UPDATE: Republicans Can’t Kill Obamacare, So They’re Turning It Into Trumpcare

UpdateAny day now, the Trump administration will unveil a proposal to change the regulation of short-duration insurance plans. These are plans that don't typically include mental health or other essential benefits the Affordable Care Act requires, and they are almost never available to...

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Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Is Repealing Itself

Premiums are so high that many are exempt.

Unaffordable HealthcareThe Senate this week is expected to vote on a tax bill that includes a controversial provision to repeal Obamacare’s tax penalty on the uninsured. Democrats and some conservative policy analysts fret that if Congress scuttles the so-call...

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Children's Health Program In Texas Is Weeks Away From 'Chaos,' Advocates Warn

  NOV 14, 2017

The families of roughly 400,000 children in Texas could be receiving letters from state officials in a matter of weeks, letting them know their health care is ending.

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired at the end of S...

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Why I don't want an HMO even if the government pays more than half cost!

out-of-network-emergency-1200-1-768x432HMOs are basically a version of socialized medicine — making health care look low cost to consumers but adding an elaborate behind-the-scenes rationing scheme to control costs.

For example: You can see only doctors who have been hired by the HMO. The doctors can get financially p...

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