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The new healthcare reform law passed in 2010 has many individuals and employers scratching their head.  Not only is it in depth, and not always straightforward, but there are different aspects to the law that make it even more complicated.  With this being the case, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) developed a useful tool called AskBlue Healthcare Reform which is an interactive tool developed to help consumers better understand the new law and learn how it will impact their individual heath insurance policies.

AskBlue Healthcare Reform is accessed through the same name website and offers a simple explanation of healthcare reform and the different aspects throughout the law.  

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A rare bright spot for the Obama administration this past week: a legal review of the healthcare reform law was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Granted, it wasn’t necessarily a referendum on the merits (or lack thereof) of the changes to the health insurance plan market in America. Instead, the challenge–filed by a conservative legal group in California–was denied because similar legal challenges are already winding their way through the lower courts. Moreo

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The Republican party is staunchly against the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law. So much so, that its politicians promise that if they regain the majority in Congress, one of their first tasks will be to repeal “Obamacare”. Then, they promise that they will replace it with a more moderate, business-friendly solution.

What they promote sounds like a good idea–retaining the popular measures, such as making it easier for people with pre-existing conditions to buy a health insurance plan; while dropping the potentially troublesome elements like the individual mandate.

However, history may make some skeptical of the GOP’s pledge. After hel

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Over the past several months, the American public has been wrestling with the advent of healthcare reform and what it will mean for them. For many, it will require them to purchase a health insurance plan.

Unfortunately, scammers in 24 states are taking advantage of this uncertainty. They are advertising medical discount plans as full-fledged health insurance, which they are not.

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