Industry Hot Topics: September 2015

Is Obamacare’s ‘Bronze Trap’ Widening?

Jed Graham, a meticulous critic of various aspects of the ACA, charges that as the tax penalty assessed to Americans who remain uninsured ratchets up, it will club millions of low-income people into high-deductible Bronze plans that will do them little good.

http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2015/08/12/is-obamacares-bronze-trap-widening/

Forrest Wold-McGimsey: Not Enough Time

Forrest Wold-McGimsey was just 10 years old when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Just a few years later, she passed away and Forrest’s life was changed forever.
As Forrest’s mother did not have life insurance, his family was forced to sell their home, and he and his brothers had to start working to keep their family afloat. Today, Forrest works full time at a local greenhouse so he can pursue his dream of going to college and getting a horticulture degree.

http://www.lifehappens.org/videos/not-enough-time/

Health Law Sign-Ups Keep Growing; Uninsured Rate Declines

Nearly a million people signed up for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law even after the official enrollment season ended, helping push the share of uninsured Americans below 10 percent and underscoring how hard it could be for Republicans to dismantle the program.

http://www.capstonebrokerage.com/health-law-sign-ups-keep-growing-uninsured-rate-declines/

Nicci Troiani

Nicci is the Social Media Manager at IGO, she started working with IGO in 2011 and manages all of our social media platforms and blog. Nicci now lives in Las Vegas and works for IGO remotely. She lives there with her husband and her cat, Princess.