The federal government will provide government health insurance to eligible undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children under a new initiative by President Joe Biden’s administration announced Thursday.
The plan will allow people eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to use Medicaid, a state-federal program designed for low-income and disabled Americans and get Healthcare.gov marketplace coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
Better known as DACA, the decade-old initiative allows people who were brought into the country illegally as children, often called “dreamers,” to avoid deportation. About 580,000 people are eligible for DACA, according to the Department…
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Former Trump advisor Roger Stone faces health insurance woes, pleads for viewers to buy a MyPillow to support him
Former Trump advisor and political consultant Roger Stone is back in the news again. He was convicted in 2019 on seven felony counts for obstructing an official proceeding, witness tampering, and making false statements as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but his sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump. Stone’s notoriety has also been fueled by his cartoonish wardrobe and his self-proclaimed status as a dirty political trickter.
Now Stone is living his best life as a host of a Lindell TV web program…
Gov. Whitmer fears the impact of the ruling that free ACA screenings are unconstitutional
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer directed the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services on Monday to move immediately to protect Michiganders from the potential loss of health insurance coverage for preventive services, including colon and lung cancer screenings, and for preventive drugs for breast cancer, heart disease and HIV .
Whitmer’s action comes after a federal judge in Texas struck down a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to fully cover certain preventive health services, a ruling that could have major ripple effects in Michigan and across the country.
US District Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern…
Best Travel Insurance Companies Of April 2023 – Forbes Advisor
Comprehensive travel insurance policies package together a number of valuable benefits. You can also buy policies that cover only trip cancellations or only medical expenses. With the wide variety of travel insurance plans available, you can find coverage levels that will fit your budget and trip needs.
Look for these top coverage options in a comprehensive travel insurance plan.
Trip cancellation insurance
You don’t book a trip with the intention of canceling it, but unexpected illness, injury, family member sickness, jury duty and more could disrupt plans. Trip cancellation insurance reimburses you 100% for the money you lost in prepaid,…
Millions are about to lose Medicaid. Here’s why — and what to do.
For millions of Americans who get medical care under Medicaid, the end of March marks a grim deadline. Starting April 1, states will begin removing people from the government health insurance program for the poor, paring rolls that have swelled during the pandemic.
The government estimates that 15 million people — or roughly 1 in 6 of the 84 million on Medicaid — will be kicked off the program. Here’s why this is happening and what people should know.
What’s happening to Medicaid?
During the pandemic, the government suspended procedures that would remove people from Medicaid. Before the crisis, people…
What is the Cost of a Data Breach?
A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million. Can your healthcare practice afford a breach?
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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.
Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.
As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.
The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:
Repeat attacks. Many healthcare…
Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates the Affordable Care Act’s 13th Anniversary and Highlights Record-Breaking Coverage
During 2023 open enrollment a record high 16.4 million people signed up, with 4.4 million more people enrolled for health insurance under the Biden-Harris Administration since 2021
New HHS report shows more than 40 million people are currently enrolled in Marketplace or Medicaid expansion coverage related to provisions of the Affordable Care Act — the highest total on record
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration celebrated the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by highlighting record-breaking enrollment numbers during the 2023 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period and lower health care costs because of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) and Inflation…
Breaking: New Self-Disclosure Policy – Rickard & Associates
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy to be used by US Attorney Offices throughout the country.
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The new policy helps to encourage early and voluntary self-disclosure of corporate criminal misconduct. It reinforces the importance of having an effective compliance plan that identifies misconduct.
To be a voluntary self-disclosure, the disclosure must be voluntary, timely and must contain all relevant facts of misconduct.
If the disclosure is…