In 2010, President Barack Obama passed theAffordable Care Act (ACA)or Obamacare to help reduce healthcare costs for families and ensure more people were able to access health insurance. Originally, it required everyone to have qualifying insurance, or they would face a tax penalty. However, it...
To be eligible to begin the naturalization process, you have to have been a permanent resident in the US for at least five years (three years if you are married to a U.S. citizen). Once the process has begun, it still takes around another six months or so to become a citizen. That...
Proposals that would cut Medicaid benefits or eligibility for thousands of Americans are titled “Making Medicaid Work for the Most Vulnerable.” A sheaf of proposals to raise costs for Obamacare enrollees comes under the anodyne heading, “Reimagining the Affordable Care...
What are the lessons in these contrasting men? One is the bringer ofhope;a forward looking evolutionary who would guide a nation toward a higher standard. His single greatest achievement was “Obama Care” that brought health insurance to 40 million people. He also pulled us out of a deep ...
healthcare a part of his administration’s agenda. During the closed-door negotiations, which spawned the weak and compromised Affordable Care Act, Dr. Young was neither consulted nor invited to participate. In fact, he told us that he never heard from Obama again after his White House ...
Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, taxpayers are required to have health insurance coverage. For tax year prior to 2019, those who didn't have coverage, or a waiver, had to pay a penalty when they filed their tax returns. Those who have health insurance that meets ...
The Affordable Care Act makes it a shared responsibility of individuals, employers and government to ensure that as many people as possible have health insurance. The law does not require all U.S. employers to offer health insurance to their workers. Rat
In 2024, Election Day falls on Tuesday, November 5. How much do—or don’t—you know about this day? Here is a short history of Election Day and voting in the United States. Plus, we have some trivia, fascinating facts, and common questions and answers for quizzing yourself as well ...
There's a real nail-biter going on in the fight for control in Virginia. The Associated Press has called 20 state Senate races for Democrats. They need one more for a majority, with four seats outstanding. And in the House, there are still 20 seats left to be called. It could be a...
But Harris announced a comeback bid last year — and despite an effort from a pair of deep-pocketed super PACs to stop him, he could still be headed to Washington. Harris is at 30.4 percent in the GOP primary, just above the 30 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. With him ...