2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1205+ words) Our Darwinian Approach to Health Care Costs'KFF Our Darwinian Approach to Health Care Costs President Trump is now railing about insurance company premiums. The Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in the House just held hearings…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (87+ words) Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act'KFF The Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects virtually all aspects of the U.S. health system, including insurers, providers, state governments, employers, taxpayers, and consumers. The ACA introduced regulated health insurance exchange markets, or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1031+ words) Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s'KFF Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs were originally developed to help people with type 2 diabetes manage blood sugar levels but have gained widespread attention for their effectiveness…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face'KFF Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face Some Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees are choosing between plans that charge higher premium payments and plans…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (811+ words) State-Based Efforts Will Provide Limited Relief from Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration'KFF State-Based Efforts Will Provide Limited Relief from Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration After failed Senate votes late last year and no subsequent bipartisan agreement, the enhanced premium tax credits expired…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) Note: The data presented below are updated monthly as new Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data become available. The figures below show Medicaid and CHIP enrollment from February 2020 through the most current month of available data. Some figures also include enrollment for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) Box 1: Biden Administration Final Access Rule's Provisions on Home Care The rule cites workforce shortages as a major contributor to home care access barriers among Medicaid enrollees. To address those access barriers, the rule requires states to implement the following…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (346+ words) While many employers and unions also offer Medicare Advantage plans to their retirees, complete information about these 2026 plan benefits is not made available. Employer and union plans are administered separately and may have enrollment periods that do not align with…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1628+ words) This issue brief explains the rules for private insurance coverage of contraceptives at the federal and state level, the exemptions and accommodations available for certain employers, gaps in coverage for contraceptives obtained outside of the traditional clinical setting, and how…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (458+ words) If enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are allowed to expire at the end of the year, out-of-pocket premiums for 22 million enrollees that receive premium assistance will increase by an average of 114%, or $1,016 per person. Democrats…...