Colleen McGuire

With the Healthcare Exchange Open Enrollment deadline of March 31 fast approaching, it is important to have all the facts about who is and who is not required to have health insurance in 2014. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), most Americans are required to have health insurance or pay a penalty. However, there are […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that those consumers enrolled in the PCIP program will be allowed to keep their coverage until the end of April. Communicating for America continues to be a leading voice on this issue. In a recent press release published by multiple news outlets, CA President Patty

Communicating for America is calling on President Obama to extend the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) open enrollment period for individuals to sign up for a health insurance plan without facing a penalty.  In a statement picked up by dozens of top news outlets, CA Chairman Jeff Smedsrud urged the Administration to give consumers more time to

In a letter to US Senator Mark Begich, CA joined forces with several other national business, self employed and consumer advocacy groups in support of S. 1729, The Expanded Consumer Choice Act. The legislation would create a new “Copper” level of coverage, giving consumers additional options beyond the four tiers currently available under the Affordable

In a letter to key House members in both parties, Communicating for America is urging lawmakers to take up bi-partisan Immigration reform legislation. Immigration reform that strengthens American agriculture and rural business is a CA Member-adopted resolution and one of CA’s top legislative priorities. In the letter, CA outlines 5 key principles on behalf of its members

Communicating for America continues to advocate for additional measures to protect the sickest most vulnerable Americans during the transition to the new exchanges created under the ACA. In a recent press release published by multiple news outlets, CA President Patty Strickland argues that while the extension of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program recently

President Obama announced on Thursday that those Americans whose health insurance policies have been cancelled will be allowed to purchase catastrophic health insurance plans or claim a hardship exemption and avoid the ACA’s insurance mandate entirely. Communicating for America (CA) has been a leading voice urging these and other changes through articles, op-eds and discussions with

The following op-ed written by CA Chairman Jeff Smedsrud appeared in a number of online and print publications: Sadly, fewer Americans could be covered under permanent private health insurance on February 1, 2014, than were on December 1, 2013. Call it a perfect storm of unintended consequences.   We shouldn’t let that happen. Here is

With the new state health insurance exchange websites up and running, Communicating for America is committed to helping our members, and all self-employed and small businesses, access the information they need to make informed health insurance decisions for themselves and their families. Click on the map for a state-by-state directory of health insurance exchanges.

Obtaining a horticulture internship in Europe has been something I wanted to do ever since I started attending the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. However, I never dreamed that it would actually happen. I am so grateful that I have been given the opportunity to do this amazing experience.  I greatly appreciate everything that