Posts Tagged ‘Healthcare’
Golden State health-insurance premiums set to increase 13 percent
President Obama’s signature health-insurance law is forcing Americans already cash-strapped to tighten their proverbial belts even more as premiums in the so-called “Land of Milk and Honey” are set to increase even more. The Los Angeles Times has the story: Premiums for Californians’ Obamacare health coverage will rise by an average of 13.2% next year…
Read MoreOregon Obamacare co-op shutting its doors
Yet another state exchange created in the wake of the passage of Obamacare has come tumbling down. State officials from the Oregon Health Co-Op announced last week the insurance company is closing its doors, leaving its registrants scrambling to find new health insurance before the end of July. The Daily Signal has the details: Oregon’s…
Read MoreConnecticut Obamacare co-op bites the dust
The so-called health-exchange co-ops created under Obamacare are continuing to tumble. The latest in the chain reaction is the Constitution State’s “HealthyCT” co-op, which is leaving thousands of state resident without health insurance as a result of closing its doors. The Daily Signal has the details: The Connecticut Insurance Department announced Tuesday that HealthyCT was…
Read MoreBuyer beware: Administration lays out plan to use IRS data to rope young adults into Obamacare
The Obama administration this week announced plans to target prospective Obamacare enrollees by pulling IRS data on young people who paid the Obamacare penalty last year – all in an effort to drive premiums down for the so-called “frequent flyers” while driving expenses up for a younger demographic struggling with student-loan debt and fewer opportunities…
Read MoreStudy: Obamacare premiums to skyrocket
A new report out this week says premiums on lower-cost “silver” Obamacare health-insurance plans will go up an average of 11 percent in 2017 – a steep increase amid a stagnant jobs market and staggering levels of national debt many financial analysts predict will become unmanageable in the near future. CBS News has the…
Read MoreStudy: Obamacare forcing people to take part-time jobs
Obamacare: It’s the silent job killer as more and more part-time jobs than full-time positions start popping up in local communities. Whether it’s the 35-hours-a-week posting for a new church secretary or 35-hours-a-week instead of 40 at the local coffee shop, hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide are feeling the Obamacare pinch, according to a…
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