President Barack Obama (L) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) reach out to shake hands on arrival at the Peace Palace for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and US summit in Phnom Penh on November 19, 2012 following the 21st ASEAN Leaders Summit. (ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Stephen Harper, Prime Minister Of Canada President Barack Obama shakes hands with Canadas Prime Minister Stephen Harper in bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit, Tuesday, June 19, 2012, in Los Cabos, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Sebastian Pinera, President Of Chile U.S. President Barack Obama greets Chilean President Sebastian Pinera before a dinner at the Washington Convention Center during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2010. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Xi Jinping, President Of China U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012.
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Health law changes everyone’s open enrollment
A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. 50 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Health law changes everyone’s open enrollment Jayne O’Donnell, USA TODAY 4:38 p.m. EDT October 6, 2013 Affinity Health Plan gathers together local elected officials, community and health care leaders and Brooklyn residents to celebrate the launch of open enrollment in the New York State Health Plan Marketplace, established under the Affordable Care Act. (Photo: Jason DeCrow, AP Images for Affinity Health Plan) Story Highlights It’s not just the uninsured who have new options in health law “Essential health benefits” must include drugs and hospital care but can vary by state Help may be on exchanges for those who can’t find affordable insurance at work SHARE 862 CONNECT 99 TWEET 50 COMMENTEMAILMORE Rori Callaway’s family got a jolt recently when they looked at the paycheck her husband, Zach, got from his Dallas public school teaching job: a 30% increase in their health insurance premium. The Dallas family of three stuck with the cheapest plan available during open enrollment, but is now paying $760 a month. The Affordable Care Act, which led to the creation of state and federally run health insurance exchanges that launched last week, is generally thought of as being for the uninsured.
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Despite GOP Resistance, Obamacare Competition ‘Robust’ Among Health Plans
Consumers in many states will find options from Blues plans and national carriers competing alongside local, regional, and provider-sponsored insurers, Mendelson said. Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans have long been key providers of health coverage for individuals and small businesses in states across the country. Were all in, Ethan Baumfeld, assistant general counsel for Health Care Service Corp., t he nations fourth-largest insurer operating Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Montana said during an Affordable Care Act panel discussion last month at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association , the trade association and lobby that represents Blues plans, said there are 794 Blue brand health insurance plans offered in the 36 state exchanges run by the federal government.
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