A new survey finds that the percentage of workers who have health insurance through their employer has remained stable since the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act allow consumers to select the appropriate coverage for themselves and their families, and encourages insurers to compete on provider networks, prices, and customer service. In 2015, 80 percent selected plans in the two least-expensive tiers (
Primary care physicians (PCPs) in states that expanded Medicaid are seeing substantially more Medicaid patients than PCPs in states that did not expand the program, according to a study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and athenahealth, Inc.
New research counters many earlier predictions of widespread double-digit premium rate increases for consumers purchasing health insurance in
“If we’re going to be transforming healthcare and creating a new culture of health, nurses will be at the forefront,” said Jana R. Bitton, MPA, co-lead of the OAC and executive director of the Oregon Center for Nursing.
Portland, Ore. – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that the Oregon Action Coalition (OAC) is now part of theFuture of Nursing State Implementation Program (SIP) and is receiving a $150,000 grant over two years to support its work.
A new report finds that marketplace plans usually cover a large number of antidepressants; however, consumers shopping for a plan may have a difficult time finding out which ant
Repealing the so-called Cadillac tax without replacing it with a workable alternative would mean $87 billion less in federal revenue over a 10-year time period, which represents a large source of funding for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage expansions.
