Category: Affordable Care Act

(HealthNewsDigest.com) Everyone knows that smoking and using traditional tobacco can result in a death sentence. That’s why many people have turned to vaping in order to quit.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – By 2008, when President Obama was first elected, the rate of uninsurance in the U.S. had been steadily deteriorating:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA, was signed into law in 2010 with the purpose of providing all U.S. citizens with access to health care insurance coverage at an affordable cost.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Previous studies have shown that Mexican immigrants living in the United States are less likely to have insurance or to report a usual source of care than Mexican-Americans, other Latinos and non-Latino whites.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO: Since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, 32 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid coverage, with the federal government picking up the tab for the increased costs.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR—A federal program that has been shown to reduce hospital readmissions may not have been as successful as it appears

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In an interview with Face the Nation that aired Sunday, President Trump asserted that protections for people with preexisting conditions were included in the American Health Care Act (AHCA). However….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association and its affiliated APA Practice Organization have called on Congress to reject the amended American Health Care Act

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – In a letter to House leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) today urged Congress to oppose the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA)….

(HealthNewsDigewt.com) – Washington, DC — AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released the following statement today in response to the amended House bill that would create an “Age Tax,” increase premiums, eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, — Since the American Health Care Act was introduced in the House last month, CHA has said very clearly that this legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would significantly undermine access to health care ….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Almost everyone covered through Ohio’s Medicaid expansion would have no other viable insurance option should the Affordable Care Act be repealed, a new study has found.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the final Market Stabilization rule….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As members of Congress return to their home districts for the spring recess, they will be greeted by a broad coalition of doctors, nurses, students and patients demanding “Improved Medicare For All,”

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Health Care Act today was pulled from the floor after failing to garner enough support to pass.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The attempt by House Speaker Paul Ryan and other powerful Republicans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) has run into a buzz saw of opposition from both sides

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – Patients, doctors and several of the nation’s leading organizations that advocate for better health care for chronic disease patients joined today to express significant concerns about the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined provisions of the American Health Care Act….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization arm of Consumer Reports, today cautioned against plans to hold full committee markups on Affordable Care Act repeal efforts….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – discussions surrounding repeal or repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been a high priority for the Trump administration….