Category: Health Insurance
Lower-income Americans Are the Sickest, Most Likely to Struggle to Afford Care Compared to Lower-Income People in Other Wealthy Countries
Eleven-Country Survey Shows Income Inequality in the U.S. and Lack of Access to Primary Care Could Threaten COVID-19 Recovery
Biden Likely to Help States Increase Health Care Access
Biden is likely to help more people buy health insurance on the ACA exchanges and support efforts to get more people onto Medicaid.
Medicare Open Enrollment Is Complicated. Here’s How to Get Good Advice.
For all its complexity, Medicare fundamentally boils down to two choices: traditional fee-for-service or the managed care approach of Medicare Advantage.
Hospitals don’t like Biden’s plan to lower Medicare eligibility age
Hospitals fear adding millions of people to Medicare will cost them billions of dollars in revenue.
Insurers rolling back telehealth coverage as demand surgers
At the very beginning of the pandemic, the use of telehealth went from 13,000 to 1.7 million visits per week among Medicare recipients.
Even With ACA’s Fate in Flux, Open Enrollment Starts Soon. Here’s What’s New.
Despite the ongoing debate about the ACA, enrollment and premium prices are not forecast to shift much.
COVID-19 ‘Long-Haulers’ Worry About Coverage, Costs
One in three of symptomatic adults who tested positive for COVID-19 said they had not returned to their usual state of health 2 to 3 weeks after their tests.
Get ready for Medicare open enrollment
Starting October 1, you’ll be able to take a sneak peek at plans available in your area.
Medicare enrollees: It’s time to get your flu shot
The flu can be very serious for people who are 65 years and older. A flu shot is your best protection from getting and spreading the virus.
Apply online for Medicare Part B during a Special Enrollment Period
During the pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking Medicare Part B enrollment applications online for working-age people who qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 took hold.
Community Health Centers Excluded From Federal Coronavirus Aid
New funding to boost Medicaid providers during the pandemic leaves out 1,400 community health centers, which serve more than 29 million low-income patients.
Medicaid Rolls Surge, Adding to Budget Woes
If unemployment reaches 20%, the Urban Institute forecasts Medicaid enrollment could reach as high as 62 million.
Rapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay
COVID-19 has done what no president or reformer could have: It forced sudden major changes to the nation’s health system that are unlikely to be reversed.
Friday is deadline to sign up for insurance on Washington Health Benefit Exchange
Special health insurance enrollment period set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic ends Friday, May 8th.