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A federal district judge yesterday vacated a Department of Labor final rule that modified the definition of “employer” under federal law such that more individuals, including sole proprietors, are eligible to participate in association health plans based on geography or industry.
About 11.4 million people actively or automatically enrolled in a health plan through HealthCare.gov or a state-based exchange during open enrollment for 2019.
Enrollment in private health insurance plans remained concentrated among a small number of issuers in 2015 and 2016
Creating a government-run, Medicare-like option on the individual health insurance exchanges could negatively affect patient access to care and reduce hospital payments by nearly $800 billion over 10 years.
More than 8.4 million people selected or were automatically re-enrolled in a health insurance plan through HealthCare.gov during the 2019 open enrollment period.
Nearly 8.5 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov during 2019 open enrollment, including more than 4.3 million last week.
More than 4.1 million people selected a 2019 health plan through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 1 and Dec. 8, including more than 934,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule maintaining the current methodology for calculating risk-adjustment transfers in the individual and small group health insurance markets for benefit year 2018.
Almost 3.2 million people selected a 2019 health plan through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 1 and Dec. 1, including more than 773,000 last week.
AHA-sponsored radio ads running in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia encourage uninsured listeners to sign up for health coverage through the exchanges during open enrollment, which ends Dec. 15.