Affordable Care Act Archives

21 Jun Cancer in the News

Posted at 08:59h in Federal/State News and Updates by Triage Cancer

What does the Affordable Care Act (ACA), race/ethnicity, and the 2008 economic recession have in common? They have all had an impact on the cancer community. ACA Saves California Families $2,500 on Health Care Ever since the ACA’s premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies took effect...

14 Jul Retiree Health Insurance Plans

Posted at 10:16h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Has a neighbor told you that his daughter is still covered by his health insurance plan, even though his daughter is 24? Wondering why you haven’t gotten any information that your son, who is 23, can? Do you have a retiree-only health insurance plan? If so, some of...

18 Sep How is your premium determined?

Posted at 15:23h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

On January 1, 2014, many of the new provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect. One of the largest changes is that insurance providers can no longer engage in a process called medical underwriting. Medical underwriting was when insurance...

27 Jun No Butts About it: Colorectal Cancer Screenings

Posted at 14:10h in Advocacy, Health Insurance, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) requires most insurance companies to provide free preventive services, including colorectal cancer screening, such as a colonoscopy. This means that people don’t pay a co-pay, don’t pay a co-insurance amount, and it doesn’t get applied to their...

11 Jun Workplace Wellness and the Affordable Care Act

Posted at 11:14h in Employment, Exercise & Nutrition by Triage Cancer

Workplace wellness programs are created to support healthy behavior in the workplace, which can improve employees’ health and lower the cost of health care spending. A majority of workplace wellness programs focus on prevention of chronic diseases, although workplace wellness programs address a variety of...

16 Jan Checking in on the ACA

Posted at 12:25h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

It’s January 16, 2014, and the Affordable Care Act is still here. There have been lots of changes over the last few weeks, in a few different areas: Marketplaces pushed back the deadline to enroll in a Marketplace plan for coverage to December 23, in order...