Posted March, 28 2012 by arianne
http://youtu.be/izzKUoxL11E So, Day 2 of the oral arguments on the ACA challenges before the Supreme Court wrapped up yesterday, and the debates heard were significantly more lively than those of Day 1. First on the table was the basic question of whether or not Congress has the power to say that uninsured people have to buy health insurance. To […]
Posted March, 27 2012 by arianne
Well, today marks Day 2 of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act (aka “health reform,” “Obamacare,” “my hero”), so I thought I would give a quick recap of what’s been going on so far. The arguments at this point all focus on a single provision of the ACA – the individual […]
Posted March, 23 2012 by arianne
The ACA may have saved Raymond Owens’s life. Raymond and his wife Adele have owned a flooring contracting business for 25 years and their three children are the focus of their life. Their quest for a better life for their family became more difficult when Adele was laid off from Home Depot two years ago. […]
Posted March, 22 2012 by arianne
Nope, it’s the ACA’s birthday. And the ACA has already brought big savings to New York consumers, with more on the way. As HCFANY blog readers know, New York State re-instated prior approval of health insurance premium increases in 2010, before the ACA passed. But the ACA has provided funding – including a $4.4 million […]