founded by small business owners to represent the interests of those who own and run small businesses throughout the country. In the video above, John talks about… Read more.
Jake, a recent graduate from the University of Mississippi, did everything right and played by the rules. He graduated at the top of his class and immediately started applying to jobs in Washington,… Read more.
Paula, who is originally from Jamaica, has been a resident of Central Florida for over a decade. In a region that relies heavily on tourism, employment is often seasonal and contractual, meaning… Read more.
A new website offers a clickable interactive map with statistics about how the Affordable Care Act has and will affect the residents each state. The site, HealthCareandYou.org, is sponsored by national health care organizations such as AARP,… Read more.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed consumer disclosure notices that insurers would be required to complete electronically when they request rate increases of more than 10 percent.… Read more.
Health care costs have risen sharply over the years, and a greater share of the costs has been shifted to the consumer in the form of rising deductibles and higher copayments and co-insurance. To… Read more.
A recent article by Charles Fiegl reports that U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has drafted a strategy focused on preventive health care. It is important that Americans stay healthy as we approach 2014, when… Read more.
Last week, Federal Judge Roger Vinson, who ruled in January that the entire Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional, issued a stay of his own ruling. You might be wondering, what exactly does this mean?… Read more.
One of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act is what’s known as the medical loss ratio requirement—better known as MLR. This requirement at one time caused a mild panic among insurers. But it… Read more.
Jimmy Ledesma’s sister and two brothers all died from diabetes. He did not realize that he too was suffering from the disease until he collapsed at work one day—and could not stand up. He… Read more.
Originally posted on The Huffington Post: Yesterday afternoon, a third federal district judge ruled that the personal responsibility clause in the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. The American Center for Law and Justice, a right-wing… Read more.