Now that new health insurance premium financial assistance will be offered to Americans thanks to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, state-based exchanges across the country have begun
We should know shortly whether the American Rescue Plan will be approved by the US Congress. While most people think of this bill as pandemic relief by way of a
Chini Krishnan, CEO of GetInsured, spends some time with Heather Korbulic, executive director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, to talk about transitioning off HealthCare.gov, working in government during
Launching a state-based marketplace is a complex endeavor. Launching a state-based marketplace during a pandemic magnifies and adds to this complexity. Despite the obstacles COVID-19 added to 2020, or perhaps
Nevada Health Link enrolled 6,017 Nevadans during its limited-time Exceptional Circumstance Special Enrollment Period (ECSEP) in response to COVID-19. The ECSEP — which ran from March 17 to May 15,
Earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S., many states operating on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, urged the federal government to
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
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
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
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