Most of the below information comes from Medicare’s 2017 Cost at a Glance.
Tag: health care
Health Care in Canada
The government-run Canadian health insurance is called Medicare. Every Canadian is covered by Medicare.
Medicaid Expansion in Indiana
As governor of Indiana, Vice President Mike Pence refused to expand Medicaid in his state unless recipients could be charged.
An Increase in Medicaid Spending is a Cut
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Capping Medicaid
Medicaid is jointly funded by the federal government and state governments. The federal contribution is determined by the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).
Health Insurance Must be Fair
This page has links to all of the health care-related content I have produced. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Fair_Health_Care.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:46 — 6.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Health Insurance and Tax Credits
Currently, someone earning between 100 and 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Lebvel (FPL) qualifies for a tax credit to offset the cost of health insurance.
It’s Personal
I’ve been on Medicaid for a few months. I’ve been on SNAP for a few weeks. I’m waiting to be approved for Social Security benefits.
Medicaid Expansion Explained
Let’s start with the most important fact–millions of Americans have health insurance because of Medicaid expansion.
Caps on Health Insurance
Before passage of Obamacare, many Americans were subject to annual and/or lifetime caps on the amount of money their insurer would pay for their coverage; for example, if your insurance plan had a lifetime cap of a million dollars, the insurance company would stop paying your bills once they reached a million dollars.