News Recap: Week of January 16
This week, House Republicans introduced a new bill aimed at officially ending the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The “Pandemic is Over Act” was introduced by Rep. Brett Guthrie
A Look at the January 11 CMS Health Insurance Enrollment Numbers
Just days ahead of the end of Open Enrollment in many states, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced where 2023 enrollment numbers stand. Since open enrollment began
Special Enrollment Periods Explained
A Basic Explanation A special enrollment period (SEP) is a time outside of the regular open enrollment period during which an individual can enroll in a health insurance plan, typically
Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for Plan Year 2024 Series: Standardized Plans
The GetInsured policy team recognizes that understanding health policy can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be! We plan to break down the most recently proposed health insurance rules
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