HHS releases enrollment numbers for marketplaces
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the much-anticipated numbers for the first month of enrollment in the ACA’s insurance marketplaces. A quick breakdown from the press...
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Covering health reform’s cancellation crisis
Image by Enokson via flickr. A few weeks into the cancellation crisis – some of which could be mitigated by the delay President Obama just announced – here’s what we know and what we don’t. In an...
View ArticleHealthCare.gov issues affect Medicaid enrollment
Here’s another HealthCare.gov problem – and a workaround – that haven’t gotten much attention. People can apply for Medicaid (traditional or expanded) via the federal HealthCare.gov website. But the...
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Understand role of catastrophic health plans and who’s eligible
So did the Obama administration let potentially millions of Americans buy the same kind of “junk” insurance policies that were being canceled because they didn’t meet new requirements of the health...
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A deeper look at the employer mandate and the work week
The employer mandate was pushed back for 2014 and is being phased in more gradually in 2015-16. What portion of the workforce does this affect? And what’s going on with that “30-hour” work week? That’s...
View ArticleUse site’s data on silver plans on state, D.C. exchanges
Want to know everything about premiums, networks, deductibles, cost-sharing and out-of-pocket limits for all 7,000-plus silver plans on exchanges in every state and Washington, D.C.? Well, now you can...
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New tools, resources for covering health reform
We post new resources on the Health Reform section of the website every month, and encourage you to visit and explore. But we wanted to draw your attention to some that are particularly timely. Image...
View ArticleSecond open-enrollment period discussed at Atlanta chapter event
The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ and the Alliance for Health Reform sponsored a Dec. 2 event focused on the second open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act. The panel discussed the state of...
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Conservatives yet to rally around specific ACA reform proposal
Guy Boulton Guy Boulton, a veteran health reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, took a look at some of the conservative health care policy proposals we’ll be hearing more about as the 2016...
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Dental benefits are expanding in a post-ACA market
Photo: John Twohig via Flickr “Covered California Now Offering Dental Coverage to Adults,” the headline in the Long Beach Press Telegram read. The news that adult dental coverage would be included...
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