Large Insurers Start Jumping Ship

Drawing closer every minute is the monumental start date of the state insurance marketplace, which is one of the main features to Obamacare. Starting October 1st, people can go onto the marketplace and begin enrolling in health plans. However, for a few big name insurers, there is too much unknown risk associated with the marketplaces. Aetna, United Healthcare, and Cigna have started calling it quits by pulling out of select state marketplaces.

America, Lets Get Ready To Rumble!

The battle has begun, the mud has been thrown, and both sides are out for blood. Ok, not really, but the battlefield is still pretty heated. The opponents, The Heritage Foundation vs. Americans United for Change & Protect Your Care. The Heritage Foundation is a conservative group looking to defund ObamaCare with their national tour that just wrapped up in Delaware. Americans United For Change is a liberal group in support of the Obama administration and Protect Your Care is an advocate for the Affordable Care Act.

How Large Companies Are Dealing With Part-Time Employees Under ObamaCare

We are now just 36 days away from the October 1st enrollment date for the individual mandate of ObamaCare, which will take effect January 1, 2014. Meanwhile, the group mandate has been delayed until 2015; however, we are seeing companies already preparing for 2015. Some big companies are trying to get a head start on ObamaCare to get a handle on their budget for 2015, which is when they are required to offer benefits to all their workers, including part-time employees. Moreover, it seems some companies are using ObamaCare as a scapegoat to cut employee benefits, while others are welcoming it with open arms.

Five Outcomes Of ObamaCare You Didn't Think Of

October 1st is only a few short months away and the enrollment will commence on the individual insurance marketplaces, with the small group following in 2015. Our country will soon see a dramatic change to how we receive care. The change comes from the large influx of new patients that the healthcare system will soon see and a future shortage of doctors and nurses. Therefore, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and hospitals will have to adjust their business model to account for all the new patients. Below are five outcomes that will soon happen to the way we receive care.

One Final Push to Defund Obamacare

On Monday, a conservative group called the Heritage Foundation, launched an ad campaign to signify the kickoff of their week-long “Defund Obamacare Town Hall Tour.” The group reportedly plans to spend over $500,000 in online ad campaign to encourage House Republicans to defund Obamacare.

According to The Hill, “The campaign will target

Health Care Reform Brings Hospital Woes, Early Renewals, and Urgent Care Strategy

Health Care Reform, the individual side, is going to start October 1, 2013. Currently, people can logon to healthcare.gov and create their username and password. In Pittsburgh, PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) under Health Care Reform is bringing financial worries to some of the local hospitals in the area. However, this gives the urgent care centers a unique opportunity to restructure their strategy. Furthermore, these two facilities probably won't get slammed with new benefit changes under PPACA because of the carriers keeping small groups grandfathered.

'Obamacare' Enrollment, Insurance Smarts, and PA's Marketplace

Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary

On Monday, the ‘Obamacare’ enrollment site went live in preparations for the October 1 open enrollment date. With just eight weeks left until the enrollment begins, the government wanted to allow users to create their personal account and get a feel for the new system. According to Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary, when asked to

City of Pittsburgh cutting ties with UPMC

7,900 City of Pittsburgh Employees to Insure

7,900 employees who work for the city of Pittsburgh will find out soon who their health care provider will be for the up and coming year(s), however they already know that it will not be UMPC. According to Paul Wood, spokesman for UPMC,

Will Undocumented Immigrants Be a Drain or an Asset?

With health care reform gearing up for its historical commencement on January 1st 2014, a big question of the reform is will undocumented or “illegal” immigrants be provided with health care? So far, the answer to that question seems to be, no, however that is not yet a sure thing as the health care reform is constantly changing. According to Nancy Pelosi,

“Rate Shock” sets uproar in Maryland

In accordance with YahooFinance and Kaiser Health News the drastic increases in health insurance could raise the rate for healthy young men under thirty in upwards of 150 percent. This all because Maryland’s number one healthcare provider has suggested increasing their rates, “ to meet ObamaCare mandates.”