Affordable Care Act Tag

New Jersey has a lot of roads to eligibility for Medicaid, and that’s a good thing.  All of those roads are called NJ FamilyCare, and that’s a confusing thing. Medicaid in New Jersey is provided by five Managed Care Organizations (MCO) now through NJ FamilyCare.  You must choose one to get services, including long-term services and supports (LTSS), which will be coordinated by the...

I recently had the occasion to make a house call to meet with a client who had stopped working about 4 years ago in his early 50’s. He became gravely, permanently  ill and eventually needed to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, which were approved. He had to endure the two-year wait until he could receive Medicare. As he got caught up in the throes of his illness, with...

More than 5.4 million people enrolled in health insurance plans through the federally subsidized health insurance exchanges that were established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and 86% of them were eligible for subsidies, according to the NY Times on June 27th. The Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations that enable most ACA enrollees to have their policies...

I will be at the YMCA of Scotch Plains at 12 pm and 7 pm on October 23rd to discuss the Affordable Care Act and answer questions about the Medicaid expansion, access to health insurance subsidies and the ins and outs of the health insurance mandate.  At noon we will also be talking about Obamacare’s impact on Medicare.  Come one come all!!

By now you know that you can start shopping for affordable health insurance at www.healthcare.gov, where you will learn about the insurance policies available on the New Jersey exchange as well as whether you qualify for government subsidies to offset the cost of insurance, and if you qualify for the Medicaid expansion. Considering the catastrophic cost of even one uninsured trip to an...

Applications for new government -supported health insurance plans are online today. Some people refer to the Affordable Care Act as “Obamacare.” If you have no health insurance or you cannot afford the premiums on insurance offered by your employer, go to http://www.healthcare.gov   to start your investigation. You will set up an account and a password. You’ll be asked to...