COVID-19 Health Insurance Enrollment as it Stands Today
There have been quite a few theories and projections on what direction the health insurance market would take both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
1332 Reinsurance Waivers and Impact on 2021 Premiums
To date, 14 states have leveraged 1332 waivers to set up health insurance reinsurance programs to help lower premiums. At a high level, these programs
Leveraging State Income Tax Forms to Lower Uninsured Rates
States are beginning to realize that there is a natural connection between health insurance and the tax filing event that can help to reach the
Why 23 Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage
Today, the Trump administration and 18 Republican governors and attorneys general will file their opening briefs with the Supreme Court in California v. Texas—the health
CMS Releases SEP Report
CMS released a report on June 25, 2020, that provides enrollment data for consumers who enrolled in a health plan outside of open enrollment (OE)
Democrats Propose Help for State-Based Marketplace Transitions
On June 22, 2020, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (HR 1425). While the bill
Enabling Health Insurance Policy Flexibility
Over the last two years a number of states, including Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, have elected to take control of their state health insurance
The COVID-19 pandemic will increase enrollment and states’ user fees in 2020 and beyond
Over the last two years a number of states have elected to transition off of Healthcare.gov, the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), and have, instead, opted
Mental Health Awareness Month (2020)
There are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness. 1 Anxiety is the most common in the United States, affecting 40 million adults age 18
Pandemic-Time Options for the Uninsured
Recently, despite the calls from the industry and a number of governors, the Trump administration decided not to open a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) in