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CWAers Help Patients Sign Up for Health Insurance
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October 31, 2013
CWA members are helping patients navigate the process of signing up for health insurance for the very first time.
CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Age Rating for Families
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October 24, 2013
With the recent opening of the new state-based health insurance markets, the most important components of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are beginning to come on line. 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 how insurance companies will charge families based on age in the new health care exchanges.
CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Limits on Wellness Programs
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October 23, 2013
With the recent opening of the new state-based health insurance markets, the most important components of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are beginning to come on line. 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 questions looks at how the ACA regulates wellness incentives and penalties.
CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Excise Tax and Plan Value
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October 22, 2013
With the recent opening of the new state-based health insurance markets, the most important components of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are beginning to come on line. 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 how the excise tax on high cost health plans will be calculated beginning in 2018.
CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Benefit Limits
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October 21, 2013
With the recent opening of the new state-based health insurance markets, the most important components of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are beginning to come on line. 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 whether the ACA includes regulations on benefit limits within health plans.