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Insurance Blog Week in Review – July 1 – 7, 2012

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Each week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on everything that has been posted here in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear. What did you miss? Just the Facts – About the Health Insurance Tax The Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Many people are confused about how the individual mandate tax will affect them. This blog gives you just the facts about that tax. The Insurance Blog Week in Review went up on July 2, 2012. As … Continue reading →

More Facts About the Health Insurance Tax

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It has only been about a week since the Supreme Court declared that the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, and would stand. There are a lot of people who are confused about the individual mandate, and how that tax might affect them, and their families. Here are more facts about the health insurance tax. Myth: The health insurance tax forces you to buy health insurance, even if you don’t want to. Fact: No, the tax doesn’t require you to buy health insurance. First of all, if you are already covered by a health insurance plan in 2014, and you like … Continue reading →

Is it a Tax, or is it a Penalty?

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Republican candidate for President, Mitt Romney, now says that the individual mandate requirement is a tax. However, he has previously stated that the exact same thing, when enacted in Massachusetts, was a penalty. Is it a tax, or isn’t it? According to the Supreme Court, the individual mandate is a tax. The individual mandate is the most controversial part of the Affordable Care Act. In short, it requires Americans to have health insurance coverage is 2014. Those who cannot afford coverage will receive a credit in order to be able to buy health insurance. Those who choose not to buy … Continue reading →

Just the Facts – About the Health Insurance Tax

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Many people have concerns about the health insurance tax. How will you be able to pay for it? Will everyone have to pay it? There is a lot of misinformation out there. Here are just the facts about the health insurance tax. This week, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, or ACA. It also upheld the individual mandate, the most controversial portion of the ACA. The individual mandate requires every American to have health insurance coverage in 2014. Those who choose not to buy health insurance will have to pay what the Supreme Court has officially defined as … Continue reading →

Supreme Court Health Care Ruling – Just the Facts

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Today, June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court revealed its decision about the Affordable Care Act, (which some call “Obamacare”). Those who are upset by this decision are likely to spread misinformation about it. This blog has just the facts about what the Supreme Court decided today. The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, was signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The full name of this series of health reform regulations is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is sometimes shortened into PPACA. Many people refer to this series of health reform laws as “Obamacare”. All of these … Continue reading →

Take a Quiz About the Affordable Care Act

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Are you well educated about the Affordable Care Act? Or, are you among the many who are really confused about what it means, and how it will affect your health insurance policy? The Kaiser Family Foundation has a quiz for you. It can clarify what you don’t understand. The Kaiser Family Foundation is “a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public.” They are a major producer of policy analysis and research. They are a clearinghouse of news and information for the health policy community. They are not associated with … Continue reading →