insurance

Catastrophic medical insurance: Government single payer is THE superior method for providing basic medical insurance. Unfortunately, this concept has not yet entirely been adopted in the USA. [Medicare, Medicare advantage, and Medicare Supplemental insurances are an example of government...

This was a hot topic discussion on this forum earlier this year. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?hp&pagewanted=all Looks like the actuaries have spoken.

While undoing the mandate might only take 50+ Senators due to the SCOTUS decision labeling it a tax, special interests could possibly stop it from happening. Namely, insurance companies which donate a lot to the GOP. Check out this post, some interesting and potentially unfortunate possibilities...

All Americans will be required to have insurance by 2014 or will have to pay a penalty. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-28/obama-s-health-care-overhaul-upheld-by-u-s-supreme-court.html Edit: States will not have the gun-to-the-head with medicaid expansion though. SCOTUS ruled that they...

I?m first discussing individuals? income taxes and then relating it to mandating health insurance purchases. The income tax considerations per person were originally enacted to provide some tax relief for lower income earners; we can?t get blood from stones. Unfortunately the consideration is...

With the next vote on the pending healthcare bill right around the corner, once more the issue of state sovereignty has come up. For those who may not know, several state legislatures have expressed discontent with the bill since it was first talked about, especially in regards to their...

Many Democrats are arguing that an insurance mandate is necessary so that everyone will be forced to get health insurance. This is for the sake of cost sharing; nowadays, for instance, many consumers are looking to tighten their belts and find savings everywhere they can. One bet many poor...

Several states with large populations against the proposed health care reform bill are currently seeking to pass laws which would essentially block the Federal health insurance mandate. The proposals would allow citizens of the state to buy their own insurance without any penalties against those...