HHS has announced that 2.8 million people gained health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace during the special enrollment period.
This influx of enrollees raised marketplace...
The Affordable Care Act’s protections for former foster children has increased access to coverage for foster youths, a particularly vulnerable population, according to a study published by Health...
Making the American Rescue Plan Act permanent could lower costs on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces and eradicate the Medicaid coverage gap, but it would also cost the federal government up to $333...
In 2020, the prevalence of employer-sponsored health plan coverage fell during the coronavirus pandemic even as employment rebounded, according to a recent study published in the JAMA Health...
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware will distribute more than $12.3 million in Affordable Care Act rebates, the state’s insurance commissioner announced.
“With decreased utilization...
A significant amount of Navigator grant funding is available for Navigator organizations to help employ more individuals to guide Americans through the 2022 plan year, CMS announced.
“Our local...
Cigna is expanding its presence in the individual health insurance market, the payer announced ahead of the 2022 open enrollment season.
“Cigna's offerings are designed to support...
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is raising its 2022 Affordable Care Act premium, the state’s health insurance commissioner announced.
“Stability in the individual health...
The low- and middle-income communities’ shifts in uninsurance rates differed largely based on the state’s Medicaid expansion status, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute...
Association health plans have been presented as an option for small employers that struggle to afford health insurance. But are association health plans the right solution for these...
Hospital admission rates and 2021 healthcare spending overall were below expected levels through early April 2021 and researchers projected that these trends could continue through June 2021, according...
By increasing the coverage rate, Medicaid expansion may protect patients from surgical catastrophic spending, an article published in Health Affairs found.
The researchers used data from the...
Healthcare costs have declined for consumers during the special enrollment period, largely due to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) subsidies, according to new data from CMS.
The Biden...
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) supported New Yorkers who lost their employer-sponsored health plan coverage during the pandemic in three ways, according to a United Hospital Fund (UHF) issue...
Small business health insurance gravitated toward level-funding and self-funding and did not shift toward significantly toward the individual health insurance marketplace during the coronavirus...
Efforts to create a federal public option health plan may have stalled, but public options on the state level are slowly emerging, according to a Manatt Health mid-year update.
While President...
The uninsurance rate may be declining and the American Rescue Plan Act’s changes may be partially responsible for this shift, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
The report pulls its data...
The healthcare industry has changed substantially since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but a recent Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief found that one fact remains the same: individuals in...
CMS is leading a new campaign to boost the number of Americans who sign up for health insurance on the federal insurance marketplace during the special enrollment period.
The Biden administration and...
As policymakers consider using Affordable Care Act subsidies to reduce the Medicaid gap and extend healthcare coverage to all Americans with incomes below the federal poverty line, they could implement...
