Powell County insurance agent says connecting health insurance with Obama is a ‘no-no’ quoting : kyforward

"The thing is, and the solution is, we need to get them health coverage, so stop trying to associate it with the president. Expanded Medicaid has given nearly 2,000 Powell County residents health coverage since it began in 2014, among some 440,000 low-income Kentuckians newly eligible for the program, Wheatley writes. "You don't even try," she told Wheatley. Josie Hollon meets someone at least once a week in her community who depends on health coverage through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, yet voted for President Donald Trump. "They will come into the office and say, 'I don't want the Obamacare, but I would like the affordable health care'," Hollon, an insurance agent and chairwoman of the Powell County Democratic Party, told Kevin Wheatley of Spectrum News.




Many thousands of hard-working Minnesotans have been saddled with steep health insurance premium increases and huge deductibles—making quality health care unaffordable. Arne Carlson and legislators from both parties created MinnesotaCare—a state-run health insurance plan that now provides more than 107,000 Minnesotans with affordable health coverage for themselves and their families. Republicans, Democrats and all Minnesotans agree: we need more affordable health insurance. But rising health insurance costs have thrown them into a financial crisis. Like most farmers, the Sextons have always bought their own health insurance on the individual market.

Iowa lawmakers are paying a pittance for primo state health insurance

Changing state premiumsUntil last year, both union and non-union state employees generally paid no health insurance premiums. The investigation comes as state lawmakers are discussing possible changes to state workers' benefits. However, Iowa lawmakers are paying the lower health insurance premiums available to union members, while getting the better benefits afforded in the non-union plans, the Register found. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers acknowledged that it appears legislators are paying less than they should under state law. EDITORIAL: Lawmakers target unions, sponge off union benefitsBottom line: The vast majority of lawmakers are enjoying non-union plans at union prices.



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