It’s a mandate! It’s a tax! How word choice effects Obamacare enrollment.

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Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff’s regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon for the latest edition — and read all previous columns… Read more »

Obamacare Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage: Low Enrollment, High Costs

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J.M. Guyon/ZUMA Press/Newscom One of Obamacare’s main selling points during the health care reform debate was the need to provide insurance coverage to those with pre-existing conditions—but like other aspects of the law, the plan is failing those it was intended to help. Beginning in 2014, Obamacare will prohibit insurance companies from excluding anyone with… Read more »

Enrollment Ends for High-Risk Insured Pool

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Washington is closing enrollment immediately for an interim federal insurance plan that was designed to help high-risk people who needed coverage in advance of a broader health overhaul taking effect in 2014. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: A 50/50 Split on Enrollment Estimates

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Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next seven days, Heritage is going to highlight one of the various changes in Obamacare projections (e.g., cost, enrollment, etc.) from when the law first passed until now. Obamacare expands Medicaid eligibility to able-bodied,… Read more »