Tag Archives: Affordable Care Act

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:53 — 10.0MB)Subscribe: RSSIt’s open enrollment season for healthcare, and the South Central Community Action Program is trying to help resource-constricted local residents navigate a system many find confusing. Kaley Smith is the agency’s health plan navigator. The recent government shutdown was a direct result of disagreement over the extension of Affordable …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:22 — 69.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIncreases in Indiana’s revenue are expected to be offset by state expenditures in the Department of Child Services and Medicaid; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office said they’re pleased with a Texas Supreme Court Judge’s decision, on Friday; Attorney General Curtis Hill will use public funds to …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 57.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode, family practice doctor Dr. Karen Reid-Renner joins hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone, to discuss her specialty field and the fulfillment she derives from helping those in need. CREDITS Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin. …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 135.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePart One Indiana 9th Congressional Candidate Liz Watson joins hosts Amrita Myers Ph.D. and William Hosea. Watson speaks about her run as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Congressman Trey Hollingsworth. We also hear concessions speeches from Gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams in Georgia, and Andrew Gillum in Florida. …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:04 — 746.3KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is praising the Department Of Justice for not defending Obama Care. Hill’s support for the decision comes after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated the DoJ will not defend the Affordable Care Act in a letter to Congress last week. Hill expressed …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:48 — 1.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFlu season approaches and health insurance is on the mind of many. Open enrollment for plans under the affordable care act aka Obamacare started on November 1 and continues through December 15. The shorter enrollment period represents only one of the administration’s steps towards repeal and replace. …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:17 — 1.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOpen enrollment for the Healthcare Marketplace begins this Wednesday November 1st. Health insurance prices in Indiana have risen by an average 20 percent, as weakened protections for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces have allowed insurance providers to opt out of the public exchanges. The Indiana Department of …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:38 — 6.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAfter the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act died on the floor of the US Senate last week, WFHB correspondent Arjun Balasundaram spoke with healthcare experts about how a repeal might affect Indiana residents.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:42 — 28.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreCook Medical Group has pledged $22,000 to help keep the Shalom Community Center open on weekends; The City Clerk is now accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the Environmental Commission; The Indiana Family Institute reveals plans to sponsor an annual event modeled after the national …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:21 — 26.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, Carrier Corp will lay off 300 of its Indianapolis furnace factory employees.    Members of the activist organization Hoosier Action were in Washington D.C. and marched on Republican lawmakers offices, where they staged protests against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also called ‘Obamacare.’ …