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Trump鈥檚 Early Health Moves Signal Intent To Erase Biden鈥檚 Legacy. What鈥檚 Next Is Unclear.

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President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on health care soon after reentering office. Other than signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden鈥檚 moves, the orders will have little immediate impact.

Federal ACA Marketplace Enrollment Lagging

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It鈥檚 open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act 鈥 and there are ongoing challenges. First up, enrollment. New and returning sign-ups through healthcare.gov 鈥 the federal marketplace that serves 31 states 鈥 are well below last year鈥檚 rate. New enrollments were just over 730,000 in early December, compared with 1.5 million at the same time last year. To give consumers in those states more time to […]

Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test

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The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud. The rules aim to head off unauthorized ACA plan enrollments or switches by rogue agents and entities looking to make money via enrollment commissions. Such sign-ups triggered more than 274,000 consumer complaints through August this year. […]

A Rules Change Would Open the ACA to 鈥楧reamers鈥

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It鈥檚 that time of year again: open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance 鈥 a period that runs from tomorrow to Jan. 15 in most states, a bit longer in some, and shorter in Idaho. One of the biggest changes this time around: a new rule from the Biden administration that opens enrollment to Deferred […]

鈥楧reamers鈥 Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year 鈥 But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way

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Nineteen states are seeking to stall a Biden administration rule that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA coverage and qualify for subsidies. DACA provides work authorization and temporary deportation protection to people brought to the U.S. as children without immigration paperwork.

Forget Repeal and Replace. The Next Big ACA Fight Will Be Over Subsidies.

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Forget repeal and replace. Critics of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, have a new target: key parts of the law that they say are too costly and provide incentive for fraud. Topping that list are the ACA鈥檚 enhanced subsidies, put in place during the coronavirus pandemic as part of economic recovery legislation and set to […]