Latest News on the Affordable Care Act

I've compiled a series of interesting articles this week about different aspects of the Affordable Care Act.

First, this piece on the Federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan’s solvency (or lack thereof). The Federal Government totally under estimated the claims of those people who went on it.

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/nahuw/issues/2013-05-24/index.html

Second is a study of the current cost of health insurance. Please look at the dollars that are currently being spent and tell me whether this is sustainable.

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/nahuw/issues/2013-05-24/2.html

Third is Chicago Politics as its best. What do politicians do once they are elected? They hire all of their supporters of course. It looks like if you’d like a job as an assister, go talk to HHS.

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/nahuw/issues/2013-05-24/3.html

Oops, the Government forgot that some people don’t have bank accounts with which to pay for their premiums.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/21/184814772/latest-health-hurdle-buying-insurance-without-a-bank-account

Here’s something that came to my attention last week. This is in California, but may apply to other states. Doctors may be stuck with paying for patients’ care due to non-payment of health insurance premiums.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/21/5438115/loophole-in-health-care-law-could.html

Unions are figuring out that they are being treated like everyone else in regards to Health Reform. Businesses don’t get special treatment, but Unions believe they should.

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/300881-labor-unions-break-ranks-on-health-law

Here’s an interesting study on the impact of increasing premiums and young adults purchasing insurance. Note that this is from an organization that doesn't like the ACA.

http://americanactionforum.org/topic/young-adults%E2%80%99-insurance-decisions-dependent-cost