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The AHA recently joined a non-partisan coalition, Get Covered 2021, to promote tools to stop the spread of COVID-19 and expand health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. Molly Smith, AHA vice president of coverage and state issues forum, explains how hospitals and health systems can get鈥
More than 2.3 million people selected a 2021 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-21, including nearly 760,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced. About 75%
More than 1.6 million people selected a 2021 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-14, including nearly 804,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
More than 818,000 people selected a 2021 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-7, the first week of open enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
鈥淒on鈥檛 let perfect be the enemy of the good鈥 is a quote credited to the French writer and thinker Voltaire. Although he died in 1778, that phrase is very appropriate today when discussing the Affordable Care Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 1 approved Georgia鈥檚 waiver allowing the state to forgo a government-run website to help individuals enroll in coverage, instead relying on private brokers and insurers.
Some health care needs are predictable but some are not. We can plan around giving birth, having a heart bypass, or scheduling a colonoscopy. But there are also surprises, such as injuries from accidents, or a cancer that appears with no family history 鈥 or COVID-19.
While we appreciate the IRS鈥檚 effort to provide flexibility to consumers and expand access to affordable health care, we are concerned that, by promoting health care sharing ministries, this rule validates a type of arrangement that can leave consumers vulnerable, as there is no guarantee for鈥
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the reopening of the state鈥檚 coronavirus emergency enrollment period. The reopening of enrollment, which is for private health plans only, will last through Dec. 15.
The CMS Jan. 31 issued a proposed rule that would implement the standards governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces (or 鈥渆xchanges鈥) for 2021.