How does the Affordable Care Act help people like me?

If you need coverage, you can use the Marketplace. If you have coverage, you gain new protections. If you don’t have coverage, you may have to pay a fee.

The Marketplace and what’s changing in 2014 Whether you’re uninsured, you’ve been denied coverage in the past, or you just want to explore new options, the Health Insurance Marketplace will give you more choice and control over your health coverage. The Marketplace will operate in all states, so no matter where you live you’ll have access to coverage.

In the Marketplace, you can compare coverage options based on price, benefits, quality, and other features important to you. You can choose the combination of price and benefits that fits your budget and meets your needs. Continue Reading this Article

Medicare changes

In March 2007, the Food and Drug Administration issued a stern “black box” warning regarding the anemia drugs commonly prescribed to dialysis patients: The popular drugs, known as ESAs, could increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, blood clots and death.

But according to a new paper by researchers who studied the use of the drugs for months before and after the warning, the FDA’s black box “did not appear to influence ESA prescribing among the overall dialysis population.” Instead, the use of the drugs continued a slow, steady decline rather than taking a sharp drop, according to the paper. Continue Reading this Article