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Affordable Care Act Update

 This post is quoted directly from Boston College historian Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American <heathercoxrichardson@substack.com>Date: April 5, 2022  Obama signed the ACA into law in 2010. Today, 31 million Americans have healthcare coverage thanks to it. They can’t be denied coverage because of preexisting conditions. The ACA has lowered prescription drug costs…

Hospitals Often Bill Uninsured the Highest Prices

Going without health insurance is NOT an option! Insurers negotiate lower rates for same treatment, new data show, with the uninsured charging up to three times as much as patients with insurance. No wonder we have the highest bankruptcy rates in the world. My research at Utah State University on bankruptcy in Utah and that…

Job Lock comes with ACA/Obamacare repeal

“Job lock,” is the need to maintain employment, not for income, but for health insurance.If the Republicans persist in repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) then more workers will have to continue working just to keep their employer-provided health insurance intact.Don’t rush to submit your early retirement papers if you are not yet eligible for…