Tag: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
White House: Six Economic Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
This week has seen the release of a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis that refuted claims by opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that it...
Obamacare could reverse long trend of uncompensated care in ERs
Emergency departments, which have suffered shortfalls in reimbursement for decades due to the high rate of uninsurance in the United States, may begin receiving...
RAND Corp: Out-of-pocket spending will drop for many under Obamacare
Out-of-pocket medical expenses will decline for most consumers who become newly insured or change their source of health insurance under the federal Affordable Care...
Obamacare and LGBT Health
Throughout the administration, we operate on the fundamental belief that every American deserves equal opportunity, equal protection, and equal rights under the law. That’s...
New survey of young adults: 7.8 million gained new or better...
An estimated 7.8 million of the 15 million young adults who were enrolled in a parent's health plan last year likely would not have...
Affordable Care Act could cause people to leave their jobs
As a consequence of the Affordable Care Act, between 500,000 and 900,000 Americans may choose to stop working. That possibility is predicted in a new...
More than 9 million U.S. adults lost health coverage during recession
An estimated 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage as a result of increased unemployment during the recession of 2007-09, according to a...
