Interactive Map: In 13 States Plus D.C., Obamacare Will Increase Health Premiums By 24%, On Average
Those exchanges will help people find and buy insurance coverage. Clinton outlined why he says the law will help health care costs go down and give more people greater access to insurance coverage. He took a step-by-step approach, going through everything in the law from who gets covered to how exchanges work and what needs to be improved. “This does give us the best chance we have to achieve nearly universal coverage, provide higher quality health care and lower the rate of cost increases, which we have got to do in a competitive global economy,” he said.
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The link to the map will remain the same , so that you can come back to it whenever you want. If youre in one of the high-cost states that will see premium decreases under Obamacare, count yourself lucky. But if youre among the many who will see rates go up, you will have a decision to make. Should you sign up for health insurance that is more expensive than your coverage today? Or should you drop out of the market and pay the fine?
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U.S. moves to ease employers’ Obama health-law burden
“One thing retailers and other employers hate more than anything else is sending the same information to different agencies,” said Neil Trautwein with the National Retail Federation, which represents Wal-Mart, Macy’s Inc. and others. The group wants the Internal Revenue Service to work with the Health and Human Services Administration to simplify the rules further. Although the employer mandate has been delayed, the separate requirement that all individuals carry health insurance or pay a fee, goes into effect on January 1, 2014.
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