The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CMS released guidance for state Medicaid programs’ in lieu of services or settings (ILOS) to improve the quality of Medicaid social...
Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollment has grown 18 percent from last year, with 11.5 million people signing up for coverage as of December 15, 2022, HHS announced.
“Unprecedented...
The Biden administration has released its 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule which focused on streamlining Affordable Care Act health plan selection, simplifying Affordable...
All-payer claims databases (APCDs) offer healthcare leaders and policymakers a wealth of data, but there are still many gaps in the data and challenges in data collection practices that states can...
Since enrollment season began on November 1, the number of signups on the Affordable Care Act marketplace for the 2023 plan year has significantly outpaced the enrollment levels from the same timeframe...
Following Georgia and Pennsylvania’s recent approvals to expand Medicaid postpartum coverage, beneficiaries in more than half of all states can now access maternal healthcare services for 12...
Marketplace enrollment through HealthCare.gov grew significantly between 2020 and 2022, with Latino and Black enrollees seeing the highest respective increases of 53 percent and 49 percent, according...
Consumers can start checking out Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans ahead of the 2023 open enrollment season, the Biden Administration announced.
“All families have the right to...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Treasury Department has finalized a rule from the Biden administration that would seek to address the Affordable Care Act family...
CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have initiated certain elements of the Inflation Reduction Act related to biosimilars.
On October 3, 2022, the statements from the Inflation...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will cover doses of the coronavirus monoclonal antibody treatment bebtelovimab for the uninsured and underinsured, the department...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its public charge final rule which clarifies how HHS and states will supply benefits for noncitizens—namely, that the use of most public...
The Biden administration announced a historic boost in funding for the Affordable Care Act marketplace Navigator program.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CMS have set...
Around 15 million beneficiaries will lose Medicaid coverage when the program’s continuous enrollment provision ends with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), according to a report from the...
CMS has released a proposed rule that aims to establish reporting requirements and standardize quality measures across Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to help identify...
HHS and CMS announced that Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio have been approved to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage for 12 months after pregnancy, increasing maternal healthcare access for an additional...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new resources through CMS, aiming to improve the quality of care that Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved the “Colorado Option,” a Section 1332 state innovation waiver amendment intended to address health equity in the Centennial...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a fact sheet elucidating the fallout of the impending American Rescue Plan’s premium subsidy expiration, including higher...
CMS and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that three states plus Washington, DC have received approvals for plans to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage for a full year due...
