The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently awarded 57 organizations $98.6 million in navigator grants to help consumers enroll in health coverage in the 29 states participating in the federal health insurance marketplace in plan year 2024. CMS also released its annual guidance on the training, certification and recertification requirements and procedures for navigators, certified application counselors and CAC designated organizations in the federally-facilitated marketplaces. 

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The House Education and Workforce Committee May 21 unanimously passed the Transparency in Billing Act (H.R. 8684). The bill would require off-campus hospital…
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A KFF analysis published May 19 examined early indicators of how the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits has impacted effectuated enrollment levels…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 15 released its 2027 final standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and…
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A blog by Noah Isserman, AHA director of health insurance and coverage policy, explains why Anthem’s nonparticipating provider policy limits patients’ …
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Patients are best served when insurers act as transparent and reasonable partners, not when they invoke patient protection laws to justify payment strategies…
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The AHA shared the following statement with the media in response to a report released May 7 by Families USA.   “This report is long on rhetoric and…