The Advocate
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) writes a letter on why Louisiana should not take Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, but instead should look for better ways to provide health care.
After ObamaCare went into effect in 2010, Mike Merkel’s health insurance jumped from $585 per month to $1,400 per month for his family of four. When he looked into switching his insurance plan, Merkel was told by his state’s health exchange, Covered California, that he was ineligible for tax credits.
This week on “The Journal Editorial Report” with Paul Gigot, columnist Kim Strassel talks about how ObamaCare helped the GOP pick up a governor’s seat in Kentucky as the law’s troubled co-ops continue to collapse.
Dr. Christina Bovelsky runs Peachtree Family Medicine in Middletown Delaware, and offers a unique approach to medicine. Rather than dealing with traditional insurance, co-pays and deductibles, Dr. Bovelsky’s patients pay a one-year membership fee. This fee includes between two and four office visits, an annual physical exam, and small procedures like electrocardiograms and strep tests.
The Obama administration officials are touting low premiums available during open enrollment on Healthcare.gov, but for many new patients receiving coverage under the ObamaCare exchanges, the sticker shock of sky-high deductibles leaves them just as vulnerable as before they were covered. The New York Times found that in many states, more than half the insurance plans offered on the federal exchanges had deductibles of $3,000 or more.