As enrollment closured for Year One of Obamacare, we highlighted a number of issues to look forward to over the course of the next months and even years. Among these issues was what premiums would look like in future years. …
Yesterday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced the availability of up to $730 million to support the second round of awards for state-based innovation initiatives. CMMI’s State Innovation Model Initiative is intended to support State-led efforts to …
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced its second round of Health Care Innovation Awards. The Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two are designed to test new models that seek to transform the delivery of health care …
According to one new analysis, the federally-run health insurance marketplace healthcare.gov was a relative bargain when compared to the costs of setting up and operating state-run exchanges. According to the report, the federal exchange cost an average of $647 per …
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently published updated cost estimates associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through 2024. These latest estimates come in at more than $100 billion less than previous estimates from February. In total, the health insurance …
March 31st marked the end of open enrollment for Year One of Obamacare with 7.1 million Americans signing up for health plans using federal and state health insurance marketplaces. While these enrollment numbers exceeded the Administration’s target of 7 million, …
Late on Friday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to insurers offering plans on the federally-facilitated healthcare.gov outlining new requirements for 2015. In many areas, the new requirements tighten regulations on insurers and address many …
The reforms enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were intended to foster competition and choice in the individual health insurance market. This week, the Kaiser Family Foundation released an analysis that suggests competition among insurance plans may be …
Late last year, we gave you the 411 on cancellations of health insurance policies that don’t meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and what the President did about it. At the time, the President gave folks who wanted …
This week, Gallup released the results of its latest survey of Americans’ health insurance status. The survey shows that an estimated 15.9% of Americans remain uninsured in 2014 – down from 17.1% in the last three months of 2013. According …
