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As initially passed, the ACA was designed to provide universal health care in the U.S.: those with employer-sponsored health insurance would keep their plans, those with middle-income and lacking employer-sponsored health insurance could purchase subsidized insurance via newly established health insurance marketplaces, and those with low-income would be covered by the expansion of Medicaid.
As of April, the first month of the state's "unwinding" of continuous coverage, about 900,000 Iowans received Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, benefits.
Medicaid should not be the largest health insurer in the country. The program exists to serve those who truly can’t afford care. States are rightly pushing a return to that original purpose by ...
States that have opted to implement a State-based Marketplace are required to offer numerous forms of aid to consumers searching for coverage, such as toll-free hotlines to help consumers with plan selection, assistance in determining eligibility for federal subsidies or Medicaid, and conducting outreach to educate consumers on available ...
Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their coverage on April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday.
[76] In June, Centene announced that it intended to initiate coverage in Nevada, Kansas and Missouri and expand coverage in Ohio and Florida. [77] Molina Healthcare, a major Medicaid provider, said that it was considering exiting some markets in 2018, citing "too many unknowns with the marketplace program." Molina lost $110 million in 2016 due ...
Newly elected Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) enacts the Medicaid expansion shortly after taking office. New Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) announces his plan for a conservative remake of his state’s Medicaid program, and threatens to rescind the expansion if the Obama administration doesn’t approve it. Nov. 2016
The Federally Facilitated Marketplace is established in a state by the HHS Secretary for states that chose not to set up their own marketplace or did not get approval for one. [2] Individuals (i.e. citizens of a state) and employers will have the ability to find and purchase Qualified Health Plans through the FFM and its partners. [1]