The special enrollment period for individual health care plans offered through the Affordable Care Act has been a boon for major health insurers participating in the Marketplace. But many insurers are concerned that extending the SEP could cause unintended issues for insurers and enrollees alike. Also, the Brookings Institute says that...
In another showing of the Biden-Harris administration’s robust support of the ACA, CMS is launching an ambitious ad campaign to encourage Americans to enroll in ACA Marketplace coverage before the Special Enrollment Period expires August 15.
The “Summer Sprint to Coverage” campaign will feature testimonial advertisements...Arizona News
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new enrollment reports showing more than two million people, including 51,799 in Arizona who have signed up for health coverage during Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (SEP), which opened on February 15, 2021 and will conclude on the extended deadline...National News
Fresh off the Affordable Care Act's victory in the Supreme Court, CMS has proposed rule changes that would continue to bolster the ACA and ostensibly increase Americans' access to health insurance.
The proposals include lengthening the annual enrollment period for 2022 by 30 days, creating a new special enrollment period for...
The Supreme Court voted 7-2 last week to uphold the Affordable Care Act, putting to rest a lawsuit many saw as an existential threat to the law which now ensures health coverage for over 30 million Americans.
The Court did not consider whether the individual mandate is constitutional or severable from the rest of the ACA, but rather...
Since February 15, 1.2 million consumers, nearly 24,000 in Arizona, have enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s Healthcare.gov marketplace plans as a result of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Special Enrollment Period for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
CMS released a new report that shows that more than 1 million new and...
Last week, HHS announced that a record 31 million Americans have health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act. That number accounts for those with ACA Marketplace plans and those who are covered as a result of Medicaid expansion.
HHS also pointed out that the uninsured rate has declined in every state since the ACA was put...
As the Affordable Care Act’s Special Enrollment Period (SEP) rolls along, the Biden Administration is continuing its mission to expand ACA plan access and affordability.
Last week, CMS announced a number of 2022 ACA Marketplace Plan changes, according to its press release, “to protect and build on the Affordable Care Act,...Arizona News
We are in the midst of an Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period (SEP), which began Feb. 15 and will run through Aug. 15. According to a new CMS report, as of Mar. 31, over 500,000 Americans enrolled in health insurance during the SEP. For context, in the same period of 2019 and 2020, 209,000 and 171,000 people signed up for...National News
President Biden’s first COVID-19 relief bill, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), significantly expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies, making more Americans eligible for free or low cost health insurance.
According to Vox, nearly 7 million Americans can now get ACA plan coverage for no cost, while an additional...National News
Millions of Americans will temporarily have access to health insurance coverage at a lower cost due to the first wide-ranging expansion of the Affordable Care Act. The subsidies for health insurance are part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that was signed into law by President Joe Biden on...CMS Rules
The newly installed Biden Administration and the ongoing turbulence of the pandemic have resulted in a flurry of recent changes in the world of the Affordable Care Act—all as an impending Supreme Court decision on its very existence looms in the background.
Many Americans lost jobs due to the pandemic, and with them their...Arizona News
As millions of workers lose income through furloughs and wage cuts, COVID-19 may exacerbate the trend of employer-based health insurance becoming less affordable and premium contributions and deductibles taking up a larger share of household income.
The process needs to be made easier for workers and their families to enroll in...News
According to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), enrollment in private health insurance plans remained concentrated among a small number of issuers across the country, including in Arizona.
Several companies may be selling health insurance in a given market but most people usually enroll with one of a...Arizona News
As the highly anticipated presidential election fast approaches, the campaigns are working overtime to tout their contrasting positions on a variety of important healthcare issues.
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the country, no topic is more pressing than the pandemic. According to an NPR analysis relying on...Arizona News
As the Affordable Care Act looks to go before a decidedly different Supreme Court, people across the country are grappling with the ripple effects of the law's potential demise.
While the elimination of the ACA would likely impact the vast majority of Americans in some way, it would hurt some more than others.
According to an...National News
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death comes just weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear another case to decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act, casting doubt on its future.
A little over a week after Ginsburg's death, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett as her replacement. It didn't take long before the...National News
The 110-page document includes recommendations on climate change, criminal justice, the economy, education, immigration and healthcare. The task force was formed after Sanders left the race and represent a compromise from candidates positions during the Democratic primary campaigns. For example, in the healthcare section, there is no...Arizona News
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people unemployed has skyrocketed to more than 40 million, with April 2020 having the greatest net change in unemployment in the past decade. This has led to a significant increase in people eligible for Medicaid.
Arizona's Medicaid population has recently grown to 2 million and...CMS Rules
Proposing a rule to amend risk adjustment methodology for exchange plans, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)-era program. The agency seeks to refine the program's error rate calculation and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV)...