March 30, 2021
Agency7 Health Care Benefits for Your Clients in American Rescue Plan
7 Health Care Benefits for your Clients in American Rescue Plan There are several health insurance-related benefits in the American Rescue Plan Act that President Joe Biden recently signed into law, and it’s in the best interest of advisors to make sure their clients who qualify for those benefits understand how they can best take […]
March 24, 2021
Agency2021 Special Enrollment Period Extended to August 15th
Today, President Biden announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending access to the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) until August 15 – giving consumers additional time to take advantage of new savings through the American Rescue Plan. This action provides new and current enrollees an additional three months to enroll or […]
March 17, 2021
AgencyWhat’s in the $1.9 trillion Covid bill Biden just signed? You might be surprised.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the massive Covid-19 stimulus bill into law Thursday, touting provisions that will put money into the pockets of millions of Americans. But the bill is more than stimulus payments and jobless benefits. It also includes a litany of programs: health insurance subsidies, a cash-for-kids allowance to slash child poverty, […]
March 17, 2021
AgencyFact Sheet: The American Rescue Plan: Reduces Health Care Costs, Expands Access to Insurance Coverag
The Biden-Harris Administration is reducing health care costs, expanding access to coverage, and ensuring nearly everyone who buys their own individual or family health insurance through a Marketplace can receive a tax credit to reduce their premiums. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) not only provides the resources for America to beat this pandemic, but it […]
March 17, 2021
AgencyAmerican Rescue Plan and the Marketplace
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) into law on March 11, 2021. ARP makes major improvements in access to and affordability of health coverage through the Marketplace by increasing eligibility for financial assistance to help pay for Marketplace coverage. The new law will lower premiums for most people who currently […]
March 17, 2021
AgencyNew law dramatically expands access to health care subsidies
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill into law Thursday, a day earlier than expected. Packaged into what he is calling the American Rescue Plan are some fairly significant changes to the Affordable Care Act that experts say will affect health care for millions of people now, and could lead to even […]
March 17, 2021
AgencyPERSONAL FINANCE Government will fully cover laid-off workers’ COBRA premiums through September
As part of the Covid relief bill, the government will subsidize COBRA premiums for former workers of a company until the fall. Most people usually find it too expensive to pay to stay on their former workplace’s insurance plan. With the subsidy, “you may see dramatically more people sign up,” said Caitlin Donovan, a spokeswoman for […]
March 17, 2021
AgencyAmerican Rescue Plan Act Of 2021: Key healthcare provisions
National Law Review On March 10, 2021, Congress finalized and passed the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP), the latest COVID-19 relief package that largely tracks President Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARP extends unemployment insurance benefits and provides direct $1,400 stimulus payments to qualifying Americans, but it also makes several important health-policy-related changes.
March 17, 2021
AgencyThe new Obamacare? Here’s what to know about Bidencare
With Joe Biden as President and a Democratic majority in the House and Senate, it’s time to take a deeper dive into the plans the President is eager to put into action during his time at the White House.
February 17, 2021
AgencyBiden reopens federal health insurance marketplace for 3 months
President Joe Biden reopened the federal health insurance marketplace on Monday for three months, citing the importance of access to health care when more than 1 out of every 12 Americans has been infected with the coronavirus. Why it matters: Nearly 15 million Americans are uninsured at the coronavirus pandemic rages on. By the numbers: […]