Getting quotes for health insurance, and figuring out which plan is best for your family, used to be an exercise in frustration. Health insurance coverage quotes were custom tailored based on gender, age, pre-existing conditions, current health and a variety of other factors. It was virtually impossible to compare plans because each plan obscured [...]
Since lawmakers have passed the Affordable Care Act, it’s gotten easier to shop for individual health care insurance. Theoretically, all you need to do is visit your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace to compare plans, get quotes and enroll in coverage. But selecting a personal health care plan does require a certain level of contemplation [...]
Health insurance for families has been a tricky topic in the past. Many employers have declined to offer family coverage, or if they have offered it, the premiums have been difficult for a family to afford. When family coverage is available, it often fails to cover essential care, or insurers might deny coverage for [...]
The Affordable Care Act didn’t just make life easier for individuals; the ACA also includes provisions to simplify the health insurance process for small businesses. It’s now easier to shop for health insurance for companies, and small businesses also have access to a health care tax credit that makes health insurance more affordable. The [...]
The Affordable Care Act is the most substantial piece of health care reform since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The ACA is aimed at making health care more affordable for Americans, and reducing the overall cost of healthcare. This controversial piece of health care reform makes sweeping changes to health care [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a health care reform bill that was signed into effect on March 23, 2010. The aim of the Affordable Care Act is to provide affordable health insurance for more Americans, which the ACA does through a series of regulations for the insurance industry, and expansion of [...]
