Current ACA subsidy programs are required to be based on income. Under the rules laid out by CMS states would be able to base subsidies on other factors potentially leaving lower-income, older and sicker patients with less comprehensive coverage options.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Pennsylvania no longer will be establishing its own, state-run exchange, Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Luis Martinez of Hialeah, FL, survived two heart attacks during the more than 10 years that he went without health insurance. So he was relieved to finally find coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchange in March, two weeks before the enrollment deadline. But four months after he and his wife signed up for […]
HealthCare.gov was a flop when it launched in October 2013. We all remember how impossible it was for Americans to buy health insurance through the website in the months following the launch. It was a national joke and the subject of late night comedy for months. After throwing enough money and computer experts at the […]
Political analysts say this week’s court decisions on the legality of tax subsidies for those obtaining coverage under the Affordable Care Act may not have a broad impact on this fall’s midterm elections. The decisions sent a mixed legal message, complicating the political message as well. One appellate court panel ruled the subsidies cannot be […]
Via @CPearsonAvalere, a state-by-state look at how much premiums would shoot up if Halbig stands: pic.twitter.com/xURNRN0wS7 — Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) July 22, 2014 Today’s rulings about the legality of health insurance subsidies may turn out to be a passing moment of glee or horror, depending on your view of the Affordable Care Act. Now that […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Updated at 12:45 p.m. A three-judge panel at the U.S. Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit threw the fate of an important part of the Affordable Care Act into doubt Tuesday. In a 2-1 decision in Halbig v. Burwell, the judges ruled that the Internal Revenue Service lacked the authority to allow subsidies to be […]
As the Affordable Care Act wobbles into its second month, more people are enrolling on the healthcare.gov website and learning if they are eligible to get a subsidy and what their monthly premium payment could be. Not everyone is happy, especially those who happen to be just above the subsidy cutoff. Some single older adults […]