Category: ACA
Biden administration credits ACA for cutting Wisconsin’s uninsured rate
The Affordable Care Act helped reduce Wisconsin’s uninsured rate, and an estimated 31,000 uninsured adults could become newly eligible for Medicaid if the state were to expand the program, President Joe Biden’s administration said in a Monday release.
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Special open enrollment period boosts Healthcare.gov sign-ups
A little less than 6,000 Wisconsinites signed up for coverage during the first two-and-a-half months of a Healthcare.gov special enrollment period compared to the same time last year, according to federal data released Thursday.
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Common Ground CEO Mahaffey talks new ACA subsidies, COVID-19
The American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Joe Biden last month, builds on Affordable Care Act subsidies, making them more robust for those with lower incomes and extending them to those with higher incomes through the end of 2022.
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Healthcare.gov sign ups grow under special enrollment period
Around 3,000 more Wisconsinites than usual signed up for Healthcare.gov coverage between mid-February and the end of March, which state and federal officials attribute to a special enrollment period for the exchange that opened last month.
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Report: Wisconsin could save extra $1 billion if it expands Medicaid due to federal COVID-19 relief bill
A new report shows Wisconsin could save an extra $1 billion if it expands Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, due to federal COVID-19 relief legislation that passed the House Wednesday and that President Joe Biden plans to sign into law.
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Lawmakers bring back pre-existing conditions protections bill
A bill ensuring Wisconsin residents with pre-existing conditions are still guaranteed health insurance coverage, even if the federal Affordable Care Act is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, is again making its way through the Wisconsin Legislature.
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Afable outlines health coverage goals for Biden
Wisconsin’s insurance commissioner is asking President-elect Joe Biden for a series of insurance regulation changes, including immediately opening an Affordable Care Act special enrollment period.
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