/tags/affordable-care-act Affordable Care Act en-US WLRN Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:38:31 GMT /health/2024-02-01/why-florida-set-a-record-in-aca-signups-for-2024-and-how-you-can-still-enroll Florida and the nation broke records for signups. Expanded financial assistance and the ongoing Medicaid unwinding contributed to the spike. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:38:31 GMT /health/2024-02-01/why-florida-set-a-record-in-aca-signups-for-2024-and-how-you-can-still-enroll Stephanie Colombini /news/2022-07-06/free-screening-know-your-rights-to-get-no-cost-care Even a decade in, the Affordable Care Act’s recommendations to simply cover preventive screening and care without cost sharing remain confusing and complex. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:17:00 GMT /news/2022-07-06/free-screening-know-your-rights-to-get-no-cost-care Julie Appleby - Kaiser Health News /local-news/2022-05-11/hundreds-of-thousands-of-florida-residents-may-become-uninsured-in-2023-without-premium-tax-credits The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increased and enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace insurance coverage, but they will expire after 2022. Wed, 11 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-05-11/hundreds-of-thousands-of-florida-residents-may-become-uninsured-in-2023-without-premium-tax-credits Verónica Zaragovia /news/2022-04-05/aca-sign-ups-for-low-income-people-roll-out-amid-brokers-concerns-about-losing-their-cut Many companies have dropped commissions during the Biden administration's special enrollment period. The industry’s trade group says that people who sign up outside the end-of-the-year window tend to be sicker, driving up the price of insurance. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:18:36 GMT /news/2022-04-05/aca-sign-ups-for-low-income-people-roll-out-amid-brokers-concerns-about-losing-their-cut Julie Appleby - Kaiser Health News /news/2022-02-01/florida-leads-nation-in-aca-signups-with-a-record-2-7-million Subsidies from the president's coronavirus relief act and an extended enrollment period helped add 600,000 Floridians through the federal marketplace. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-01/florida-leads-nation-in-aca-signups-with-a-record-2-7-million Health News Florida /news/2022-01-31/14-5m-get-health-care-under-obama-law-with-help-from-biden Millions of Americans are getting private health insurance for this year under the Affordable Care Act, thanks to help from the Biden administration. But progress could prove fleeting if congressional Democrats remain deadlocked over Biden’s social agenda package. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:35:54 GMT /news/2022-01-31/14-5m-get-health-care-under-obama-law-with-help-from-biden The Associated Press /2022-01-24/how-a-south-florida-insurer-is-dealing-with-the-cost-of-covid-care-at-home-tests-and-obamacare The second year of COVID-19 could cost $50 million for health insurance company AvMed. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:15:08 GMT /2022-01-24/how-a-south-florida-insurer-is-dealing-with-the-cost-of-covid-care-at-home-tests-and-obamacare Tom Hudson /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-07-21/contraception-is-free-to-women-except-when-its-not The Affordable Care Act requires most insurers to cover a comprehensive list of FDA-approved birth control methods at no cost. But insurers often make it hard for women to get the products they want. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:25:06 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-07-21/contraception-is-free-to-women-except-when-its-not Michelle Andrews /2021-07-01/12-holdout-states-havent-expanded-medicaid-leaving-2-million-people-in-limbo They don't qualify for Medicaid in their states, but earn too little to be eligible for subsidized ACA health plans. It's a gap in health care coverage, and some politicians are trying to fix it. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT /2021-07-01/12-holdout-states-havent-expanded-medicaid-leaving-2-million-people-in-limbo Selena Simmons-Duffin /news/2021-06-17/obamacare-wins-for-the-3rd-time-at-the-supreme-court The 7-2 decision threw out the challenge to the law, saying Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision and thus lacked standing. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:26:05 GMT /news/2021-06-17/obamacare-wins-for-the-3rd-time-at-the-supreme-court Nina Totenberg