2 minute read: By now it’s become abundantly clear how important it is for individuals to have health coverage. COVID-19 or not, healthcare is saving lives and the ACA has…
Medicaid Expansion
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3 minute read: The Trump Administration has proposed changing the methodology for calculating the federal poverty level (FPL). As expected, it could have serious implications for the Affordable Care Act.…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Three More States Decide to Expand Medicaid Under the ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho will join 33 states and the District of Columbia in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The expansion will take place under…
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Affordable Care ActElectionHealthcare
Midterm Elections Won’t Affect the Employer Mandate
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: Since President Trump took office, a top priority has been to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and his administration continues its attempts to undermine…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageMedicaid
Medicaid Expansion Supports ACA Popularity
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: It’s not a mystery that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is complex. Since its passage in 2010, the landscape of the healthcare industry and marketplace has changed…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
The ACA Has Improved Healthcare In the United States
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThere is much political debate about whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has improved healthcare for Americans. The Wharton University scholarly podcast Knowledge@Wharton recently featured Wharton health care management professor…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearings on the Affordable Care Act could lead to bipartisan legislation for Congressional approval to continue cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
U.S. Senate Committee Continues Healthcare Hearings Today After Hearing From Governors Last Week
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions continues its hearings on healthcare policy today. The committee will hear testimony today on providing states greater flexibility in managing…
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Affordable Care ActAmerican Health Care Act (AHCA)
Study Finds Veterans Received Healthcare Thanks To ACA Medicaid Expansion
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenDuring President Trump’s campaign, there was a lot of rhetoric extolling the importance of caring for veterans. That time seemed to change with the House passage of the American Healthcare…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
Senate GOP Views 2020 As Target For ACA Repeal
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenSince Trump took the seat as President at the top of 2017, the Republican Party has arguably been inching toward opposition within itself, particularly when it comes to healthcare reform.…
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
President Trump’s Budget Proposal Poses Continued Threat To Medicaid And Planned Parenthood
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenLast week, news broke that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that Trump’s newly revamped American Health Care Act (AHCA) will leave 23 million more people uninsured in 2026 than…
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)Health Care Coverage
Anti-AHCA Protesters Kick Their Efforts Up A Notch
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIf there is one thing that President Trump has placed into the hearts of the American people, it’s the need to speak out. Since arriving in office at the top…
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
New Study Finds Staggering Number Of Uninsured Medicaid Recipients Should AHCA Be Passed
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenAs the newly revamped AHCA has been given House approval and moves onto the Senate floor, a new study shows how the revamped bill’s effect on Medicaid Expansion could prove…
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IRSMedicaid
As IRS Section 1332 Support Continues, Can States Reform Healthcare On Their Own?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNow that the vote on the American Healthcare Act has been withdrawn, and its return highly unlikely, it would appear that the Affordable Care Act will continue to be the…
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When news broke last week that the Affordable Care Act would no longer be repealed and replaced, it signified an end to the waiting game on the fate of America’s…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Another Attempt to Repeal the ACA in the Foreseeable Future? Unlikely.
It’s been more than seven years since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and there were some 60 plus attempts to repeal by Republicans during…
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)MedicaidPolitical Parties
Republicans Amend the American Health Care Act to Add a Work Requirement for Medicaid Eligibility
With the House vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) looming for Thursday and concern of its approval among conservatives in the House, GOP leadership has added a “manager’s…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
The ACA Replacement Plan Likely To Save Money But Add 24 Million Uninsured
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenRepublican House Speaker Paul Ryanrecently released the House leadership’s plan for an ACA repeal and replacement. While more light was shed on previously unanswered questions such as the fate of…
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Are Medicaid Recipients Always Below The Federal Poverty Line? The Short Answer Is No.
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhen it comes to Medicaid, there is a lot of confusion as to what it means to be eligible on a state by state basis. The assumption may be that…
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Affordable Care ActRegulations
House Republican Leadership Announce Their ACA Repeal and Replace Bill
The Republican leadership in the House recently proposed its ACA repeal and replace bill. It remains uncertain as to whether Republicans can secure enough support amongst themselves to pass the…
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Affordable Care ActElection
Will GOP Senators Struggle with Re-Election with an ACA Repeal?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOne thing is for certain when it comes to the Affordable Care Act: it keeps the people talking. As Republicans talk of a repeal, with a replacement plan that will…
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Keeping Up With The GOP And Medicaid Expansion
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNew remarks from President Trump are now suggesting that the Affordable Care Act won’t see an immediate repeal or replacement until well into the next year. While that may be…
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Health Care Reform
States Feel Shifts In Medicaid Expansion As New Governors Take Office
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenMedicaid expansion is not a fixed journey, as we’re slowly learning from states like Kentucky and Louisiana. The Wall Street Journal reports a pleasant change in events for the aforementioned…