Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have improved coverage, access to care and coverage, and the economy, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation report.
“The...
Plans on the federal health insurance exchange will publicly display quality ratings on a five-star system in plan year (PY) 2020, CMS announced. The quality ratings will be available for the 2020 open...
Medicare Advantage’s annual gross margins are about twice as high as individual or group plans, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) study.
The findings could shed light on the...
HHS and the US Department of the Treasury approved Colorado’s Section 1332 waiver to develop a reinsurance program, CMS announced.
The waiver will exempt Colorado from Section 1332 of the...
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion could have saved 15,600 lives in the three years following its initiation if it was put into effect nationwide, according to a recent study from the...
Federal Judge Richard J. Leon recently ruled in favor of an HHS final rule issued in August 2018 that made short-term health plans renewable for up to 36 months.
Short-term, limited-duration health...
The House of Representatives recently voted 419-6 to repeal the Cadillac tax, which would impact the payers and plans employers choose if the law is formally repealed.
Under the authority of the...
CMS recently released new state relief and empowerment waiver resources for states to use as they stabilize their insurance markets through reinsurance and other methods.
“While states have...
As the 5th Circuit deliberates whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional — particularly the severability of individual mandate to acquire essential coverage — here are some of the...
On July 9, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hold hearings on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in Texas v. Azar, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reports.
The hearing on Tuesday...
CMS recently released a summary report of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) risk adjustment program for the 2018 benefit year, asserting in the report that the data proves the program acted as intended...
The finalized rule on health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) contains two major changes compared to its earlier version.
Employers will be permitted to provide HRAs that are integrated with...
The annual meeting of the AMA House of Delegates reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to decreasing the number of uninsured individuals through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium...
The Trump Administration issued an executive order that will allow employers to help employees pay for health insurance via health reimbursement arrangements.
As part of individual coverage health...
In a rare move for the health payer, Humana has brought an end to the rumors of a merger with competitor Centene.
Humana broke with company policy to not comment on potential merger and acquisition...
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed a bill that will establish a reinsurance pool for the state’s individual health insurance market.
The North Dakota House of Representatives passed...
Several federal judges have decided that a number of signature Trump Administration health insurance policies cannot stand.
Judges have nixed key efforts to expand the sale of association health plans...
Approximately 11.4 million consumers either selected or were automatically re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchange plans during the open enrollment period in 2019, according...
The Trump Administration is leaving no more ambiguity about its opposition to the entirety of the Affordable Care Act.
In a brief legal memo released this week, three Department of Justice...
Just over 37 percent of the US population is living in an ACA rating region with either one or two insurers, resulting in higher premiums and increased spending, according to a recent study conducted...
