Government Extends Open Enrollment For ACA Health Plans, But Only For 36 Hours
5 years ago

Government Extends Open Enrollment For ACA Health Plans, But Only For 36 Hours

NPR  

Government Extends Open Enrollment For ACA Health Plans, But Only For 36 Hours Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP Sunday was supposed to be the final deadline to enroll in health coverage for 2020 on HealthCare.gov, the federal marketplace for buying individual health insurance. Charles Gaba, an analyst who tracks enrollment in Affordable Care Act exchanges, has a guess as to how many people may have had problems signing up on Sunday. A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that 4.7 million of them would be eligible for health care plans with zero dollar monthly premiums after subsidies. The new deadline means a busy extra 36 hours for "navigators," who help people through the enrollment process free of charge.

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Obamacare signups near a record 24 million, almost double than when Trump was last in office
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2 days, 12 hours ago

Obamacare signups near a record 24 million, almost double than when Trump was last in office

CNN  

CNN — Obamacare coverage has exploded in popularity during President Joe Biden’s term, fueled by more generous federal subsidies, heightened outreach and an easier enrollment process. “That is double the number of Americans who enjoy that peace of mind of having health insurance coverage under the previous administration,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters. “Four years in …

Biden Administration Predicts Record Obamacare Enrollment, But Trump Takeover Looms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden Administration Predicts Record Obamacare Enrollment, But Trump Takeover Looms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Biden administration said on Friday it expects another record year of health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act’s private insurance options began on Nov. 1, which means that people who don’t have access to an employer policy can buy insurance directly through one of the law’s …

Here's how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Here's how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare

NPR  

Here's how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act. Sponsor Message "The Republican plans — they don't say they are going to repeal the ACA, but their collection of policies could amount …

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?
2 months, 1 week ago

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?

NPR  

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. toggle caption Jim Vallee/iStockphoto/Getty Images More than 21 million Americans buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and open enrollment for next year’s Obamacare plans started Friday, Nov. 1. “I think this is really reflecting a turnaround in the ACA marketplaces,” says Cynthia Cox, who directs …

Republicans Threaten to Revamp Obamacare, as Election Draws Near
2 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Threaten to Revamp Obamacare, as Election Draws Near

Associated Press  

Republican candidates are threatening to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, a signature achievement of former President Barack Obama, should Trump win the presidency. The future of the program is uncertain, with significant changes possible if Republicans take control of Congress in Tuesday's contentious elections.

Health Care Time Bomb Is Set To Go Off In 2025
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Health Care Time Bomb Is Set To Go Off In 2025

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. “Folks, he’s coming for your health care, and we’re not going to let that happen.” Those are the closing words of a new 30-second ad from the Biden campaign, focusing on the Affordable Care Act and the possibility of repeal if Donald Trump becomes president again. !” But …

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes
11 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Some 20 million people have signed up for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, a record-breaking figure. “But extreme Republicans have blocked these efforts at every turn.” The nation’s top health official on Wednesday credited piqued interest in the coverage with an aggressive campaign to get people enrolled. The administration has also invested millions …

Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming
1 year, 2 months ago

Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming

Associated Press  

The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers. Later this fall, companies begin their annual coverage enrollment window for 2024, and health care experts say another price hike could be coming. “It’s hard to imagine that there won’t be another year of health care cost increases, …

Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
1 year, 11 months ago

Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The low-cost plans, which offer zero dollar-premiums for some entering the marketplace, have reversed what was a flat market for the Obama-era health law, said …

Boost in people seeking HealthCare.gov coverage, HHS says
2 years, 1 month ago

Boost in people seeking HealthCare.gov coverage, HHS says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it’s seeing a big uptick in the number of new customers buying private health insurance for 2023 from the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace. Between 2020 and 2022, the number of Latino enrollees jumped from 1.7 million to 2.6 million while 1.3 million Black people enrolled last year, up from 900,000 the year …

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The vast majority of Americans will find multiple options for health insurance coverage for 2023 on HealthCare.gov after open enrollment began Tuesday under the Affordable Care Act. Currently, more than 14.5 million people get their health insurance through the ACA, commonly known as “Obamacare.” The number swelled during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress passed generous subsidies to …

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The vast majority of Americans will find multiple options for health insurance coverage for 2023 on HealthCare.gov after open enrollment began Tuesday under the Affordable Care Act. Currently, more than 14.5 million people get their health insurance through the ACA, commonly known as “Obamacare.” The number swelled during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress passed generous subsidies to …

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The vast majority of Americans …

New rules fix ‘flaw’ for families seeking Obamacare coverage
2 years, 2 months ago

New rules fix ‘flaw’ for families seeking Obamacare coverage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Families who get expensive health insurance through employers could see a price break if they sign up instead for coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace this fall. The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced new rules that determine the tax breaks for certain families when they buy private health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act. The new …

Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you
3 years, 6 months ago

Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you

CNN  

CNN — The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. Roughly 31 million people have coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, including through the Obamacare exchanges and the expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults. Here’s how the law has reshaped American health care: Individual market The Affordable Care Act has had the greatest impact on the individual …

Obamacare sign-ups hit 1.2 million for special enrollment, but pace starts to slow
3 years, 6 months ago

Obamacare sign-ups hit 1.2 million for special enrollment, but pace starts to slow

CNN  

CNN — More than 1.2 million Americans had signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange through the end of May, the Biden administration announced Monday. President Joe Biden reopened enrollment in mid-February to help provide coverage to the uninsured amid the ongoing pandemic, a step then-President Donald Trump had refused to take as his administration worked …

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up for “Obamacare” health care coverage during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic. “We always talked about how, if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it.” The …

Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that 1 million Americans had signed up for health insurance under “Obamacare” during a special enrollment period for those needing coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden said the U.S. had made “enormous progress” in expanding access to health insurance through this special enrollment period. However, the 1 million figure announced Tuesday by the …

Biden encouraged by consumer interest in ‘Obamacare’ offer
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden encouraged by consumer interest in ‘Obamacare’ offer

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a solid start, more than 200,000 people signed up for coverage the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday. Early consumer interest in the three-month special enrollment period shows pent-up demand for health insurance a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people still unemployed …

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?
3 years, 10 months ago

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?

NPR  

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans? Meanwhile, Colorado has reopened enrollment in its marketplace for residents who lack insurance, but most people already enrolled in one of the state's marketplace plans won't be allowed to switch to a different plan until the regular open enrollment period in the fall. The enrollment …

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits. Advancing on a parallel track, the new COVID-19 relief bill from House Democrats would offer a generous, though temporary, increase in subsidies for people covered by the …

ACA: Biden signs executive order to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment
3 years, 11 months ago

ACA: Biden signs executive order to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden is reopening enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges as part of two health care executive actions that he signed Thursday, taking a step to help uninsured Americans that former President Donald Trump rejected. Nearly 9 uninsured million people could get free or subsidized bronze plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges during a …

Biden To Reopen 'Obamacare' Markets For COVID-19 Relief
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden To Reopen 'Obamacare' Markets For COVID-19 Relief

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity geared to people needing coverage in the coronavirus pandemic. The White House had no comment on Biden’s expected order, but the two individuals familiar with the plan said the new enrollment period would not go into …

The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable
4 years, 2 months ago

The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable

NPR  

The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable Enlarge this image toggle caption PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images Facing a pandemic, record unemployment and unknown future costs for COVID-19 treatments, health insurers selling Affordable Care Act plans to individuals reacted by lowering rates in some areas and, overall, issuing only modest premium …

If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, Trump’s health care order is not enough to replace it
4 years, 3 months ago

If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, Trump’s health care order is not enough to replace it

Associated Press  

Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University The battle over the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has refocused American attention on the future of the Affordable Care Act. The two factors leave me – a health policy and politics scholar who has closely followed the Affordable Care Act – skeptical about the emergence of a meaningful replacement to the ACA …

As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap ‘Obamacare’
4 years, 6 months ago

As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap ‘Obamacare’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to …

Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA
4 years, 6 months ago

Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administration’s latest high court filing came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have …

Trump’s disdain for ‘Obamacare’ could hamper virus response
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s disdain for ‘Obamacare’ could hamper virus response

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s unrelenting opposition to “Obamacare” could become an obstacle for millions of uninsured people in the coronavirus outbreak, as well as many who are losing coverage in the economic shutdown. “The state exchanges put a message about coronavirus along the top of their home page — ‘above the fold’ — while on HealthCare.gov it appears that …

'Fanatical cruelty': As pandemic rages, Trump refuses to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment to help uninsured
4 years, 9 months ago

'Fanatical cruelty': As pandemic rages, Trump refuses to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment to help uninsured

Raw Story  

As millions of people across the United States lose their jobs—and their employer-provided health insurance—amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has reportedly decided against reopening Affordable Care Act enrollment to ease the economic pain of the uninsured and help protect them from devastating medical costs. "The people living in the 38 states that use HealthCare.gov will likely remain uninsured, …

Trump Is Trying Hard To Thwart Obamacare. How's That Going?
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump Is Trying Hard To Thwart Obamacare. How's That Going?

NPR  

Trump Is Trying Hard To Thwart Obamacare. Enlarge this image toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images The very day President Trump was sworn in — Jan. 20, 2017 — he signed an executive order instructing administration officials "to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay" implementing parts of the Affordable Care Act, while Congress …

Trump, GOP states ask appeals court to kill ‘Obamacare’
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump, GOP states ask appeals court to kill ‘Obamacare’

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Taking a harder line on health care, the Trump administration joined a coalition of Republican-led states Wednesday in asking a federal appeals court to entirely overturn former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law — a decision that could leave millions uninsured. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to uphold U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor’s …

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