by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
Key Points: If a person’s income does not exceed 150% of the federal poverty level, they might be eligible for a Special Enrollment Period. This special enrollment period does not have limitations on how often it can be used, or the type of health plan that can... 
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Insurance News, Obamacare
Low-income Americans who missed signing up for 2022 Affordable Care Act coverage can now enroll in plans with $0 premiums through the federal exchange’s website. Those with incomes less than 150% of the federal poverty level — $19,320 for an individual and... 
by admin | Mar 2, 2022 | Insurance News, Medicare
Yikes. As I was extolling the virtues of Social Security’s 5.9% COLA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they were increasing the premium for Medicare Part B by 14.5%. As a reminder, Medicare is composed of two... 
by admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
For this year and next, the stimulus bill boosts subsidies for nearly all those buying their own coverage, making insurance free for more people and giving higher-income people discounts for the first time.Under the stimulus bill passed by Congress this week and... 
by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | Illinois Health Insurance, Insurance Laws, Insurance News
As a nurse manager for one of Chicago’s busiest safety-net hospitals, Raquel Prendkowski has witnessed COVID-19‘s devastating toll on many of the city’s most vulnerable residents — including people who lack health insurance because of their immigration status.... by admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare Reform, Insurance News
President Donald Trump signed a new stimulus bill into law on December 27, 2020 which will provide direct payments to eligible individuals and loans to small businesses, among other things. Among those other things are temporary and optional changes that...