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CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Community Rating

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October 3, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. This question is about the law's rules about community rating.

CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Coverage for Children with Pre-Existing Conditions

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October 2, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. This is a short question about coverage for children with pre-existing conditions.

Enrollment for The Affordable Care Act Begins Today!

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October 1, 2013
Today begins the roll out of the biggest new social program in nearly 50 years?the Health Insurance Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The law is a landmark first step toward achieving universal health insurance coverage in the United States.

CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Employer Notifications about Coverage Options

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October 1, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. Today's question is about the law's requirement that employers' notify their workers about new coverage options.

CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: ACA for Laid Off and Comp Time Workers

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September 30, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. Today's question is about the treatment of workers who have been laid off and on comp time under the law.