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[71] [72] [73] Open enrollment through the health insurance exchanges ends on March 31, 2014, after which time uninsured individuals generally may not purchase insurance through an exchange until the following open enrollment period. In subsequent years, the open enrollment period will start on October 1 and end on December 7.
This caused problems for people who acquire a longer-term illness, since the short-term plan is completely terminated at the end of the coverage period. [5] A 2019 federal rule extended the duration of short-term plans to 365 days, lifting a 3-month term limit established at the end of 2016.
In fall 2019, BYU–Idaho announced that students may no longer receive a waiver that allows Medicaid to qualify as their health coverage. The decision brought significant media coverage. Students would have to seek other health insurance options, which may include purchasing the school's student health plan.
The law caused a significant reduction in the number and percentage of people without health insurance. The CDC reported that the percentage of people without health insurance fell from 16.0% in 2010 to 8.9% from January to June 2016. [201] The uninsured rate dropped in every congressional district in the U.S. from 2013 to 2015. [202]
Health insurance coverage is provided by several public and private sources in the United States. Analyzing these statistics is challenging due to multiple survey methods [13] and persons with multiple sources of insurance, such as those with coverage under both an employer plan and Medicaid. [1]
The term also applies to the annual period [2] during which individuals may buy individual health insurance plans through the online, state-based health insurance exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Prior to January 1, 2014 insurers offering individual medical coverage typically allowed new members passing ...
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Medicaid Waiver programs help provide services to people who would otherwise be in an institution, nursing home, or hospital to receive long-term care in the community. Prior to 1991, the Federal Medicaid program paid for services only if a person lived in an institution.