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Tax Day And health insurance Under TrumpEnlarge this image toggle caption Brennan Linsley/AP Brennan Linsley/APYour federal income taxes are due April 18 this year, and — for perhaps several million people — a fine for failing to get health insurance is due that day, too. Fines for children who lack insurance coverage are half the amount for uninsured adults. Last year, according to the IRS, an estimated 6.5 million tax filers paid a fine that averaged $470. Nearly 13 million tax filers claimed an exemption for 2015 taxes, according to the IRS. If you bought your own insurance from the federal marketplace or a state health insurance exchange and you got a federal tax credit to help pay for that coverage, you have to take another step before you can file your taxes.

How Sen. Alexander's Health Insurance Bill Could Benefit One Organization In Tennessee

It would apply nationwide but indirectly references one specific organization in the senator's home state: Tennessee Farm Bureau. Alexander's office did not respond to questions about whether this provision of the bill would apply to any organization besides Tennessee Farm Bureau. But Alexander's bill has another provision that allows federal subsidies to be used for "health care benefits" at a "not-for-profit membership organization." In other words, the bill applies to Tennessee Farm Bureau, says Washington and Lee University health affairs professor emeritus Timothy Jost. Others, called "traditional plans," cover certain health care expenses but legally are not considered insurance.


UPPER NYACK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) announced today that it fully supports health insurance companies' access to the subsidies allocated in the Affordable Care Act that guarantee health coverage and reduces costs for insurers and patients. The Global Healthy Living Foundation is the parent organization of CreakyJoints, the go-to source for more than 100,000 arthritis patients and their families world-wide who are seeking education, support, advocacy and patient-centered research and ArthritisPower, the first ever patient-led, patient-centered research registry for arthritis, bone, and inflammatory skin conditions. "Just as we fight for greater access to care for patients, we will fight for the health insurance industry's access to these promised subsidies so they can continue to provide this vital link in the U.S. healthcare delivery system," said Global Healthy Living Foundation co-founders Seth Ginsberg, president, and Louis Tharp, executive director, in a joint statement. We will continue to work with all parties to help make this happen."About Global Healthy Living FoundationThe Global Healthy Living Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic illnesses, such as arthritis, osteoporosis, migraine, diabetes, psoriasis, cardiovascular disease and chronic pain, by advocating for improved access to care at the community, state, and federal levels, and amplifying education and awareness efforts within its social media framework. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170417005606/en/


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