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North Carolina is the 40th state to approve Medicaid expansion, which will extend health care coverage to an additional 600,000 state residents.
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It is a little-known fact that many people who are eligible for low-cost health insurance coverage or financial help to pay for health care services remain unenrolled.
The clock is ticking for Idaho residents to get health insurance through the state exchange, Your Health Idaho. Those who need coverage or who want to take advantage of new premium tax credits have until Dec. 15 to sign up. Once open enrollment closes, you’ll need to have a qualifying life event…
New report highlights importance of extending ARPA premium tax credit expansion.
Recent federal actions improve access to affordable health insurance.
Health coverage is unaffordable for many older adults. Extending tax credits would help.
States are increasingly turning to reinsurance programs to improve their individual health insurance markets
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Are State Innovation Waivers harmful or helpful? It depends how states use them
On August 1, the Trump Administration released a final rule that will allow insurance companies to offer cheaper “short-term limited duration” health plans for longer periods of time.
Fifteen years ago, President George W. Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act which, among other things, created Medicare Part D to cover outpatient prescription drugs. Today, more than 40 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug…
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