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Episode 3: Affordable Care Act
From2 Docs Talk: The podcast about healthcare, the science of medicine and everything in between.
Episode 3: Affordable Care Act
From2 Docs Talk: The podcast about healthcare, the science of medicine and everything in between.
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Since March 2010, health care in the U.S. has been subject to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
There is a significant amount of confusion about what exactly this law does or does not do. In this episode, we talk about the key provisions of the law and how it affects the delivery of healthcare in the U.S.
We cover:
the effect of the law on insurance
subsidies
the pre-exisiting conditions clause
the mandatory coverage provision
pharmaceutical pricing
and other key requirements of the law.
In this episode we refer to the following information:
Insurance companies requesting rate reviews under Obamacare
There is a significant amount of confusion about what exactly this law does or does not do. In this episode, we talk about the key provisions of the law and how it affects the delivery of healthcare in the U.S.
We cover:
the effect of the law on insurance
subsidies
the pre-exisiting conditions clause
the mandatory coverage provision
pharmaceutical pricing
and other key requirements of the law.
In this episode we refer to the following information:
Insurance companies requesting rate reviews under Obamacare
Released:
Dec 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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