Is Health Care Reform in Trouble?

New Health Care Report

The federal government released a new report on the cost of Obamacare and the results are troubling. Medical costs will skyrocket while Millions will be left without insurance. Also millions more may be dumped into the already overwhelmed Medicaid system.

Health Care Law

Insurance Market Reforms – The new law requires insurance plans to provide coverage to any individual who requests insurance. It also includes a prohibition on pre-existing condition restrictions in the individual and small group health care market. Health insurance premiums would be allowed to vary based only on tobacco use, age, family composition, and geographic location. Large employers that purchase coverage through a health care exchange would be eligible for the above insurance protections. Both self-insured and fully-insured plans are required to provide dependent coverage for children up to age 26. Health plans are also prohibited from establishing annual and lifetime dollar limits on coverage.

Wellness Programs – Employers can offer increased incentives or rewards to employees for participation in a wellness program or for meeting certain health status targets beginning in 2014. Rewards or premium reductions up to 30 percent of the cost of coverage are now permissible.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) – Contributions to health FSAs would be capped at $2,500 beginning in 2011 and over-the-counter medicines would only qualify for reimbursement with a doctor’s prescription.

Medicare Hospital Insurance Tax – Beginning in 2013, an additional Medicare tax of 0.9 percent is imposed on individuals with income in excess of $250,000 for joint filers or $200,000 for single filers.

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Health Insurance Premiums to Continue Rise?

Take a look at this short video explaining the reasons behind the expected increases in health insurance premiums. For more information and a free insurance quote visit our website today at www.kimberleyvassal.com.

Is Repealing Health Care Possible?

In the video below Governor Bobby Jindal speaks about fighting the new Health Care Bill. For a free insurance quote visit our website at www.kimberleyvassal.com

Health Care Bill

“President Barack Obama told Republicans seeking a repeal of the health overhaul law to “go for it” Thursday as Republicans vowed to keep up their attacks through the November elections and beyond.” Visit our website at www.kimberleyvassal.com for a free insurance quote!

Only Time Will Tell…

President Obama finally achieved victory on Sunday night, bringing an end to a yearlong partisan struggle. The House voted 219-212 to send a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system to be signed into law. The Democrats passed the bill without a single Republican vote and with the knowledge that it may well have ended the political careers of some who voted for it at a time when the public remains deeply divided over the entire endeavor.

The fight over the bill is not going away anytime soon. Republicans plan to campaign in this fall’s midterm elections on a pledge to repeal it. There will be constitutional challenges. And in dozens of states, legislatures are considering measures that would attempt to exempt their citizens from some of its provisions, including the requirement that individuals purchase insurance. All in all, only time will tell whether or not the passing of this monumental bill was a good or bad idea. Visit our website at www.kimberleyvassal.com for a free insurance quote!

90 Seconds to Gov’t Run Healthcare

Make your voice heard before it’s to late, Visit this website Gethealthreformright.org/ to voice your opinion to Congress.

A Very Large Mistake?

“Nearly One-Third of Doctors Could Leave Medicine if Health-Care Reform Bill Passes, According to Survey Reported in New England Journal of Medicine.” To view the full article click here. Take some time and visit our website at www.kimberleyvassal.com

The Beginning Of The End; Obamacare

More than two dozen Democrats are expected to vote against the healthcare reform bill that will hit the House floor in the coming weeks. According to a survey by The Hill, at least 25 House Democrats will reject the healthcare reform legislation and dozens of House Democrats are undecided or won’t comment on their position on the measure. Could this be the end of Obama’s Health Care Reform Plan…