by David Safier I hope and expect to see more stories like this one on the healthcare.gov website in the coming weeks and months. Malik is 23, which means he may be able to stay on his parents' plan until he's 26, and if not, he can choose from a number of health care … Read more
by David Safier As BlueMeanie noted, the [Fools]Goldwater Institute is launching a suit against Brewer's Medicaid (AHCCCS) restoration plan, mainly because Team Antenori failed to gather enough signatures for its referendum drive to block the legislation. Antenori, meanwhile, is crowing about his victory, saying he's got the signatures of 80,000 people who will work to … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Five health insurers have filed their rate plans with the Arizona Department of Insurance for the Marketplace health insurance exchange beginning October 1. More information will become available in the coming weeks, but for now here is the report from the Arizona Republic. 5 health insurers outline rates for Arizonans under Affordable Care Act:
Paperwork filed by five major health insurers gives Arizona its first
glimpse of how much the Affordable Care Act will cost consumers when
they begin shopping for mandatory coverage next month.
Plans
submitted to the Arizona Department of Insurance signal that average
monthly rates will range from $225 to $334 when insurance marketplaces
launch Oct.1. Filing rate plans were Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Arizona, Cigna, Health Net and Meritus, formerly called Compass Health
Cooperative.
The documents suggest Arizona consumers will be able
to choose from a variety of plans and rates during the six-month
enrollment period, with monthly premiums that will range from less than
$100 to more than $1,700. Those rates are before federal, sliding-scale
subsidies kick in for consumers who earn up to 400 percent of the
federal poverty level.
[See Subsidy Calculator | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Another conservative media entertainment complex "Obama Scare" meme bites the dust. Federal health officials announced Tuesday they have completed the “data hub,” a
complex system that will verify people’s Social Security numbers,
immigration status and other information when they log on to government
Web sites to buy health insurance plans and apply for government subsidies. Obamacare’s
data hub network to be ready, say officials:
The milestone is a significant victory for the administration, which
is battling growing skepticism that it will be ready Oct. 1, when people
are supposed to be able to start signing up for health plans under the
law, commonly called Obamacare. For months, officials have faced questions about whether the computer systems, which are exceedingly complex, would be up and running in time.
A
government watchdog warned this month that a critical security test for
the data hub had been delayed and was not scheduled to be completed
until Sept. 30. But on Tuesday, officials said they managed to finish
that testing on time Friday, calling it a major turning point.
“After over two years of work, [the hub] is built and ready for
operation, and we have completed security testing and certification to
operate,” said Todd Park, chief technology officer of the United States.
“This is an important step in being ready for open enrollment on Oct.
1.”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There are a number of words one can use in word association with Frank Antenori, but I'm going with "failure." Once again, Frank Antenori has failed to deliver on one of angry threats. The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports Medicaid expansion foes short of sigs to block law: Opponents of a … Read more