Jimmy Williams In a record-breaking year, approximately 20 million people have enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, according to an announcement by the Biden administration. This figure represents a 25% increase compared to the previous year when 16.3 million individuals enrolled. The announcement comes just …
Read More »Millions Of Kids Could Lose Health Coverage As States Purge Medicaid Rolls
Special to the Capital-Star, Pennsylvania Capital-Star By Christine Vestal Millions of parents who take their children to the doctor this year will hear devastating news: “Your Medicaid coverage has been canceled.” That’s because all 50 states are undertaking the biggest reshuffling of health insurance coverage since the Affordable Care Act …
Read More »Judge Rules Insurers Don’t Have To Cover Many Free Preventive Health Services
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Health insurance companies may no longer need to cover a wide swath of preventive health care services that were required by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, under a federal judge’s ruling issued Thursday in Texas. The decision could affect millions of Americans’ access to no-cost preventive …
Read More »Biden Administration Proposes New Rules to Expand Access to Birth Control Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Departments of Labor and the Treasury (Departments) proposed a rule to strengthen access to birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the ACA, most plans are required to offer coverage of birth control with …
Read More »Biden Signs Executive Order To Fix ‘Family Glitch’ In Affordable Care Act
Former President Barack Obama joined President Joe Biden on Tuesday at the White House to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare. During the event, President Biden signed an executive order to close the so-called “family glitch,” a loophole in the Affordable Care Act that limits coverage …
Read More »The ACA Has A Birth Control Guarantee. Senators Are Pushing For Better Enforcement
Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to strengthen enforcement of a signature component of the Affordable Care Act: the guarantee that privately insured people can get birth control without paying anything out of pocket. The health law’s contraceptive mandate, which dates back …
Read More »Almost 14 Million People Have Signed Up For ACA Coverage For 2022
Health officials said Monday that almost 14 million people have so far signed up for medical coverage in 2022 through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before this week’s deadline. The Health and Human Services Department said the current open enrollment period has outpaced signups in 2020 by 21%. The tallies …
Read More »13.6 Million People Have Signed Up for Health Coverage Through ACA In 2021
This year’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment Period is outpacing all previous years, a historic high of more than 13.6 million people already enrolled in health insurance coverage for 2022 through HealthCare.gov and State-based Marketplaces (SBMs). The American Rescue Plan (ARP) has made coverage more affordable and accessible for …
Read More »Affordable Care Act: Open Enrollment Runs Through January 15
This year’s Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period has been extended an additional 30 days, and now runs through January 15. Thanks to pandemic relief efforts, consumers shopping for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act could find cheaper premiums for next year. The open enrollment period for consumers …
Read More »After Lawsuits, Medicaid Expansion Finally Underway In Missouri
Residents eligible for expanded Medicaid in Missouri can now sign up for coverage more than a month after a federal judge demanded the state implement it. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that 275,000 residents in the state are eligible for coverage under the expansion. Missouri becomes …
Read More »Almost 3M gained ACA coverage during special enrollment period
More than 2.8 million people gained health insurance during the special enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage this year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The 2021 special enrollment period on HealthCare.gov and state-based marketplaces ran from February 15 through August 15. Regular enrollment begins on …
Read More »ACA special enrollment surpasses two million people with a month to go
With a month left until the August 15 deadline, more than two million people have signed up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act(ACA) during the Biden Administration’s 2021 Special Enrollment Period, according to new enrollment reports from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The special enrollment period began …
Read More »Affordable Care Act Survives GOP Challenge In Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act is valid and constitutional. Eighteen Republican-led states argued that the ACA, also known as “Obamacare,” became unconstitutional when congressional Republicans eliminated the individual mandate — a requirement for all uninsured Americans to buy coverage or face a tax penalty. …
Read More »Neera Tanden Will Serve As Senior Adviser To President Biden
According to reporting from CNN, Neera Tanden will serve as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden. Tanden will begin planning for potential policy changes that could result from the forthcoming US Supreme Court decision on Republican legal efforts to strike down the Affordable Care Act. A long-time health policy expert, …
Read More »One Million Americans Have Enrolled In The Affordable Care Act Since February
President Biden announced on Tuesday that one million people had enrolled so far in Affordable Care Act coverage during a special sign-up period his administration created. The president opened a special enrollment period in February, shortly after taking office. Former President Trump had declined to open enrollments back up, even as …
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