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  1. 5 hours ago

    Short-term health insurance plans offered off the ACA marketplaces are able to charge premiums 54% lower than ACA-compliant plans, but they exclude pre-existing conditions and severely limit benefits. We break down the math behind the savings:

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  2. 8 hours ago

    The ACA provision that enabled adult children to stay on their parents' insurance up to age 26 is viewed favorably by 82% of Americans. About 2.3M young adults gained coverage this way. If the ACA is overturned, many would lose this path to coverage.

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    Dec 28

    Breaking news on ? podcast's nerdiest story of the year:

    Coalition of hospitals stops the Health and Human Services Department from cutting Medicare drug payments worth billions of dollars
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  4. 10 hours ago

    Since September, nearly 17,000 Arkansas residents have lost Medicaid coverage due to non-compliance with the state’s new work and reporting requirements. Here’s a look at the number of enrollee cases closed each month since the policy was rolled out:

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    Dec 27

    There are intra-party splits on health care (e.g., on Medicare for all for Democrats, and whether to continue pushing ACA repeal for Republicans). But, the divide between the parties over the ACA and movement towards universal coverage is still so much greater.

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  6. Dec 29

    The landscape of approved and pending Section 1115 waivers is shifting often. Stay up-to-date with our waiver tracker, now updated to reflect the submission of a waiver for work requirements in Oklahoma and a waiver approval in New Mexico:

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  7. Dec 29

    After the ACA became law in 2010, the number of uninsured dropped significantly and kept falling for years -- from 46.5M in 2010 to 26.7M in 2016. (It rose to 27.4M in 2017.) Those coverage gains would be reversed if the law is struck down.

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  8. Dec 28

    Proposed regulations in ACA Marketplaces would require plans that cover abortion to send separate bills — one for Essential Health Benefits and another for costs of abortion coverage, no less than $1. The potential impact will vary state-by-state:

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  9. Dec 28

    If the courts ultimately determine the ACA’s pre-existing condition protections are unconstitutional, 7 in 10 Americans — including half of Republicans — say their state should establish such protections. Learn more about ACA favorability in 6 charts:

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  10. Dec 28

    What are the differences between plans for a Medicare buy-in option and Medicare-for-All? Explore the designs of 8 different bills aimed at expanding coverage through public programs in our overview: And side-by-side interactive:

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  11. Dec 27

    In 2017, the uninsured rate increased in 36 states, including some that expanded Medicaid since the passage of the ACA. Wyoming saw the largest increase at 1.8%. Here's how the uninsured rate changed for all 50 states:

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  12. Dec 27

    Who are the uninsured? In 2017, 19% of Hispanics and 11% of Blacks were uninsured—significantly higher rates than the 7% of Whites without health insurance. Learn more about this population, broken down by state, race, age, and poverty level.

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  13. Dec 27

    Open Enrollment is still going on in a handful of states. Enter income, age, and family size on our 2019 ACA Marketplaces calculator to estimate: 1) Eligibility for subsidies; and 2) Cost of premiums in your area for 2019.

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  14. Dec 27

    Under the ACA, most private insurance plans as well as Medicaid expansion programs now cover sterilization at no cost for women. Our updated fact sheet breaks down the types of procedures, coverage policies, and issues affecting availability in the U.S.

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  15. Dec 27

    Since September, nearly 17,000 Arkansas residents have lost Medicaid coverage due to non-compliance with the state’s new work and reporting requirements. Here’s a look at the latest data:

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  16. Dec 26

    While loneliness is often thought of as a problem mainly affecting the elderly, seniors are no more likely than other Americans to report always or often feeling lonely, left out or socially isolated.

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  17. Dec 26

    Short-term health insurance plans offered off the ACA marketplaces are able to charge premiums 54% lower than ACA-compliant plans, but they exclude pre-existing conditions and severely limit benefits. We break down the math behind the savings:

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  18. Dec 26

    71% of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans with quality ratings of at least 4 stars in 2018, up from 65% in 2017. Highly-rated plans are eligible for more federal bonuses, which must go to reduce cost sharing, premiums, or provide extra benefits

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  19. Dec 26

    In November, about 1 in 5 Arkansas Medicaid enrollees — subject to the state’s first-in-the-nation work reporting requirements —successfully reported enough work activities or qualified for an exemption. Learn more in our updated brief:

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    Dec 21

    A new analysis of HHS proposed coverage regulations finds that 3.1 million enrollees in 16 states & DC could be affected.

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