ACA Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Deputy insurance commissioner talks drugs, state employee health plan and ACA market

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 14, 2020 | ACA, Insurance, On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Deputy Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek spoke at a Wisconsin Health News event this week in Madison.

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Trump, Democrats spar on pre-existing condition protections

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 15, 2020 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

President Donald Trump said Tuesday in Milwaukee that he'd protect patients with pre-existing conditions. His comments come as his administration seeks to invalidate the Affordable Care Act and its protections.

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Healthcare.gov enrollments fall in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 9, 2020 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Around 10,000 fewer Wisconsinites signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage during the last open enrollment period, according to preliminary federal data released Wednesday.

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Report: Wisconsin could lose $1 billion, see uninsured rate rise if ACA is struck down

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 8, 2020 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin could lose $1 billion in federal funding and see its uninsured rate rise by more than 35 percent if courts strike down the Affordable Care Act, according to a report released last month by the left-leaning Urban Institute.

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Appeals court rules individual mandate unconstitutional

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 19, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

An appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act's requirement that people buy health insurance is unconstitutional, but it asked a lower court to further analyze how much of the law can still stand.

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Federal officials expand Healthcare.gov enrollment period

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 17, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Federal health officials have expanded the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period through early Wednesday morning.

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Healthcare.gov sign-ups still lagging in final days of open enrollment

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 12, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s Healthcare.gov sign-ups continue to lag where they were last year heading into the final days of open enrollment.

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OCI, DATCP warn about robocall scams during open enrollment period

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 10, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

State officials warned consumers Monday to watch out for health insurance scams during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period.

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DHS encourages ACA sign-ups

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 6, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm on Thursday encouraged uninsured Wisconsinites to sign up for coverage during the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period.

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Healthcare.gov sign-ups continue to lag

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 5, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

With less than two weeks left of open enrollment, Healthcare.gov sign-ups in Wisconsin are running behind where they were last year.

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Healthcare.gov sign-ups lagging

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 21, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Healthcare.gov sign-ups in Wisconsin are running behind where they were last year.

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Officials say possible ACA court decision won’t affect 2020 open enrollment

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Health officials don’t expect a potential ruling by an appeals court that could uphold a decision striking down the Affordable Care Act to affect the open enrollment period.

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