Last week, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an issue brief on the changes over time in the demographics of Marketplace insurance coverage.
The brief, Marketplace Enrollee Demographics, Plan Generosity, and Plan Premiums in HealthCare.gov...
For the third year in a row, a record number of people have signed up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) federal marketplace.
Federal officials estimate that more than 19 million people will enroll in 2024 coverage by the end of the enrollment period in January. According to the New York Times, already...
The sales report for week three of the open enrollment period (OEP) for shoppers seeking 2024 health insurance on HealthCare.gov and state-based exchanges is brisk beating last year's performance; HealthCare.gov selections have jumped 51% compared to the 2023 OEP and are up 33% on state-based exchanges.
In the context of Medicaid...
Since 2013, navigators have helped Americans understand their health insurance options and facilitated their enrollment in health insurance coverage through the Federally-facilitated Marketplace.
The statewide award will support Arizona navigators who serve an important role in connecting communities to health coverage, including...Arizona News
This Kaiser Family Foundation news brief analyzed transparency data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on claims denials and appeals for non-group qualified health plans (QHPs) offered on HealthCare.gov in 2021. The Hertel Report pulled the Arizona data.
Consumers rarely appeal denied...
In a press call Wednesday morning, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure boasted 16 million enrollments nationwide during the Open Enrollment Period, including 3.1 million new customers. Arizona's enrollment has continued to climb since 2020 but never surpassed its 2016 peak of 203,000 enrollments, until now.
Expanded and enhanced...
Plan selections from the first five weeks of the Marketplace open enrollment period (OEP) November 1 through November 26, 2022, on HealthCare.gov, include 1.2 million people (22%) new to the 2023 Marketplace and 4.3 million people (78%) returning to renew coverage or select a new plan for 2023.
Choosing a plan is differentiated...National News
About 774,000 consumers took advantage of the first week of shopping for 2022 health coverage on the HealthCare.gov platform during the Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for qualified health plans (QHPs) as AARP and other stakeholders warn alternative health insurance options including fixed indemnity and short-term plans, and health care...Arizona News
New data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) showed that more than 2.5 million people enrolled in health coverage on HealthCare.gov and state Marketplaces during the 2021 Special Enrollment Period (SEP), which will close on August 15th.
Enrollment increased by about 404,000 nationwide in July 2021....News
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...Government
The American Rescue Plan is set to reduce health care costs, expand access to insurance coverage and address health care disparities. The Biden-Harris Administration is working to ensure that nearly everyone who buys their own individual or family health insurance through a Marketplace can receive a tax credit to reduce their premiums....Arizona News
Despite the Trump Administration's attacks on the Affordable Care Act, about 1,400 more Arizonans signed up for health insurance on HealthCare.gov during the 2021 open enrollment period bringing the total to 154,265 versus last year's total of 153,020.
National enrollment declined from 8.3 to 8.2 million this year, but analysts...Arizona News
From Nov. 29 through Dec. 5 about 915,000 Americans selected plans, up nearly 82% YOY; Arizona residents have selected about 58,000 plans on the platform, up 36% YOY, since open enrollment began Nov. 1.
In most states OEP ends next week, Dec. 15, and in past years, enrollment numbers peek during the final push as latecomers finalize...Arizona News
It was a nail biter, but late last week UnitedHealthcare finally confirmed it would be offering individual and family plans in Maricopa County during the upcoming open enrollment on HealthCare.gov beginning November 1.
UnitedHealthcare is already a major local market force with nearly 1.7 million Arizona members across commercial,...Arizona News
On March 25, Governor Doug Ducey made a request to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar to open a special enrollment period so individuals who have recently lost a job or had their income reduced due to COVID-19 to access health care on the federal marketplace.
At this time when health insurance is of...National News
Officials in the Trump administration are weighing the possibility of opening a special enrollment period to expand coverage to uninsured persons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The unemployment rate has spiked due to the coronavirus, leaving anywhere between 500,000 and 5 million people suddenly without insurance. Arizona currently has...Arizona News
More than a half million Americans signed up during the week of Nov. 24-30 pushing plan selections to about 2.9 million; in Arizona, 42,385 consumers in the state have chosen a health plan on HealthCare.gov since open enrollment began Nov. 1.
The open enrollment period lasts through December 15, 2019.
Last year in the final week of...Arizona News
Arizona Complete Health, BCBSAZ, Bright Health, Cigna and Oscar Health are all prepping for open enrollment November 1.
Arizona Complete Health, with a dozen silver plans, offers the most options to enroll in the most popular metal-level plan. The insurer expanded its sales territory in 2020 beyond Maricopa and Pima counties and...Arizona News
The Trump administration may have met defeat in repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the steps taken over the last two years to dismantle the legislation prove there are ramifications. The latest Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, published last week highlighted a 2.8 percentage-point increase since 2016 in the...Arizona News
As the enrollment period comes to an end for HealthCare.gov on Dec. 15, total Arizona enrollment for week five closed with 55,090 plan selections - down from 2017's week five enrollment toal of 67,266.
The 39 states using HealthCare.gov reported 773,250 plan selections in week five and a total of about 3.2 million sign ups nationally...