Sandra Hernandez holds a “Don’t Take Away Our Health Care” protest sign outside the U.S. Capitol as the Senate voted on a “Skinny Repeal” of the Affordable Care Act inside on July 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The measure did not pass. (Alex Edelman/ZUma Press/TNS) Alex Edelman Jayme H. Simões is a communications professional at Louis…

Most ACA exchanges have been letting the open enrollment period run until Jan. 15, and some have been letting the enrollment period last longer. CMS is also trying to reduce misuse of the ACA public exchange premium tax credit subsidy and access to exchange plan coverage through “special enrollment periods.” CMS says it intends to…

If you’re steamed to discover your favorite doctor is no longer in your Medicare Advantage plan’s network, now is the time to make a change. Medicare Advantage enrollees can switch plans or transfer to original Medicare during the open enrollment period ending March 31. You cannot, however, jump from a traditional Medicare plan to a…

The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Feb. 27 that a Republican budget measure would “set in motion the largest cut to Medicaid in American history,” and that Republicans are hiding the consequences. “The…

Donald Trump has apparently given up in his quest to destroy the Affordable Care Act, so now he’s just going to try to bleed it to death. Of the multitude of puzzling executive orders and other gimmicks he’s unleashed in an attempt to bring back the days before civil rights laws and guaranteed health care…

Jefferson Health, the Philadelphia region’s largest health system, is out-of-network for people with Cigna insurance through their employers after the two parties failed to agree to a new contract, Jefferson said Saturday in an online announcement. “We understand that this news may cause concern, and we want to reassure our patients that we remain committed…

The state holds the key to providing relief to Florida families struggling with mismatched public health insurance and getting disabled or chronically ill children the coverage they need. Whether or not it will use that key remains to be seen. In 2023, Florida legislators unanimously passed a bill that would expand the eligibility of subsidized…

PARMA, Ohio — People may think about Medicaid as a health insurance, but for people with developmental disabilities, it’s really their lifeline to live and work in the community. What You Need To Know Medicaid serves people of every income who have a disability, such as a vision impairment, hard of hearing or deaf and people with…