Tag: Affordable

Staying Healthy: 50 years of affordable health care in the Tri-Valley | News

June 3, 2022 Sharika Soukup

“To provide quality, affordable, accessible and compassionate health care services that promote the well-being of all members of the community.” The mission statement of Axis Community Health may seem simple enough, but the effort to fulfill that vital vision day in and day out remains anything but. One of the most important nonprofit organizations in…

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More African Americans have gained health insurance following adoption of the Affordable Care Act, HHS report finds

February 25, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Nearly 1 million Black American adults would become eligible for medical insurance if 12 holdout states expanded Medicaid eligibility under the ACA, according to the HHS report. Story continues below advertisement “There’s a clear policy choice that’s being made by those states that runs counter to the interests of a large number of people who…

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Sign-ups in Affordable Care Act marketplaces reach record 14.5 million

February 11, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The enrollment figure is the heart of a report released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services. The White House issued a statement from the president in advance, in which Biden said he was proud that the sign-ups are “the highest numbers ever produced in an open enrollment period.” Story continues below advertisement…

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Obamacare plans are more affordable, helping the Great Resignation

February 10, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers – part of what is now called The Great Resignation. Around 4 million workers have quit each month between July and November 2021. Erica Leman had maintained a side hustle as a wedding photographer for 12 years. Like millions of other Americans, Leman, who was working in…

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Record 14.5 million Americans signed up for 2022 health coverage under Affordable Care Act

January 29, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Washington — President Biden said Thursday that a record 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from his administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “We are making that right a reality…

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Fiverr Teams Up With Stride Health to Help Fiverr Community Access Affordable Healthcare

December 6, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Self-employed professionals on Fiverr’s platform will gain access to a co-branded benefits portal where they can obtain affordable healthcare, dental and vision plans NEW YORK, December 01, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiverr International Ltd. (NYSE: FVRR), the company that is changing how the world works together, and Stride Health, the leader in portable benefits for independent workers, are…

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Making Health Care “Accessible and Affordable” Isn’t the Same as Making It Universal and Free

December 5, 2021 Sharika Soukup

In promoting the latest phase of his legislative agenda, President Joe Biden recently tweeted the following: Access to quality, affordable health care should be a right in America — not a privilege. My Build Back Better Act will help fulfill that promise by extending tax credits to lower premiums for folks on the Affordable Care…

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Florida could set record for Affordable Care Act insurance enrollment in 2022

November 2, 2021 Sharika Soukup

At times, it seemed like the Affordable Care Act was on life support during Donald Trump’s four years in the White House. The federal health insurance program was saved from being repealed by the defection of three Republican senators in a dramatic 2017 vote. That same year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…

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