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sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
15. I thank you Cha! Sweet Birthday Wishes~
Tue Oct 1, 2013, 01:18 AM
Oct 2013

I love Obamacare too~




How Obamacare Affects Children




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Shopping for health insurance

Under Obamacare, individuals and families that lack government or employer-based health plans — including self-employed people and those working for companies with fewer than 50 employees — will be eligible to shop for coverage in marketplaces called Health Insurance Exchanges. This collection of online insurance shopping malls is scheduled to open Oct. 1. It will feature websites established by the federal and state governments. U.S. News will offer a guide to the state exchanges, along with individual health plan data at U.S. News Best Health Insurance Plans. Families also can go directly to a broker or health insurance company. An estimated "11.5 million parents are uninsured," tweeted the Center on Children and Families during the chat. "Many will have coverage for the first time in January," when the insurance kicks in.

Children don't have to wait. Most are already eligible for coverage today. Stephen Zuckerman, senior fellow for the Urban Institute wrote that this coverage comes through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Joan Alker, president of the Center for Children and Families, called Medicaid and CHIP, free or low-cost health coverage run by the federal and state governments, the "MVPs" of health insurance for children. "It brought uninsured rate for kids to record lows ... in 2011," she tweeted.

How many kids are uninsured?

The rates of uninsured children are at a record low. Still, one in 10 — or 7.6 million — children in the United States is uninsured, according to the Children's Defense Fund, a child advocacy nonprofit. Parents often aren't aware that children are eligible to sign up for benefits through public plans, says Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, a bipartisan advocacy organization for children and families. "Many kids will get insurance just because of news about the Affordable Care Act," he wrote. Zuckerman tweeted, "research shows that when parents get covered, children benefit too."

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-insurance/articles/2013/08/27/how-obamacare-affects-children



Happy Birthday, she2!!!! elleng Oct 2013 #1
Thank you elleng! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #18
Thanks Cha for letting us know grantcart Oct 2013 #2
Ain't that the truth about sheshe's Cha Oct 2013 #3
What optimistic threads???? You mean~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #8
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LOL~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #17
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Thank you treestar! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #10
Tavalodet mo'barack!!!!! MADem Oct 2013 #5
You just gifted me with a first! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #12
Oh you sweet thing~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #6
How true.. "A Friend Is Someone Who Gives You Total Freedom TO Be Yourself"! Cha Oct 2013 #7
Thank you Cha! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #9
Good.. I loved hearing and seeing all those Vids as Cha Oct 2013 #11
I thank you Cha! Sweet Birthday Wishes~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #15
Happy Birthday sheshe2!!!!! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #13
Thanks SKP! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #19
Happy Birthday Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #16
Thanks P_W! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #20
Happy Birthday sheshe sweetcakes Hutzpa Oct 2013 #21
Hutzpa~ thank you! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #26
Happy Birthday, Sweet! Few people have such big hearts! (pic heavy) freshwest Oct 2013 #22
My favorite is the woman with the Eagle... sheshe2 Oct 2013 #24
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the lovely picture, full of joy! freshwest Oct 2013 #31
And~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #27
Beautiful thread, a work of art, Cha. Thanks for making it. freshwest Oct 2013 #23
I had so much fun doing it, fresh.. Cha Oct 2013 #25
You are the best Cha~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #30
You're Welcome Ms Night Owl, Honey! Cha Oct 2013 #32
Yeah well~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #33
Cool! You don't have to get up so early.. Cha Oct 2013 #35
I've come to look forward to sheshe's threads and comments to upgrade my DU experience. NBachers Oct 2013 #28
NBachers~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #34
It's true- it's hard slogging through this place sometimes, but you're one of the ones NBachers Oct 2013 #36
Happiest of Birthdays, sheshe! NanceGreggs Oct 2013 #29
Nance... sheshe2 Oct 2013 #37
Whether you know me or not NanceGreggs Oct 2013 #62
Thank you Nance~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #64
I just realized you need some Flowers for your Birthday, she! Cha Oct 2013 #38
"God Spilled the Paint" sheshe2 Oct 2013 #42
lol.. Cha Oct 2013 #48
Simply~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #56
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHE! Live long and prosper. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #39
Thank you for the Birthday wishes~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #43
Yes, a most beautiful day IrishAyes Oct 2013 #46
Have a very happy birthday, she! greatauntoftriplets Oct 2013 #40
You all are the first to wish me a Happy Birthday~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #44
Let me add my birthday wishes, sheshe. classof56 Oct 2013 #41
You are so sweet, classof56~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #45
Mahalo, classof56, for your kindness.. Cha Oct 2013 #49
Mahalo to you, and hugs back! classof56 Oct 2013 #51
Cheers! Cha Oct 2013 #52
All right! Many happy returns of the day, She! Hekate Oct 2013 #47
Happy belated Birthday Wishes to you, Hekate! Cha Oct 2013 #50
Happy Birthday to you Hekate! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #57
Happy Birthday! Peacetrain Oct 2013 #53
Oh, thank you, Peacetrain~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #58
Happy Birthday, sheshe2. Thanks for all those good vibes! SunSeeker Oct 2013 #54
Why thank you for that, SunSeeker~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #59
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, She! Isoldeblue Oct 2013 #55
LOL~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #60
Hey Cool, Isoldeblue! Did you do that?! Cha Oct 2013 #61
Yep, Cha Isoldeblue Oct 2013 #63
And, she loves him back! So I can borrow it when needed? Cha Oct 2013 #65
It's free for anyone to use, Cha :) Isoldeblue Oct 2013 #66
You just made me laugh out loud!!! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #67
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