by Jordana Choucair | Jan 26, 2023 | Access & Coverage
A record 16.3 million people signed up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace in the 2023 enrollment period. The record mark, boosted by extended pandemic-era subsidies, represents a 13 percent year-over-year increase. According...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 23, 2023 | Access & Coverage
A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) brief found that at least 14 states have ongoing litigation in which providers, clinics, and other groups are challenging state bans and restrictions. These challenges generally fall into three categories: broad constitutional, health...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2023 | Access & Coverage
Providers warn that the anticipated end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will cause a “disruptive” and “abrupt return” to the old way of dispensing controlled substances. The PHE allowed physicians to prescribe controlled substances remotely. After the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Access & Coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly 16 million Americans have signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace so far, a year-over-year increase of 13 percent. Just over 3 million enrollees for 2023...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Access & Coverage
A new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that approximately 5 million uninsured people in the United States could get coverage through an ACA Marketplace health plan with virtually no monthly premium if they enroll before January 15. All Marketplace...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 10, 2023 | Access & Coverage
A new study published in Health Affairs found that expanding Medicaid coverage leads to fewer post-birth hospitalizations. According to the study, the rate of hospitalizations of the newborn or mother within 60 days of birth decreased by 17 percent in states that have...
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