Do you purchase health insurance through your state’s health care marketplace? If so, your life could be getting a lot easier this year and next, thanks to new legislation. The American Rescue Plan reduces health care costs for millions of Americans. It’s part of the same stimulus package that was signed into law by President…
In chapter four of Decoding Health Insurance, writer Lauren Jahnke talks about employment-based health insurance. It may surprise you to read that half of Americans have employer sponsored health insurance. The past 12 months have been tough for a lot of people because the pandemic caused massive unemployment. According to the Upjohn Institute, by June…
In chapter 3 of Decoding Health Insurance and the Alternatives, author Lauren Jahnke explains how private and public health insurance differ. One of the easiest ways to remember, she says, is that public insurance programs are available through government agencies. Most Americans don’t have public health insurance. They have a plan sold and administered by…
The Affordable Care Act of 2010, or Obamacare, as the bill is colloquially known, reformed health care policy in the United States as we knew it. While the Act continues to be amended to this day, its overarching goal is to increase access to health insurance. In chapter two of Decoding Health Insurance, Lauren Jahnke…
by Riki Markowitz When you look at some of the biggest challenges small business owners (SBOs) face today, from how to get a loan to navigating regulations and structuring partnerships, one challenge is often left off the list: many entrepreneurs lack experience. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. At some point, everybody is new at…
In the first chapter of Decoding Health Insurance and the Alternatives: Options, Issues, and Tips for Saving Money, author Lauren Jahnke homes in on the rising cost of health care in the U.S. It’s one thing to read about it. It’s a completely different experience to actually see how costs went from 6.9% of GDP…
by Riki Markowitz If you want to know what problems small business owners (SBO) face the most, it’s not hard to find out. That’s because organizations that advocate for small and independent businesses regularly survey owners and workers about their biggest challenges and publish the results alongside advice and guidance on how to overcome those…