ACA Archives - Wisconsin Health News

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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ACA lawsuit led by Common Ground could net insurers $1.6 billion

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 28, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Insurers that participated in a class-action lawsuit led by Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative could split $1.6 billion if an order filed last week stands.

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Poll: Majority of Wisconsinites support Medicare for All, public option

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 24, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

A majority of Wisconsinites support having a public option or a national health plan, according to a Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday.

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Individual market insurers flock to northeast Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 14, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Insurers are flocking to parts of northeast Wisconsin’s individual market to offer coverage starting next year, according to information released by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance last week.

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Lawmakers move quick on EMS bill

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2019 | ACA, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers approved a bill this week making technical changes to state law on emergency medical services to allow for Wisconsin communities to apply for a Medicare pilot project.

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Insurers: Reinsurance program, market stabilization factor into rate changes

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

Insurers say the state’s reinsurance program and a stabilizing individual market are behind recent rate change proposals.

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Judge orders Wisconsin to be paid $23.2 million in ACA lawsuit

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 1, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin could see $23.2 million through a lawsuit it filed with five other states that challenges an Affordable Care Act tax, according to a judgment released this week.

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Baldwin backs resolution to scrap 1332 waiver changes

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 1, 2019 | ACA, Federal Government, Top Stories | 0 |

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., signed onto a resolution introduced Wednesday that aims to scrap guidance that gives states more options when pursuing waivers from the Affordable Care Act.

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