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Paying for an Unnecessary War Against Iran

A republican controlled Congress is looking to raid the ACA. Republicans consider reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. Hmmm, does this make sense? Healthcare funding to fund an unnecessary war with Iran. Budget Committee Chairman Jodey […]

When Republicans write Legislation, Low-Income People will suffer the most

The impact on individuals . . . Of course, this is maintaining Trump’s 2017 Tax breaks Reconciliation legislation. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did not pay for itself within the 10-year period of time required. Not paying for itself through increasing economic activities left deficits. However, the legislation did favor the upper income […]

Broker Fraud in the ACA marketplace

by Andrew Sprung The latest scam in healthcare involves being enrolled in a different healthcare plan than what you initially enrolled in the beginning, The new ACA plan which will not be as good as the one you had. How easy is it for someone to do so to the enrollee? It can be done […]

Trump administration’s Impact on the ACA and the marketplace: (Part 1)

The Trump administration and the ACA marketplace: An assessment (Part 1), xpostfactoid, Andrew Sprung. In the wake of Trump’s vow to repeal the ACA if elected, Larry Levitt, EVP of health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, outlines the former president’s past and purported future healthcare agenda. Trump certainly meant harm to the ACA. His comments […]

Medicaid Estate Recovery imposed on Medicaid enrollees

  Andrew writes on healthcare, mostly the PPACA plan and the various metal plans, and the latest gig (ARPA) resulting in lower costs for anyone under 250% FPL and lower costs for anyone higher than 400% FPL. All made possible due to Biden and Democrat’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. It will expire EOY 2022 […]