Affordable Care Act Chronicle

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  Dr. Jenn The ObGyn

  

  How Obamacare Enabled a Multibillion-Dollar Christian Health Care Cash Grab

  propublica.org - J. David McSwane, Ryan Gabrielson

  Capitalizing on the pressure to pass the Affordable Care Act, a conservative lobbyist created an exception for faith-based health coverage, opening …

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  Dr. Jenn The ObGyn

  

  Column: Leaked SoCal hospital records reveal huge, automated markups for healthcare

  Los Angeles Times - David Lazarus

  Ridiculous, seemingly arbitrary price markups are a defining characteristic of the $4-trillion U.S. healthcare system — and a key reason Americans pay more for treatment than anyone else in the world. But to see price hikes of as much as 675% being imposed in real time, automatically, by a …

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  Dr. Jenn The ObGyn

  

  Free health insurance included in stimulus benefits for unemployment recipients

  myfox8.com - Nexstar Media Wire

  This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last …

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  Dr. Jenn The ObGyn

  

  Biden officials release first rules implementing ban on surprise medical bills

  The Hill - Peter Sullivan

  The Biden administration on Thursday issued the first regulations to implement a major law passed by Congress last year to protect patients from …

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  Dr. Jenn The ObGyn

  

  Health insurers are threatening not to cover some patients’ ER bills

  Vox - Dylan Scott

  United Healthcare, the largest insurer in the US, recently announced a new policy it said would help hold down health care costs: It would review claims for emergency department care, opening up the possibility that the company might deny coverage if a patient’s medical needs were not actually an …

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  Dr. Jenn The ObGyn

  

  John Oliver Exposes One Of America’s Worst Ideas By Creating A 100% Legal Scam

  HuffPost - Ed Mazza

  The "Last Week Tonight" host looks at health care sharing ministries, which is like health insurance, except it's not. John Oliver on Sunday night took a deep dive into the world of health care sharing ministries (HCSM), the faith-based schemes that might resemble health insurance, but aren’t …