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Tag Archives: insurance
How Insurers are Covering COVID-19
from Healthcare Dive. Updated April 3, 2020 • By Samantha Liss Insurers are weighing how best to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as cases swell in the U.S. Here is a tracker to follow the latest policy … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Uncategorized
Tagged coverage, COVID-19, insurance, pandemic
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Our Healthcare System will Change (Like it or Not)
Submitted by John Hooker In reply to a recent laudable post “Drug Prices: How Pharma Games the System,” I have this to add. To gather momentum to change our system we should be relentless in emphasizing the cost that affects … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Health Care, Medicaid, medicare, Uncategorized
Tagged cost, drugs, healthcare, insurance, medicare for all, Pharmaceuticals
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The Senate Health Reform Bill Slashes Medicaid Severely
Posted by AARP Posted on 06/23/2017 by Susan Reinhard, Jean Accius, Lynda Flowers, and Ari Houser | Print The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) now under consideration in the Senate would drastically alter the Medicaid program. The proposed Senate bill … Continue reading
Posted in AHCA, American Health Care Act, Better Care Reconciliation Act, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump, trumpcare
Tagged AARP, Heslthcare, insurance, Medicaid
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Are you 64 and making $56,800 a year? Welcome to a $20,500 Trumpcare insurance premium
Posted on Daily Kos By Joan McCarter Monday Jun 26, 2017 · 5:37 PM EDT Popular vote loser Donald Trump freely admits he called the House version of Trumpcare “mean, mean, mean” and also claimed that he wanted a Senate bill … Continue reading
Posted in AHCA, American Health Care Act, Better Care Reconciliation Act, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump, trumpcare
Tagged CBO, GOP, insurance, Medicaid, Premiums, republican
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A Personal Fight
Published as Letter to the Editor, in the East Hampton Press, page 7, March 15, 2017 My friend Liz was an intense supporter of the ACA (Obamacare). There was a good reason. She had her health insurance canceled back in … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Health Care, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged bankruptcy, healthcare, insurance
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Cancer Patients in Fear of the Ultimate Death Panel
Cancer patients, survivors fear GOP efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, By Laurie McGinley February 23, 2017 Great article in the WaPo, reminds me of my friend Liz. She was young when she was first diagnosed with an aggressive … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Health Care, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged cancer, cost of healthcare, healthcare, insurance, patients
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Pressing Congressman Zeldin
Nice going, Bob Brody and Betty Mazur, who represented East Hampton residents as protesters at the demonstration in Riverhead on Tuesday Jan 3rd. Here is the full story in the East Hampton Star as reported by Chris Walsh. Bob was … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Health Care
Tagged Hamptons, healthcare, insurance, medicare, obamacare, suffolk county
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The ACA seems to be working…
Robert Reich discusses the ACA which seems to be working. But there is a lot that needs fixing. Above all what needs fixing is the oft deceitful misinformation. Read on here! Contributed by Arlene Coulter.
Tears for Liz
My friend Liz was an intense supporter of the ACA. There was a good reason. She had her health insurance canceled back in 2005 when she was stricken with a nasty cancer. Chemotherapy nearly bankrupted her. But she survived. She … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Health Care
Tagged aca, exchanges, Hamptons, insurance, obamacare, suffolk county, testimonials
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Confused by Obamacare ? For Suffolk County Residents, read on…
Confused? Not sure how it may benefit you? Not sure how much it will cost? If you are anywhere near Southampton, Riverhead or Hampton Bays, here are 3 seminars coming up: Layman’s terms. Resource guide to local enrollers. Wed Feb … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, choices, exchanges, flyers, free, Hamptons, insurance, myths, navigators, obamacare, seminar, suffolk county
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The Costs of Obamacare Insurance to YOU.
I have been hearing horror stories about prohibitively expensive Obamacare insurance quotes. So together with my friend Sheila, we logged on to the NY State Official Health Plan Marketplace and pretended to be shopping for insurance right here in Suffolk … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, exchanges, free, Hamptons, insurance, medicare advantage, myths, obamacare, suffolk county
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Need help to sign up for Obamacare?
If you are anywhere near East Hampton on the Southfork this is a great place: East Hampton Health Care Center for appointments with an “enroller” on Mon and Fri call Julia Fuentes 631 294 2921 Nancy Moraga Martinez 631 291 … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, choices, exchanges, free, Hamptons, help, insurance, medicare, navigators, obamacare, spanish, suffolk county
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How to sign up for ACA Healthcare Insurance WITHOUT problems on the Southfork
Millions of Americans and documented residents now have the chance to get quality care that they can afford. 1. If you need help, financial assistance is available. 2. You can’t be denied coverage, regardless of your health 3. You choose … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, church, free, insurance, medicare, navigators, obamacare, suffolk county, testimonials
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Opting out of Medicare Expansion is costing lives: over 7,100 deaths nation wide!
Interesting study (by a Harvard medical student). It is an estimate of the total numbers of people that will be covered by insurance with/without medicare expansion. They they use prior estimates of how non-coverage translates in to real death rates. … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, insurance, medicare, medicare advantage, myths, obamacare, policy
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How Many Young Invincibles does the ACA need?
What numbers really are needed to make the ACA sustainable? This is a big concern of Rep. Tim Bishop’s and others who fear that too few healthy young people paying in to offset older, sicker enrollees, may drive premiums higher … Continue reading
Republican Converts to Obamacare
It is strange how I have been hearing about right wing oponents of Obamacare. When they get really ill, and the situation is life threatening, some of them convert to Obamacare supporters. Its interesting to read these stories (I think). … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, article, insurance, myths, obamacare, policy, testimonials
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Bail-out of the Insurance Industry?
The Huffington Post has a nice Wendell Potter article addressing how exactly we “bail out” the insurance industry. The Pot Is Calling the Kettle Black in This Feigned Obamacare Outrage Here are the highlights: … In many cases, insurers refused … Continue reading
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What is in it for YOU if you are still uninsured?
Apparently the latest research has shown that close to 40% of the uninsured still don’t know that they can now get health insurance for themselves and their families. It is really simple: All plans must cover the basics: doctors bills, … Continue reading
Financial Assistance for ACA Health Care Insurance (Obamacare)
Over the weekend, I was shocked to read this: Nearly seven out of 10 uninsured people don’t know that financial assistance may be available for anyone looking for coverage through the new health insurance marketplace. The reality is, about six … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, exchanges, free, insurance, navigators, obamacare
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Enrollment Coordinator Speaks About ACA (Obamacare)
Liz Munsky is a Long Island based ACA enrollment coordinator. She is giving a FREE presentation on how to sign up hassle free for health care (ACA, Obamacare). So if you need help this is FOR YOU! Tuesday Jan 14, … Continue reading
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Tagged aca, exchanges, free, help, insurance, navigators, obamacare
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