Tag Archives: ACA

The Republican Obsession: The Affordable Care Act

Posted on October 8, 2013 by bfiaralphscharnau

The Obama administration’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010 and launched a massive, multiyear phase in process of policies and plans.  This is the biggest change in the nation’s health insurance system since the establishment of … Continue reading →

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Government Shutdown Will Not Stop New Health Care Law

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Trish Nelson

bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/obamacare-enrollment-continues-if-government-shuts-down Shutting down the government won’t shut down the health-care law. In a quirk of the calendar, the start of enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and the first day of a shutdown would fall on the same day, Oct. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget The ACA!

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Coming in a couple of weeks. PPACA, ACA or Obamacare, whatever you call it, will be rolling out on October 1st. As a sure to be customer, I could not be more excited. I have been effectively shut out of … Continue reading →

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The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Healthcare.gov To prepare to enroll, you can learn about types of health coverage, research your questions, and figure out what you need to know before open enrollment begins. Click here to go to the IOWA page to apply for coverage, … Continue reading →

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Harkin Email on ACA Implementation

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Many of you probably got this email from Senator Harkin’s office. If not, I am sure there will be some information of interest in here. Remember, the ACA exchanges are to be set up and ready to go by October 1. … Continue reading →

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This Week on the Fallon Forum: Immigration, Health Care, Breast-Feeding and More.

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Dear Friends, I have oft proclaimed that the three most destructive technological advancements in human history are, in order of severity: Nuclear bombs, Cars and Televisions. But perhaps I haven’t given the TV enough credit. In today’s news, we learn … Continue reading →

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Short Thoughts On A Saturday Morning.

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Dave Bradley

One of our daughters lives in Mississippi. This is of course one of the states that would rather watch a woman die than to let her have a needed medical procedure if it was called for. It scares the hell out … Continue reading →

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Couple of Great Ideas

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Dave Bradley

1) Don’t know if you may have heard of this, but members of the Occupy Wall Street have come up with a great idea: buy debt on the debt market for pennies on the dollar and then forgive that debt. The … Continue reading →

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Health Care The Huge Winner Tuesday

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Fear of anything resembling a national health care plan has been driving Republicans to do insane things over the the past 7 decades or so. Tuesday’s election may have been their last hurrah in trying to stop America from joining the … Continue reading →

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