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Bachmann Introduces Bill to Repeal Affordable Care Act

The very first bill that was introduced to the brand new 113th Congress came from Representative Michele Bachmann. The purpose of the bill is to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The same type of bill was presented to the 112th Congress 33 times. None were voted into law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. It is, without a doubt, the biggest set of regulations on health reform and health insurance that has ever been passed. The name is often shortened to Affordable Care Act, or ACA. Some refer … Continue reading →

House of Representatives Voted to Repeal ACA – Again

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Today, the House of Representatives has, once again, voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This is the thirty-third time that the House of Representatives has voted to repeal all, or portions of, the ACA. Nothing will change as a result of this vote unless the Senate also votes for it, and that is unlikely to happen. This pattern keeps repeating. The Republican-led House of Representatives keeps creating bills that are designed to repeal all, or part of, the Affordable Care Act. The House of Representatives has a majority of Republicans right now, and since the Republican party wants to … Continue reading →

House of Representatives Ready to Vote to Repeal – Again

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It is no longer a surprise to learn that the House of Representatives is getting ready to vote about the Affordable Care Act, yet again. This has happened many, many, times before. No matter what the House decides, the bill would still have to be approved by the Senate before anything could change. Not every American is interested in politics. However, I think that even the people who don’t watch the news, don’t read the newspaper, and do not use the internet for anything other than Facebook, realize that the Republican party really hates the Affordable Care Act. This is … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 18 – 24, 2012

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What did you miss this week on the Insurance Blog at Families.com? There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blog post here each and every week. It is easy to miss something. The Week in Review is a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on whatever you missed. Texas Sues Federal Government Over Funding Cut to WHP The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius over the cut to the federal funding for Texas’ Medicaid Women’s Health Program. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on March 19, 2012. This week, … Continue reading →

Representative Lois Capps Points Out Benefits of ACA

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We are going to be hearing tons of news about the Affordable Care Act this week. March 23, 2012 is the second anniversary of the ACA. Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about certain aspects of it. Many representatives are pointing out the benefits of the ACA. Here is what Representative Lois Capps had to say about it. Representative Lois Capps is the Congresswoman who represents California’s twenty-third district. That district covers the South and Central Coasts of California, which includes parts of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. She is a Democrat. I signed up … Continue reading →

House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Part of the ACA

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Today, March 23, 2012, is the official second anniversary of when the Affordable Care Act was signed by President Obama. Not everyone is celebrating, though. The House of Representatives voted this week to repeal a portion of the ACA. This week, the House of Representatives, which is Republican-led, voted to pass a bill to repeal a specific portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They voted 223 – 181 to dismantle a 15-member panel that was designed to control costs of the Medicare program. This panel is called the Independent Payment Advisory Board IPAB. The Republicans like to call the … Continue reading →