There are four types of services that private payers and employers are required to cover under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive care services provision, which include screenings and...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined that employers and health insurers must maintain compliance with Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive care services provision while the law...
The coronavirus pandemic brought underscored the role of preventive care services in employee health, but in light of recent litigation, 28 percent of employers were either unsure of whether they would...
Regulatory barriers present significant hurdles for uninsured immigrants seeking healthcare coverage, a report from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) found.
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Basic Health Programs (BHPs) can streamline coverage and increase coverage continuity for certain populations, but the cost to states will vary, a report from the Urban Institute shared.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a proposal that would expand access to health insurance coverage for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced plans to improve health insurance coverage for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, offering access to Affordable...
Personalized outreach could improve enrollment in the lowest-cost Affordable Care Act plans among low-income households, a study published in Health Affairs found.
Using the Covered California...
The benchmark premium on the Affordable Care Act marketplace rose between 2022 and 2023 after years of decreasing, a study from the Urban Institute found.
Observing Affordable Care Act health...
As the era of continuous coverage under the coronavirus public health emergency draws to a close, Medicaid beneficiaries remain unsure about the future of their Medicaid eligibility.
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A US district judge ruled in Braidwood Management vs Becerra that employers do not have to cover preventive care services based on recommendations from US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
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Researchers from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Health System Tracker discovered that in 2018, nearly 100 million privately insured Americans, or 6 out of 10, utilized some of the...
Large employers find that employer-sponsored health plans allow them to maintain control over employee health plan choice and healthcare spending in order to streamline coverage for their workforces,...
Preemptions in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) present barriers to healthcare reform in employer-sponsored health plans, but Congress can take steps to rectify these barriers, a...
Updated 2/17/2023: This article has been updated to reflect a correction to the original data. The previous version of this article said that 26 percent of ACA plans had deductibles between $4,501...
Non-group qualified health plans (QHPs) on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace denied, on average, almost 17 percent of in-network claims in 2021, according to an issue brief from the Kaiser...
On April 1, 2023, states will begin the Medicaid redetermination process as part of the public health emergency unwinding. After anticipating this moment for the last two years, states finally received an official start date in the...
Under a newly proposed rule, the Biden administration would remove the moral exemption for health plan coverage of birth control while keeping the religious exemption intact, a fact sheet from the US...
CMS announced that there will be a special enrollment period on the Affordable Care Act marketplace for individuals who lose their Medicaid coverage due to the public health emergency...
Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollment broke the previous all-time high by surpassing 16.3 million signups for the 2023 plan year, CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
