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21 things Obamacare does that you didn't know aboutUpdated by Adrianna McIntyre at Vox
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/23/5735674/21-things-you-never-knew-obamacare-did
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1. Obamacare makes funds available for "training for adulthood." True story.
The law makes funds available for "personal responsibility" programs aimed at preparing young adults for being grown-ups. Per federal law, all of these programs must include efforts to educate young adults prevention of both pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Beyond that, they're expected to touch on other "adulthood preparation subjects", including but not limited to: financial literacy, healthy relationships, communication and interpersonal skills, educational and career success, body image, goal-setting, decision making, and stress management.
2. And it imposes a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning.
Affectionately called the "Snooki tax" during the legislative debate, Obamacare imposes a 10 percent tax on each episode of indoor tanning. The government taxes the tanning salon, but that cost is passed on indirectly to consumer. The thinking behind the tanning salon tax is that tanning is super unhealthy it's linked to deadly skin cancer, which is expensive to for the health care system to treat. This tax helps pay for Obamacare.
3. Now the cost of your insurance appears on your tax forms.
Most people have no idea how much their insurance at work actually costs and this part of Obamacare is supposed to change that.
Employers are the most common source of health insurance in America, and employers usually pick up a big share of the tab. This means that workers sometimes aren't aware just how expensive their coverage isthe Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that the average insurance premiums for an individual is $5,384 but the worker only sees 20 percent of that withheld from their paycheck. To promote more awareness, the ACA requires that employers disclose the full cost of an insurance plan (both the employer and the employee share) on the W-2 tax form.
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Cha
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(297,284 posts)Good to know!
20. $25 million is given each year for a decade to help pregnant and parenting teens and college students.
snacker
(3,619 posts)"Tucked within the Affordable Care Act is a provision requiring insurance companies to cover breast pumps and visits to lactation consultants at no cost to the patient."
ProSense
(116,464 posts)provisions, the multi-state plans.
Selling insurance across state lines is a favorite health policy talking point for conservatives. Starting in 2016, that can happen: states will be able to form compacts that allow consumers to buy insurance across state lines.
There is some red tape: coverage offered through the compacts must comply with Obamacare, which means they have to provide the same mandatory benefits and protections against high out-of-pocket costs that current exchange plans offer. Moreover, interstate health compacts will require approval from the Secretary of Health and Human Services before they are recognized and permitted to enroll people.
Come of Vermont, get it done and spread the love.
Cha
(297,284 posts)get it in a state that offers it!? Wow!!!!
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Cha
(297,284 posts)Journeyman
(15,036 posts)they are personally paying for, which helps keep their employer a little more honest.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Faux News narratives' must be obeyed.
sheshe2
(83,786 posts)Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)People look at me weird whenever I say this, but each time I go to Micky D's, I can't help but feel a little guilt every time I buy a couple of hamburgers and they have the # of calories posted on the screen and on the wrappers. I exercise regularly and have no problems with my weight, yet whenever I find out that something I like has a bit of calories, it sort of zaps the enjoyment out of me eating it. That's why I've tried to ignore the number of calories something has, and eat mainly when I'm hungry.