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Health Care Considerations

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So….

How many of you realize that President Biden has managed to fulfill the dream of the Affordable Care Act?   To make it possible for almost every American to obtain health insurance at a reasonable cost.  It is the culmination of the original plan.

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Medicaid Expansion

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So, when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed, it had a Medicaid component.  It was left to the states to add that component as a benefit to their residents; if chosen, it would alter the way Medicaid reimbursement worked in that state.

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Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and the Pandemic Emergency

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We’ve spoken how the Inflation Reduction Act (sic) includes many provisions that were started when the pandemic hit; in this case, an increased subsidy for those signing up for the Affordable Care Act.  Had the Inflation Reduction Act not been passed, those folks would have seen a tremendous increase in the costs of their health insurance.  And, with the public health emergency declaration, the ability to enroll in Medicaid was enhanced (and now continued)- so much so that 88 million folks are so enrolled (a 17% increase since the start of the pandemic in February 2020).

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What Hath Obamacare Wrought?

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I know, I know, I’m old.

Back when I was considering colleges, this place was called Drexel Tech. Even when I applied to grad/med schools, that’s what it was.
Now, it’s Drexel University- a hop, skip, and jump away from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  (Right next door to Union Station- the grand railroad depot- in Philly, too!)  And, it even houses a medical school- and a school of public health now!

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Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum

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As I stated yesterday, Open Season  has started.    But, just being able to sign up for a PPACA (Obamacare) Plan is different from being able to choose the best plan.

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It’s Open Season!!!!

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It’s open season!

Healthcare.gov 2019Yup, until the 15th of December, we can change our healthcare plan- if we are under the age of 65.  PPACA (aka Obamacare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) actually demands we sign up for the plan by the ides of December.

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SNAFU

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To misquote Nikki Haley, one of the very few ethical members of TheDonald’s retinue, “I don’t get confused”.  (In case you don’t know about this, she was left hanging after she announced this past week that Steve Mnuchin would be detailing further Russian sanctions for their part in the Syrian poisoning, only to be “clarified”  by TheDonald.)

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