February 15, 2023
AgencyCMS Releases Updated Resources to Prepare for the May 11 End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: CMS Releases Updated Resources to Prepare for the May 11 End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and National Emergency January 30: The Biden Administration announced its intent to end the COVID-19 national emergency and […]
October 17, 2022
AgencyAffordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees
On October 11, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service released a final rule that changes the way health insurance affordability is determined for members of an employee’s family, beginning with Plan Year (PY) 2023 coverage. Beginning in 2023, if a consumer has an offer of employer-sponsored coverage that extends to the employee’s family members, the affordability […]
September 1, 2021
AgencyOregon releases final 2022 health insurance rate decisions
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Small businesses and people who buy their own health insurance can now see the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation’s final rate decisions for 2022 health insurance plans. The division says it reviews and approves rates through a detailed and transparent process before they can be charged to policyholders.
August 19, 2021
Agency3 major policy areas that health industry groups are closely watching in $3.5T infrastructure bill
The Senate is getting into the nitty-gritty of what exactly will be included in a massive $3.5 trillion infrastructure package that seeks to make major reforms to Medicare. And that means healthcare industry groups are watching very closely. Democrats have called for the $3.5 trillion package to tackle drug prices and add dental, hearing and vision benefits to Medicare, […]
May 11, 2021
AgencyHHS Announces One Million Sign-Ups on HealthCare.gov
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra issued the following statement on the Special Enrollment Period: “More than one million Americans have signed up for coverage on HealthCare.gov during the Special Enrollment Period the Biden-Harris Administration opened. This milestone reinforces what we know to be true, there is a […]
April 20, 2021
AgencyMedSupp Study shows what replaced Plan F
With Medigap Plan F option gone, what do seniors choose most now?
April 8, 2021
AgencyBiden Says All Adults Will Be Vaccine Eligible By April 19
President Biden announced Tuesday that he is moving up the deadline for states to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to all U.S. residents 18 and older by about two weeks. Less than a month after directing states to expand eligibility to all adults by May 1, Biden changed that deadline to April 19. “No more confusing rules, no […]
April 2, 2021
AgencyAmerican Rescue Plan and the Marketplace
The American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden this month, incorporates big savings for Americans who buy health coverage through the Marketplace. The changes expand access to premium tax credits and increase the amount of premium tax credits that people can receive. The plan: Removes upper income limits for premium tax credit eligibility Sets maximum […]
April 1, 2021
Agency“Obamacare” health-insurance policies now offering expanded subsidies
HELENA — Thousands of Montanans who buy individual health insurance on the “Obamacare” marketplace – and some who don’t, but can now – are likely eligible for lower pricing of their coverage, insurance and health officials say. Starting Thursday, anyone with an Obamacare policy – about 45,000 Montanans – can re-submit their personal information to […]
April 1, 2021
AgencyAmerican Rescue Plan Brings Change, Tax Credit To Health Insurance
Mar. 31—When the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was passed and signed into law earlier this month by President Joe Biden, it was heralded as the next big effort to help Americans weather the COVID-19 pandemic storm. The $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill, which was passed largely along party lines, put $1,400 in the […]