by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
New U.S. Census Bureau data show that the number of Americans without health insurance fell by a million people in 2021. Just over 8 percent (27.2 million) of Americans lacked health insurance at some point last year, compared to 8.8 percent (28.3 million) in 2020....
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 9, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule that officially overturns the Trump-era “public charge” regulation. The Trump administration rule enabled DHS to reject green cards or visa applications more easily if someone uses programs like Medicaid....
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Commonwealth Fund released a brief examining how five policies could impact expanding health insurance coverage and affordability beyond the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Collectively, the five policies – filling the Medicaid gap in nonexpansion states,...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A federal judge ruled that an Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision requiring insurers and employers to offer plans that cover HIV-prevention drugs (PrEP) for free violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Judge Reed O’Connor said that the government failed to...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 22, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report indicating that roughly 17.4 percent of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollee would lose coverage with the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency....
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the extension of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for 12 months after pregnancy in Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio. The approvals will give an estimated 34,000 people a full...
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