Affordable Care Act

Medicaid Expansion Shrinks Distance to Care, Improves Equity

by Kelsey Waddill

Medicaid expansion may have an impact on transportation for healthcare access among underserved groups, according to an article published in Health Affairs. “As expected, nonmetropolitan areas...

How Phone Calls Impact Affordable Care Act Marketplace Enrollment

by Kelsey Waddill

Personalized phone calls improved enrollment results among certain subgroups enrolling in California’s Affordable Care Act marketplace and the intervention had a positive return on investment,...

CMS Updates Affordable Care Act, Public Payer Enrollment Numbers

by Kelsey Waddill

CMS has released the latest 2022 enrollment data for the Affordable Care Act marketplace and the most recent 2021 public payer enrollment data for Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health...

ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment Sees 4.6M Enrollees So Far

by Victoria Bailey

Nearly 4.6 million individuals have signed up for 2022 healthcare coverage since the start of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace open enrollment period, the Department of Health and Human...

2022 ACA Marketplace Premiums Depend on Enrollee Income, Location

by Victoria Bailey

Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace premiums for 2022 depend largely on where individuals live, what their income is, and which plan they select, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) issue...

Trends in 2021 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Insurers, Locations

by Victoria Bailey

The number of insurance options in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace has increased since 2018 with nearly 1,500 counties having access to three or more marketplace payers, a Health Affairs...

Medicaid Expansion May Be Key To Permanently Closing Coverage Gap

by Victoria Bailey

The federal government could temporarily close the Medicaid coverage gap with the Build Back Better Act, but permanent coverage may ultimately depend upon state legislation around Medicaid expansion,...

How COVID-19 Impacted The Individual Health Insurance Marketplace

by Kelsey Waddill

The individual health insurance marketplace saw changes in enrollment and in enrollees’ healthcare spending risk as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a Health Affairs study...

ACA 2022 Open Enrollment Starts Off With 133K New Enrollees

by Kelsey Waddill

After Affordable Care Act marketplace 2022 open enrollment launched on November 1, 2021, CMS reported that the first week ended with 773,557 plan selections. Of those nearly 774,000 plan selections on...

COVID-19 May Push Americans To Change Plans For Open Enrollment

by Kelsey Waddill

Many consumers are considering changing their healthcare plan during open enrollment 2022, a movement largely motivated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a ValuePenguin study.  The...

Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premium Growth Outpaced Income

by Kelsey Waddill

An increasing share of middle class families faced barriers related to care costs on the Affordable Care Act marketplace from 2015 to 2019, a Health Affairs study found. The researchers used American...

Short-Term Insurance Policy To Pay Out $515K to MA Enrollees

by Kelsey Waddill

Health Insurance Innovations, a short-term insurance policy under Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings, LLC, will pay $625,000 to settle allegations that the payer engaged in deceptive and illegal...

Medicaid, ACA Enrollment Growth Attended Level Uninsurance in 2020

by Kelsey Waddill

During 2020, a stable uninsurance rate attended enrollment growth in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace, according to a report from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation...

CMS Shares Affordable Care Act Marketplace Open Enrollment Details

by Kelsey Waddill

With the Affordable Care Act marketplace open enrollment season around the corner, CMS has announced changes to its outreach and enrollment processes in a marketplace 2022 open enrollment fact...

Continuous Marketplace Coverage Led to Increased Prenatal Care Use

by Victoria Bailey

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage for pregnant people before, during, and after pregnancy was associated with higher rates of prenatal care use compared to people who had discontinuous...

Impact of Fixed American Rescue Plan Act Subsidies on Families

by Victoria Bailey

Nearly one million uninsured children and parents could gain healthcare coverage if the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) subsidies become permanent, according to an Urban Institute report. The enhanced...

CMS: KY, ME, NM Will Launch State-Based Marketplaces in 2022

by Kelsey Waddill

Three states will launch their own state-based marketplaces in 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced through CMS. Kentucky, Maine, and New Mexico will each bring have their...

Uninsured Adults Remain Unaware of ACA Coverage, Subsidy Options

by Kelsey Waddill

Despite the White House’s efforts to increase awareness about Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans, uninsured adults are still largely unaware of their coverage options, according to...

CMS Makes Changes to Open Enrollment Period, Introduces New SEP

by Victoria Bailey

CMS has taken several steps to improve and expand access to healthcare coverage, including extending the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The agency added 30 days to the...

Affordable Care Act Marketplace Sees Boost in Diversity, Savings

by Kelsey Waddill

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...