Insurance Exchanges

Giving Americans Better Health Insurance Choices

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Health Insurance, Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Insurance Exchanges, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

Bipartisan support for Exchanges isn't surprising. When they are up and running, state Exchanges will save money for their residents by making the health insurance market more competitive and accessible, a goal that leaders from both parties can get behind.

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State Based Health Exchanges Are Important

Tommy G. Thompson | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Obama Health Exchange, Free Market, Free Market Capitalism, Healthcare, Insurance Exchanges, Insurance Marketplace, Business News

States must preserve their rights to operate the health insurance exchange: If states do not build an exchange, the Affordable Care Act requires that the federal government step in and run the exchange.

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Social Engineering Medicare

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Medicare Vouchers, Health Insurance, Medicare, Insurance Exchanges, Paul Ryan, Politics News

Medicare vouchers offer the possibility of transforming the insurance landscape. They can ignite market forces through insurance exchanges and can also be priced so retirees face an increasing financial burden.

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NC Consumer Advocates Seeing Red Over Bait and Switch by One of the Blues

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Nfib, Health Care Reform, National-Federation-of-Independent-Businesses, Chamber of Commerce, Health Care, Insurance Exchanges, North Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Politics News

Health insurers are demonstrating once again -- this time in state capitals -- that they cannot be trusted to do the right thing for consumers when health care reform is up for debate.

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2011: The Main Action Won't Be in Congress

Preeti Vissa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Elizabeth Warren, Student Loans, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Financial Reform, Barack Obama, Insurance Exchanges, Politics News

There will be plenty of political theatrics on Capitol Hill next year. But much of the real action will occur in the administrative and regulatory agencies. The old saying, "The devil's in the details," has never been more true.

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"Third Way" Goes the Wrong Way on Abortion Restrictions in Health Reform

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stupak Amendment, High Risk Pools, Abortion, Abortion Ban, Health Reform, Third Way, Insurance Exchanges, Politics News

Originally published by RH Reality Check. At this point it's not news to anyone that our ostensibly pro-choice President has presided, through a combi...

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How Does Health Care Reform Affect Californians?

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, California Health Care, Health Care, Insurance Exchanges, Los Angeles News

Health care reform is coming to a city near you, and it might not be pretty. There's a lot of confusion right now about how the new laws will affect c...

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Exchanges and Mandates: FAQs

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, Health Care, Insurance Exchanges, Business News

Now that health reform is law, everyone seems to be asking the next logical question: What does this mean for me? Let's focus on a couple areas where misconceptions continue to abound: the Exchanges and the individual mandate.

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My New Year's Predictions for Health Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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A rough rule of thumb to follow is that the Senate bill will likely dominate the discussions, with a few bones thrown to the House version.

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Ron Wyden Wins Big Concession On Health Insurance Exchanges

The Hill | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baucus Insurance Exchanges, Reid Insurance Exchanges, Senate Health Care Vote, Ron Wyden, Ron Wyden Health Care, Wyden Insurance Exchanges, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Insurance Exchanges, Health Insurance Reform, Senate Health Care, Politics News

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) have taken a long stride toward locking down the...

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Veteran Health Care Journalist Grades Obama's Speech

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Obama, Public Option, Trudy Lieberman, Triggers, Insurance Exchanges, Healthcare, Mandates, Media News

Death panels with a pinch of Socialism. Either the president has failed to get his message to average citizens, or the media has distorted the message.

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