Americans are increasingly concerned about the future of Medicare, with many fearing that the program will not be around when they need it.
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New census data confirm that uninsured rates nationwide have been dropping significantly post-Affordable Care Act.
This will result in an increase in the health spending share of GDP from 17.3% in 2022 to 19.7% in 2032.
Non-profit consumer organizations are urging state regulators to perform more due diligence in ensuring fair health insurance practices.
By Lisa Jarvis/ Bloomberg Opinion. In August, the U.S. passed a shameful milestone: The number of children kicked off Medicaid passed 1 million. The costs to these kids in the short term, and to U.S. society in the long term, will be steep.
Short-term limited-duration health insurance plans are in the crosshairs as three federal agencies proposed rules to clamp down on the plans that some deride as “junk insurance.”
New LIMRA research reveals today’s younger workers expect a broader array of benefit offerings from their employers.
State Medicaid programs are playing a key role in ensuring Americans have the health care coverage they need and deserve as pandemic coverage requirements are phased out.
America’s Health Insurance Plans’ website lists a number of actions taken by health insurers to help Medicaid enrollees remain coverage.
The tracker also provides information on state-specific Medicaid renewal policies, eligibility policies, and system capacity measures.
Covering all 1.7 million would require $10.3 billion in additional state funds, although it would be up to states to decide.
Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced she will resign on June 30, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition.
According to new research by Alegeus, almost half (41%) of 1,096 American adults surveyed in April 2023 are unfamiliar with The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Despite making up just 8% of the nonelderly population in the United States, adults under 65 who are noncitizens will comprise nearly one-third of the nation’s 27 million uninsured population in 2024, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
While some measures will continue or be phased out over the next few years, consumers will begin seeing changes to their coverage – and their share of costs – as early as May 12.
In the fourth quarter, U.S. workplace supplemental health product sales ― accident, critical illness, cancer, hospital indemnity, and other supplemental health insurance products* ― totaled $708 million in new premium, an 8% increase year-over-year.
eHealth’s original research sheds light on average premium and plan selection trends among Medicare beneficiaries at a time when Medicare Advantage is being scrutinized by both policymakers and media.
If adopted as proposed, the rules would establish national standards for access to care regardless of whether that care is provided through managed care plans or directly by states through fee-for-service.
The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision will play out differently across the states based on policy choices states have made and variation in their administrative infrastructures. Meanwhile, some health insurers are taking steps to help people remain in coverage.
The House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Resources Committee today passed a bipartisan bill sponsored by Representative Lindsey Daugherty to increase price transparency for health care services to save Colorado patients money.
