Questions tagged [health-insurance]
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How many times did California lawmakers introduce a universal health care bill?
California lawmakers have once again introduced a universal health
care bill after unsuccessful attempts in the past.
The bill’s latest iteration, formally known as AB 2200, would
establish the ...
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Why doesn't liberal California just implement Universal Healthcare on its own?
California has an overwhelming left-leaning majority that probably loves the idea of universal healthcare. But even if you don't want to take the whole of California (which still has a large ...
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Turned away for medical service at private urgent care due to being enrolled in medicare even with private insurance
I just had a very annoying experience. I was turned away from a private urgent care facility (run by a very large chain) because I was enrolled in Medicare A and/or B (but not because of Medicare ...
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What became of Obamacare’s grandfather fix?
While marketing the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama often said “If you like it, you can keep it.”, i.e. you would be able to keep your existing health insurance rather than having ...
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UK National Insurance increase and impact on low vs high earners
National Insurance payments are increasing in the UK this April. I am seeing arguments against this that say the increase will have a higher impact on the lower-paid.
This BBC article shows the new ...
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Are there countries where being non-vaccinated disqualifies you from "standard" health insurance coverage (for that particular disease)?
Reading the latest news on Greece imposing fines on the non-vaccinated:
"It's not a punishment," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his cabinet in a televised meeting. "I ...
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Did Mayor Bowser declare a state of emergency over a health insurance issue?
Radio station WTOP is reporting that Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser has declared an "emergency" over a health insurance contracting issue. WTOP calls the order a "public emergency&...
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What countries are on the United States' "most favored nations" list?
A recent executive order says that Medicare will pay the lowest price paid among a group of other economically advanced countries. These countries are called "the most favored nations".
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Healthcare Insurance (Income & “Silver” Plans) [closed]
I’m a young college student looking to start purchasing health insurance here in the United States this year. I’m aware that open enrollment for 2021 starts tomorrow (November 1, 2020) and fully ...
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What, if any, are the benefits of tying health insurance to employment (as in the US) over other systems?
Over the last 2 weeks, over 10 million US workers lost their jobs. For many of them the loss of their job means the loss of their health insurance as well.
More than 3 million Americans just lost ...
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How did ending collective bargaining affect health plan costs in Wisconsin after Act 10?
I don't understand the relationship between Wisconsin's Act 10's collective bargaining and health plan costs.
In his book, "Unintimidated", former Governor Scott Walker claims several times that this ...
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Why hasn't competition between health insurance providers led to lower prices for consumers?
In the US, a common argument I've seen against a universal healthcare system is that removing the ability of private health insurance companies to compete will give rise to a natural monopoly in the ...
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Which countries with single payer healthcare ban duplicative coverage?
A single payer healthcare system is a system where all citizens have government health insurance. Now most countries with single payer healthcare allow people to buy supplemental private insurance, ...
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Are Medicare-for-all type plans expected to result in increased wages?
Under current system, many employers provide medical insurance as an employment benefit. This helps employers to stay competitive with other employers when trying to attract or retain employees. ...
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How and why would (Bernie Sanders’) Medicare for All abolish private health insurance in the US?
Can the federal government really ban private health insurance companies from operating? It seems strange that the federal government would be able to outlaw contracts between two private parties ...
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