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Republicans have been working to get rid of the individual mandate from the Affordable Care Act. The reason is to not only save the government money, but to “provide more tax relief to middle class families.” However, they have failed repeatedly to get the tax reform bill passed, leaving the mandate applicable, and the penalty…

Before 2018, one of the largest pharmaceutical and drugstore chains, CVS, and one of the oldest insurance companies, Aetna, hope to finalize a $70 billion merge. To gain control of costs and provide better quality, health insurance companies are narrowing their network of doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies. Due to this, CVS has taken a hit…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced an extension of Medicare Open Enrollment for Americans affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. This special enrollment period will be extended for all Medicare beneficiaries to December 31st. The extension will give the families and individuals who were affected by the hurricanes the ability to enroll…

Republicans have made many attempts to end Obamacare, recently proposing a tax reform bill to end the individual mandate. The mandate gives Americans an incentive to buy healthcare insurance or to pay a penalty. But Obamacare proves to be thriving despite the Trump Administration's efforts. Recently, the Obamacare mandate has proven it works, with the…

Shortened Open Enrollment Period- When Is The Deadline & What This Means For You This year the government has decided to shorten the Open Enrollment Period from three months to only six weeks, lasting from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017. If you sign up during this period, coverage does not start immediately, it…