News Recap: Week of January 3, 2023
It's a new year with new industry news to follow! Let's start with some of last week's happenings. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that
Uninsured Rate at Record Low as Open Enrollment Approaches
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that the uninsured rate has dropped to a record low of eight percent, primarily due to Medicaid expansion in States,
What happens to consumers if ARPA subsidies expire?
The enrollment gains made from the expansions of cost-saving subsidies in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) are at risk, as the enhanced subsidies that pushed enrollment to 14.5 million,
State-Based Exchange Opens the Door for Public Option
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) on the horizon, state policymakers are exploring options to expand healthcare coverage with
The Latest COVID Public Health Emergency (PHE) Extension
Ever since the Public Health Emergency (PHE) was extended for the ninth time – to July 15th – there was growing speculation that the Biden Administration would not extend the
Spring 2022 Medical Debt Survey
In early March 2022, GetInsured conducted a Medical Debt Survey to get a sense of where Americans stood in relation to medical debt two years into the pandemic. While
Fixing the Family Glitch
This year, with the help of enhanced subsidies, states saw record enrollment into individual health insurance plans through exchanges. Lawmakers and the Biden Administration are now seeking ways to not
Record level health insurance enrollment on HealthCare.gov will cost states $2B this year
Enhanced subsidies enacted through the American Rescue Plan Act bolstered health insurance affordability and, consequently, most states across the country saw record-level enrollments for 2022. In fact, several states saw
The Build Back Better Act (BBBA) — What Now?
On January 27, 2021, President Biden announced the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP), allowing any eligible consumer to enroll in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchange plan through August 15,
Consumers In Non-Medicaid Expansion States Could Gain Access to Health Coverage through Exchanges
The Build Back Better Act, in its current state, could allow millions of Americans to access premium-reducing tax credit who currently do not qualify. To understand why this is important, we