Obamacare

Health & Safety

State Expedites 2014 Health Insurance Rates to Stave Off Cancelations

12:10pm November 20, 2013

State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is taking steps to reduce the number of health insurance cancelations as a result of the Affordable Care Act. More than 473,000 North Carolinians have received notice from their insurance companies that their plans have been terminated. Goodwin announced last week an expedited review for insurers to speed up the 2014 rates.

Lela Petersen, owner of the Anything And Everything store in Flagler, Colo., expects the cost of health insurance for her and her husband to drop by my more than half next year.

Health & Safety

In Colorado, A Couple Finds Relief In Obamacare

4:07pm November 06, 2013

by Jeff Brady

A small business owner and her husband expect to save big on health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Their monthly health insurance bill will drop by more than half once the policy they're buying on the Colorado health exchange takes effect.

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Marilyn Tavenner was the first Obama administration official to testify before Congress about the troubled launch of HealthCare.gov.

Insurance Cancellations Elbow Out Website Woes At Health Hearing

7:57pm October 29, 2013

by Julie Rovner

For Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, the big question was not why isn't the HealthCare.gov website working. It was why are people being told their insurance is being cancelled when President Obama said they can keep it, no matter what. Administration officials said the new coverage will be better.

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Gone is the smiling young woman who used to grace HealthCare.gov. Now it's time to get down to work.

More Technical Issues For Obamacare, But Good News For Medicare

5:02pm October 29, 2013

by Julie Rovner

After yet more problems over the weekend, HealthCare.gov, the federal site for people to buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act, seems to be making incremental improvements. Probably the best news on the health care front is that premiums for Medicare will not increase next year.

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Economy

Triad Business Roundup: Health, Housing and Handshakes

7:00am October 25, 2013

This week's business report is a roundup of several topics.

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So What's The Real Deadline For Obamacare Sign-Up?

1:06pm October 16, 2013

by Julie Rovner

Now that enrollment has opened for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, one of the biggest questions people have is, what's the deadline? It's Dec. 15 if you want coverage to start on Jan. 1. But open enrollment actually runs through March 2014. After that, you'll generally have to wait until next fall.

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Economy

Decisions Small Businesses Need to Make as Healthcare Exchanges Begin

12:06pm September 13, 2013

More than 850-thousand North Carolinians are estimated to either have no health insurance or to be under-insured. That is expected to change as of January 1st, when the main part of the Affor

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