Expert analysis of health reform issues
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ACA sign-ups hit all-time high – with a month of open enrollment remaining
December 28, 2021 – Americans in need of health insurance have responded to a major increase in marketplace subsidies created by the American Rescue…
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How the Build Back Better legislation might affect your coverage
December 22, 2021 – The Build Back Better Act is loaded with long-needed fixes to the Affordable Care Act that would continue to boost affordability of…
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Why your ACA premium might be going up for 2022
December 15, 2021 – Health insurance rate increases nationally are mostly modest. Here’s why you might expect a steep increase anyway – and how you might…
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Think you’re not eligible for ACA subsidies? Think again.
October 8, 2021 – For four huge groups of Americans, 2022 open enrollment will offer unprecedented access to health insurance premium tax…
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Congress boosted ACA subsidies. An enrollment surge followed.
September 28, 2021 – The ARP's enhanced health insurance subsidies prompted a major surge in new marketplace enrollments and plan upgrades during this year's…
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How new carriers in your marketplace could affect your coverage options
September 14, 2021 – More health insurance carriers are entering ACA's exchanges for 2022. Here's why you should pay attention to new health plans in your…
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Subsidy availability drives consumers to shop for health insurance
September 2, 2021 – Americans previously priced out of ACA coverage have been motivated by newfound eligibility for subsidies – and dramatic savings are…
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The COVID SEP ended in most states. The ARP is still making premiums more affordable.
August 20, 2021 – The American Rescue Plan's enhancements to the Affordable Care Act's health insurance subsidies will continue long after the end of the…
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Six strategies for avoiding the Affordable Care Act’s coverage gap
August 13, 2021 – For low-income Americans seeking health coverage in states refusing to expand Medicaid, awareness of a minimum income requirement can make…
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Longer enrollment tops list of proposed marketplace improvements
August 6, 2021 – The Biden administration's proposed rules aimed at ACA's health insurance exchanges would provide for 30 extra days of open enrollment,…
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Why you should care about the August 15 special enrollment deadline
August 1, 2021 – Individual-market consumers hoping to take advantage of the ARP's enhanced health insurance subsidies need act before August 15 to lock in…
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How the ARP makes marketplace health plans more affordable for older buyers
July 8, 2021 – If you're older, but not yet eligible for Medicare, the American Rescue Plan's subsidies could provide significant savings on individual…