01 Sep Will Medicaid Take Your Home? Understanding Medicaid Estate Recovery

Posted at 10:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a federal program that provides health coverage for certain low-income individuals, including individuals with disabilities and seniors. While a federal program, Medicaid is managed by the states and states contribute to the cost of providing Medicaid. Each state’s Medicaid program has different...

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20 Aug ‘Pennie’-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds

Posted at 10:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News August 17, 2020 Pennsylvania is rolling out its new “Pennie” this fall: a state-run insurance exchange that officials say will save residents collectively millions of dollars on next year’s health plan premiums. Since the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces opened for enrollment in fall...

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06 Aug Azar Says Federal Law Had Preexisting Conditions Covered Before ACA. Not So Much.

Posted at 09:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Today, we are reminded of 2009, before the ACA (aka Obamacare), when people with pre-existing conditions had to jump through hoops to keep their health insurance coverage, and many people couldn’t get coverage because of their pre-existing conditions.  Here is a trip down memory lane...

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12 May Does your state protect consumers from Step Therapy?

Posted at 09:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

If you have a serious medical condition, it is likely, at some point, that you will be prescribed a brand name medication by your health care team. Your health insurance plan may require you to participate in a process called step therapy before you get...

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06 May Are You Required to Have Health Insurance? State Laws on the Individual Mandate Penalty

Posted at 09:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

What is an Individual Mandate? Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the “individual mandate,” or shared responsibility provision, requires U.S. Citizens and those lawfully present in the U.S. to maintain continuous health care coverage or face a tax penalty. Though there are a...

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09 Apr Comprehensive Updates on Financial & Insurance Resources During Covid-19

Posted at 14:58h in COVID-19, Finances, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

During this unprecedented time, there are a lot of changes at the federal and state levels to help people manage their finances, work, and insurance.  We will be sharing a series of blogs with details about these programs, as more information is released, including federal...

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23 Mar Late-Breaking News: Managing Finances & Work During Covid-19

Posted at 15:38h in Employment, Finances, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

On Friday, we posted this blog, News You Need During Covid-19: Taxes, Student Loans, Work, & Insurance with some key information for the cancer community and beyond, about taxes, insurance, work, and more. Things are changing rapidly, so we also want to share this article with...

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20 Mar News You Need During Covid-19: Taxes, Student Loans, Work, & Insurance

Posted at 22:13h in COVID-19, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

We know that the news has been challenging over the last few weeks as we all try to stay up to date on how current events are impacting our daily lives. But we did want to share some promising news to help us all manage these...

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05 Feb What To Do If Your Home Health Care Agency Ditches You

Posted at 18:04h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Judith Graham February 4, 2020 Kaiser Health News Craig Holly was determined to fight when the home health agency caring for his wife decided to cut off services Jan. 18. The reason he was given by an agency nurse? His wife was disabled but stable, and Medicare was changing...

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29 Jan Do you have a Pre-Existing Condition? Do you know if you are Protected?

Posted at 01:55h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Did you know that an estimated 50 million Americans have preexisting conditions? And when you consider that any medical condition can be considered a preexisting condition, (e.g., heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, allergies, etc.), that number seems low. Before the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), in most...

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