Obamacare's health insurance exchanges offer four "metallic" levels of plans: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Bronze plans cover 60 percent of benefits, meaning consumers will be responsible for higher out-of-pocket expenses such as co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles. Meanwhile, platinum...
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 7:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Though a League of Women Voters presentation on the Affordable Care Act on Monday sounded more like talking points from the Obama administration than a current assessment of the national healthcare law's impacts and flaws, some uninsured people in attendance said the session was informative.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 @ 7:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Concern is rising among community health centers that serve nearly a half million patients in North Carolina yearly - most of them uninsured - that Obamacare may drain away their patients and doctors. Meantime, officials say, patients are antsy about how the law will affect them.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2013 @ 5:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company is withdrawing from participation in the federal health exchange. Uninsured North Carolina consumers will have only two provider options from which to purchase policies approved by federal regulators and mandated under the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare)...
Published: Sunday, September 15th, 2013 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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