COVID-19 Health Insurance Enrollment as it Stands Today
There have been quite a few theories and projections on what direction the health insurance market would take both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Economic Policy
1332 Reinsurance Waivers and Impact on 2021 Premiums
To date, 14 states have leveraged 1332 waivers to set up health insurance reinsurance programs to help lower premiums. At a high level, these programs provide payments to health insurers
Leveraging State Income Tax Forms to Lower Uninsured Rates
States are beginning to realize that there is a natural connection between health insurance and the tax filing event that can help to reach the uninsured population. Changes enacted under
Why 23 Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage
Today, the Trump administration and 18 Republican governors and attorneys general will file their opening briefs with the Supreme Court in California v. Texas—the health care repeal lawsuit. Texas, and
CMS Releases SEP Report
CMS released a report on June 25, 2020, that provides enrollment data for consumers who enrolled in a health plan outside of open enrollment (OE) in states operating their health
Democrats Propose Help for State-Based Marketplace Transitions
On June 22, 2020, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (HR 1425). While the bill offers a lot of enhances
Enabling Health Insurance Policy Flexibility
Over the last two years a number of states, including Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, have elected to take control of their state health insurance exchanges to allow for significantly
The COVID-19 pandemic will increase enrollment and states’ user fees in 2020 and beyond
Over the last two years a number of states have elected to transition off of Healthcare.gov, the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), and have, instead, opted for state-based alternatives that allow
Nevada Health Link Wants You to Get Insured
We talked with Heather Korbulic, Executive Director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, the state agency that connects Nevadans to qualified health plans through Nevada Health Link, to see
Applying for Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
It's pretty scary out there right now. If you don't have health insurance and you don't live in one of the 12 states that have opened special enrollment periods in