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The Scoop: health insurance news – January 20, 2021
January 20, 2021 – In this edition: President Biden's American Recovery Plan calls for additional premium subsidies and COBRA subsidies; open enrollment for… Read more
The Scoop: health insurance news – August 5, 2020
August 5, 2020 – In this week's edition: Missouri voters approve constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid; Colorado individual market insurers propose… Read more
The Scoop: health insurance news – July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020 – In this edition: California COVID-19 SEP ends Friday; Missouri residents vote on Medicaid expansion next week; eligible Nebraska residents… Read more
The Scoop: February 5, 2020 Edition
February 5, 2020 – Headlines in this edition; Open enrollment is mostly over; tax season has begun; HHS proposes federal health insurance rules for 2021; HHS… Read more
50 populations whose lives are better thanks to the ACA
November 19, 2019 – Millions of Americans would have worse health insurance – or none at all – without Obamacare's provisions. But the law's protections… Read more
The Scoop: October 23, 2019 Edition
October 23, 2019 – In this week's edition of The Scoop: Most of the state-run exchanges have enabled window shopping for 2020 plans; Arizona has indefinitely… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
The poor get poorer under GOP’s tax credit scheme
March 10, 2017 – The AHCA would result in higher premiums for older people, smaller tax credits for poorer and older people, reduced access to Medicaid for… Read more
About that health insurance you’ve been subsidizing
June 23, 2016 – As tax payers, we've been subsidizing health insurance benefits for high-net-worth Americans for decades. In fact, since 1954,… Read more
Obamacare: a game changer for MS patients
January 13, 2016 – Obamacare has absolutely been a game-changer for people with MS and other chronic illnesses. But there is still work to be… Read more
WalkerCare gives women reasons to worry again
August 23, 2015 – The “open market” Walker would establish would be the kind of health insurance market that existed before Obamacare. There would be no… Read more