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States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trumps Budget Bill
States that run their own health insurance marketplaces fear an end to automatic Obamacare reenrollment under the tax and spending megabill would have an outsize effect on their policyholders.
Fiscal general de California: los jueces deben ver que ACA es “indispensable”
Respaldado por m獺s de 20 estados, Xavier Becerra defiende la ley contra el desaf穩o presentado hace dos a簽os por una coalici籀n de funcionarios estatales republicanos.
Justices Bound to See ACA as Indispensable, Says Californian Leading Defense
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is defending the law with the backing of more than 20 other states, told California Healthline that he predicts the justices will uphold it.
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
KHNs What the Health?: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over
Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is jealous of COVIDs media coverage. Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the laws future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNs Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month installment.
Pennie-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are leaving the federal marketplace this fall to save money and will start their own insurance exchanges. Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine are looking to join them in 2021 or beyond.
Dont Count on Lower Premiums Despite Pandemic-Driven Boon for Insurers
Early in the pandemic, insurers expected the costs of treating COVID-19 would vastly increase medical spending. Instead, non-COVID care has plummeted and insurers have pocketed the result. Still, few industry observers are predicting broad-based premium cuts in 2021, though some health plans have proposed lowering their rates.
Health Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments
With most nonemergency procedures shelved for now, many health insurers are expected to see profits in the near term, but the longer view of how the coronavirus will affect them is far more complicated and could well impact what people pay for coverage next year.
As Coronavirus Spreads, Workers Could Lean On ACA Coverage Protection
KHNs Julie Rovner discusses the role of the Affordable Care Act in helping to provide coverage to people affected by the virus economic repercussions.
KHNs What The Health?: All Coronavirus All The Time
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to the U.S. health system that were previously unthinkable. Yet some fights including over the Affordable Care Act and abortion persist even in this time of national emergency. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNs Liz Szabo about the latest installment of KHN-NPRs Bill of the Month.
Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic
On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.
Surge In Enrollment As Californians Avoid Penalty, Receive State Aid
Although a new state tax penalty and state financial aid motivated people to sign up for health insurance this year, Covered California is reopening enrollment for those who said they werent aware of them.
Newsom Touts Californias Public Option. Wait What Public Option?
Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state already has a public option: Covered California, the state health insurance exchange. While there is no single definition of a public option, some health care experts say thats a stretch.
Feds Slow Down But Dont Stop Georgias Contentious Effort To Ditch ACA Marketplace
The state proposes to jettison the federal insurance exchange and instead send people buying individual coverage to private companies to choose coverage. It would also cap how much money is spent on premium subsidies, which could mean some consumers would be put on a wait list if they needed financial help buying a plan.
Some Rejoice Over New California Health Insurance Subsidies. Others Get Shut Out.
Theres something new in this years Covered California open-enrollment period: Consumers are learning whether they will qualify for new state-funded financial aid. The results are mixed, with some scoring hundreds of dollars per month and others nothing.
With ACAs Future In Peril, California Reins In Rising Health Insurance Premiums
Premiums will grow by an average of 0.8% next year on the state health insurance exchange. Officials cite two new policies for the relatively low rate hike: a new state tax penalty on Californians who dont have health insurance coupled with state-based tax credits to help enrollees afford their premiums, including middle-income people who make too much money to qualify for federal financial aid.
Hickenlooper Expanded Medicaid, Created State-Run Marketplace To Insure Nearly All Coloradans
We wondered how Colorados uninsured rate changed during John Hickenloopers time in the governors mansion and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Broker Websites Expand Health Plan Shopping Options While Glossing Over Details
These direct-enrollment broker websites are under-policed and can steer consumers toward plans that may not be the best option for them, a new report concludes.
Podcast: KHNs What The Health? Insurance Enrollment Is Lagging And There Are Lots Of Reasons Why
Sign-ups for insurance under the Affordable Care Act are still well behind last years mark with just a week until the end of open enrollment in most states. The Supreme Court declines a case that could have allowed states to defund Planned Parenthood. And the Trump administration gets hundreds of thousands of comments about its proposed changes to immigration rules that could penalize people who use government-funded health care and other social service programs. Alice Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for extra credit, provide their favorite health policy stories of the week.
With One Hand, Administration Boosts ACA Marketplaces, Weakens Them With Another
The Trump administration gives states more flexibility to get around the health laws requirements for insurance plans. But at the same time it wants employers to move millions of workers to the insurance exchanges.
