Yesterday, CMS released the latest enrollment data for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). In states on the federally facilitated marketplace, over 1.8 million Americans have signed up for coverage during the COVID SEP through the end of July. When you factor in states who utilize their own state-based marketplace, that number grows to over […] Read More »

Previously, we reported on the increase in enrollment during the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). One of the things driving the enrollment numbers during the COVID SEP is the enhanced premium subsidies that are available to consumers as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Yesterday, CMS released a state-by-state breakdown of how […] Read More »

Last week, CMS released the latest enrollment report for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The report shows that since the SEP began in February and through June 30, over 1.5 million people have received health insurance coverage through the ACA marketplace. Read More »

Earlier this week, the Biden Administration issued proposed rules for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. These proposed rules do expand the roles for navigators which is not surprising based on the increased funding that the new administration is putting into the navigator program. Another big change will be expanding the open enrollment period for […] Read More »

The Supreme Court today threw out the challenge from Texas and other states who were trying to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by questioning the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate. In 2012, the Supreme Court had ruled that the individual mandate was a constitutional exercise of Congress’s taxing authority, but the tax penalty […] Read More »

Yesterday, CMS issued two reports which demonstrate the effectiveness of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) following the enhancements provided by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The 2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment Period Report showed that since the end of May over 1.2 million people have enrolled in coverage […] Read More »

A new report from HHS indicates that over 31 million people have been enrolled in coverage through the ACA. This represents an all-time high of enrollees through the ACA marketplace. Below are links to the report and press release. ASPE: Health Coverage under the Affordable Care Act: Enrollment Trends and State Estimates CMS Press Release Read More »

Previously, we had reported that the Biden administration was going to be increasing the funding for the navigator program for the 2022 plan year. Today, CMS released the Notice of Funding Opportunity which will provide $80 million to organizations to act as navigators in states in the federally facilitated marketplaces. To learn more, you can […] Read More »

According to a recent study by the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), determining health care coverage in Medicaid on a yearly basis would reduce health care costs as opposed to coverage based on monthly income. By basing eligibility on a monthly basis, people with fluctuating income levels month to month can qualify one […] Read More »