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What the Supreme Court ruling on ACA means for consumers, insurers and states photo

What the Supreme Court ruling on ACA means for consumers, insurers and states

June 17, 2021 – In June 2021, the Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act today. Here's how the decision will affect…

The Scoop: February 19, 2020 Edition photo

The Scoop: February 19, 2020 Edition

February 19, 2020 – In this edition: Covered California offers special enrollment through April 3; Court of Appeals rules against Arkansas work requirement;…

The Scoop: February 12, 2020 Edition photo

The Scoop: February 12, 2020 Edition

February 12, 2020 – In this edition: DC exchange offers SEP for residents who weren't aware of DC's individual mandate; Virginia lawmakers approve bills to…

The Scoop: January 8, 2020 Edition photo

The Scoop: January 8, 2020 Edition

January 8, 2020 – Headlines in this week's edition of The Scoop: Open enrollment continues in DC and five states; Legislation filed in Virginia to create a…

Courts resist assault on benefits for immigrants and the poor – so far photo

Courts resist assault on benefits for immigrants and the poor – so far

October 22, 2019 – The Trump administration’s 'public charge rule' and favored Medicaid work requirements have been stayed by federal courts. Will those…

The Scoop: August 2, 2019 Edition photo

The Scoop: August 2, 2019 Edition

August 2, 2019 – In this edition of The Scoop: North Dakota and Colorado state reinsurance programs receive federal approval; CMS rejects Utah's request for…

Millennial coverage challenges are largely about cost, awareness photo

Millennial coverage challenges are largely about cost, awareness

July 9, 2019 – A new survey reveals that the population with the highest rate of uninsurance cares about health coverage, but needs more information about…

The GOP is still coming after your ACA coverage (whether you have a pre-existing condition or not). photo

The GOP is still coming after your ACA coverage (whether you have a pre-existing condition or not).

September 27, 2018 – Republicans have decided they can pay homage to a sacred cow, even when they’re planning to kill…

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Enrolling like their lives depend on it

February 7, 2018 – More Americans are appreciating the Affordable Care Act more than ever – and they're showing it by continuing to enroll in ACA-compliant…

Do we need a stiffer individual mandate penalty? photo

Do we need a stiffer individual mandate penalty?

September 14, 2016 – Would a heftier tax penalty for being uninsured fix anemic marketplace enrollment and help to prevent an ACA death spiral? At least one…

The growing sting of the individual mandate photo

The growing sting of the individual mandate

November 24, 2015 – The 2014 individual mandate penalty of $95 is about the equivalent of a monthly cable bill for many families: annoying but hardly…

GOP’s plan for the future would take us backward photo

GOP’s plan for the future would take us backward

February 9, 2015 – What are these so-called "new" ideas? They are actually old ideas ... ones we have been hearing about for over a decade. They didn't work…