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16 Apr ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK

Posted at 08:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News April 2, 2024 Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some face large IRS bills...

22 Feb Need Health Insurance? Marketplaces are Open Now!

Posted at 19:30h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Health Insurance Marketplaces are now open for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). In the 36 states with Marketplaces on www.HealthCare.gov, individuals have the opportunity to buy a new health insurance policy or change policies until May 15, 2021 August 15, 2021. (Updated March 24, 2021) While...

24 Nov Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID.

Posted at 08:00h in Finances, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

by Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The notice from the federal health insurance marketplace grabbed Andrew Schenker’s attention: ACT NOW: YOU’RE AT RISK OF LOSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2021. As he read the notice, though, the Blacksburg, Virginia, resident became exasperated. Schenker, his wife and...

27 Oct Triage Cancer Resources About Clinical Trials

Posted at 10:00h in Clinical Trials by Triage Cancer

For many reasons, becoming a participant in a clinical trial is surrounded by a great deal of confusion. Triage Cancer wants to provide you with information about participating in a clinical trial, understand insurance coverage for clinical trials, and help you find trials that may...

28 Sep The Supreme Court & Potential Implications for our Health Care System

Posted at 23:29h in Advocacy, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has left a vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. On November 10, just a few days after the election, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on a case that challenges the constitutionality...

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...

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...

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...

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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10 Dec Health Care News Across the U.S – National & State Update

Posted at 08:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

In an effort to keep you up to date on proposed and actual changes to our health care system and other hot topics in the law, here is our national and state update: National Health Care News: We are currently waiting for a ruling from the...