Health-Care Reform: Insurance Marketplaces

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) established Health Insurance Marketplaces for individuals, and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplaces for small employers. The general purpose of these Marketplaces is to provide a single resource for consumers and small businesses to compare health plans, get answers to questions, and enroll in a health plan that is both cost effective and meets their health-care needs.

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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins October 15th

The Medicare open enrollment period is the time during which people with Medicare can make new choices and pick plans that work best for them. Each year, Medicare plans typically change what the plans cost and cover. In addition, your health-care needs may have changed over the past year. The open enrollment period is your opportunity to switch Medicare health and prescription drug plans to better suit your needs

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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report

Every year, the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds release reports to Congress on the current financial condition and projected financial outlook of these programs. The newest reports, released on July 13, 2017, discuss the ongoing financial challenges that both programs face, and project a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2018.

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