Health insurance for the unemployed
In this article ACA Marketplace individual and family health insurance COBRA continuation of group coverage Medicaid Insurance through a spouse’s health plan Short-term health insurance Frequently asked questions In the United States, nearly half of the people under the age of 65 get their health insurance from an employer.1 But the downside of having health…
PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
CUTHBERT, Ga. — While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some stopped in for coffee, ice cream, homemade cake, or cookies. It wasn’t a bake sale, but the sweets bring extra revenue as pharmacist and co-owner Nikki Bryant works to achieve profitability at her business on the…
Enrollment in 2024 Marketplace health plans during open enrollment reaches record high
In this article Medicaid unwinding Continued enhancement of ACA subsidies Future of subsidy enhancements uncertain State-by-state details Why enrollment in West Virginia spiked How and why premiums vary from state to state Open enrollment highlights by state During the open enrollment period for 2024 health coverage, more than 21.4 million people enrolled in private qualified…
What consumers need to know about unauthorized Marketplace plan changes
In this article HealthCare.gov policyholders at risk Scammers circumvent consumers protections The damage to affected Marketplace buyers Factors that led to the alleged fraudulent activity Buyers with lower incomes targeted Is this happening in states that run their own Marketplaces? What should consumers do? UPDATE, Sep. 19, 2024: Since this article was published, CMS has…
Voters Fret High Medical Bills Are Being Ignored by Presidential Rivals
Tom Zawierucha, 58, a building services worker in New Jersey, wishes candidates would talk more about protecting older Americans from big medical bills. Teresa Morton, 43, a freight dispatcher in Memphis, Tennessee, with two teenagers, wants to hear more about how elected officials would help working Americans saddled with unaffordable deductibles. Yessica Gray, 28, a…
Long-Term Care Facilities Must Provide Addiction Care, Advocates Say
When you think about the opioid crisis, the image of adults in their 20s, 30s, even sometimes those who are middle-aged, may come to mind. Rightly so, since most overdose deaths occur in people between ages 25 and 64. But did you know older adults are increasingly at risk of overdosing from opioids, too? In fact, from 2021…
Domestic partner health insurance: a coverage option for unmarried couples
In this article What is a domestic partnership? Which states recognize domestic partnerships? Are domestic partner health benefits the same for same-sex and opposite-sex couples? Do Marketplace plans offer domestic partnership health insurance benefits? Is my employer required to provide domestic partner health insurance? How do I add my domestic partner to my health insurance?…
DACA news: 100,000 Dreamers become eligible for Marketplace health insurance
Under a Biden administration rule change, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients will be eligible to enroll through the health insurance Marketplace and apply for tax credits starting Nov. 1, 2024.1 The federal government estimates that 100,000 people will be newly eligible for Marketplace coverage under the rule.2 Ever since the ACA Marketplaces opened…
Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu
Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the spike is happening because surveillance for human infections has been patchy for seven months. Just this week, California reported its 15th infection in dairy workers and Washington state reported seven probable cases in poultry workers.…
Georgia switches to state-run health insurance Marketplace for 2025 coverage
In this article How do Georgia residents currently enroll in Marketplace coverage? Can residents use Georgia Access to enroll in 2024 coverage? What’s changing for residents who need Marketplace health insurance? What’s staying the same for Georgia Marketplace enrollees? What do Georgia enrollees need to do this fall? Starting Nov. 1, 2024, Georgia residents will…