Health Insurance
The AHA Sept. 29 sent recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help ensure insurance plans adhere to the agencies’ health insurer pledge to reform prior authorization processes.
AHA supports the Administrations role in facilitating the health insurer pledge to reform prior authorization processes announced on June 23.
The Census Bureau reported that the uninsured rate increased nationally to 8.2% in 2024 from 7.9% in 2023 based on data from the American Community Survey.
CMS Sept. 4 issued new guidance on hardship exemptions for individuals ineligible for premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions due to income, for plan years beginning in 2026. Going forward, such individuals will be eligible for hardship exemptions, allowing them to enroll in…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center Sept. 2 announced changes to the Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design Model, including a new end date of Dec. 31, 2035.
Analysis projects increases in state uninsured rates following passage of budget reconciliation bill
A KFF analysis published Aug. 20 provides a state-by-state allocation of Congressional Budget Office estimates that 10 million people could be uninsured by 2034 following the passage of the budget reconciliation bill.
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury announced Aug. 7 that they are reconsidering the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance through a formal rulemaking process.
A new analysis published Aug. 6 by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF found that Health Insurance Marketplace insurers will propose a median premium increase of 18% for 2026.
The Congressional Budget Office today released its estimate of the budgetary effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as enacted. CBO projects the law will increase the number of people without insurance by 10 million in 2034, as well as increase the budget deficit by $3.4 trillion over the 2025-…
Health Insurance Marketplace insurers will propose a median premium increase of 15% for 2026, according to an analysis of preliminary rate filings published July 18 by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF.