Yesterday, HHS released a breakdown of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had an impact on a state-by-state basis in all areas of coverage, including employer-based coverage, the individual market, Medicare and Medicaid. The data includes the fact that 20 million people have obtained coverage due to the ACA, but the ACA protections do […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which highlights the number of people who have pre-existing conditions making them uninsurable if the ACA is repealed. In total 52 million people would become uninsurable under the law as it stood pre-ACA. That is 27% of adults who are under 65 years of age. The issue […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines the implications for coverage if the Medicaid expansion under the ACA is repealed. The brief entitled “What Coverage and Financing is at Risk Under a Repeal of the ACA Medicaid Expansion?” looks at the rationale behind the Medicaid expansion and what coverage and […] Read More »

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from September 2016. To read the report from CMS, click here. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website here. Read More »

HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell launched a new campaign last month entitled #CoverageMatters. The campaign is meant to highlight stories of those who have been positively affected by the Affordable Care Act and the coverage that it provides. To read Secretary Burwell’s blog post about the campaign, click here. HHS has also developed a social […] Read More »