Brevard News

Insurers Limit Provider Choices On Obamacare Exchange

What appears to be in store for the American healthcare consumer when they go to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA aka Obamacare) insurance exchanges on Oct. 1 is something that may well remind them of the late 80s and early 90s when the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)/Managed Care concept was hailed as the healthcare cost containment Holy Grail. […]

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Florida PPACA ‘Navigator’ Grants Total $7.8 Million

In order to educate the public on the looming major implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA, aka Obamacare) health insurance options and walk the consumers through the enrollment process, Health and Human Services (HHS) has earmarked up to $67 million in grants for enrollment and outreach workers called “navigators,” with $7.8 million going to organizations in Florida. […]