How Does King v. Burwell Decision Affect the Affordable Care Act?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) removed pre-existing condition barriers, defined a broad range of essential health benefits, and improved access to coverage and care for millions of people nationwide. However, the ACA has thus...more
A federal report finds that Marketplace premiums are lower in expansion states; Massachusetts and Pennsylvania launch prescription drug monitoring systems; and Kentucky submits a slightly modified Medicaid expansion waiver to...more
Kentucky - Draft 1115 Waiver Application Includes Premium and Lockout Requirements for Medicaid Expansion Population - The Department for Medicaid Services released a draft 1115 demonstration application to...more
Kentucky proposes premium assistance and high deductible health plans to cover expansion enrollees under an 1115 waiver; New York Legislature expresses unanimous support for a reimbursement increase for safety-net hospitals;...more
Arizona seeks Medicaid Waiver to implement new coverage restrictions for Medicaid expansion enrollees and delivery system reform; Tennessee’s uninsured rate continues to drop; and Louisiana gubernatorial candidates line up...more
New study shows Marketplace premiums parallel the employer market; Montana likely to select a private insurer to administer benefits to its Medicaid expansion population; and Washington’s Exchange customers will begin paying...more
CMS Reopens Attestation Period For First-Time Hospitals Until August – CMS recently announced that eligible hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for the first time in 2015 may...more
Lessons From the Frontlines: Strategies for Supporting Informed Consumer Decision-Making in the Health Insurance Marketplace - Editor's Note: As marketplaces prepare for the third open enrollment period, consumers are...more