President announces authorization for insurance and Medicaid. President Joe Biden announced that his administration will open Affordable Care Act coverage to enrollees in the Deferred Action for Childhood…
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States to Review Medicaid Eligibility
Estimates suggest millions may lose Medicaid coverage. The government-sponsored Medicaid program covers roughly 84 million people, and new reports indicate that as many as 14 million may not…
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DOD Urged to Review Health Care System Issues
The latest system disruption kicked soldiers out of health care enrollment. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently, calling for Department…
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CBO Predicts Social Security Exhaustion in 10 Years
Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund needs to be addressed by Congress. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows the Old Age portion of the…
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Over Half the States Expand Children’s Health Coverage
Georgia and Pennsylvania are the 24th and 25th states to have programs approved by HHS. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that Georgia…
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Administration Fixes Obamacare “Family Glitch”
Gives 1 Million more Americans health care, mostly children. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a final rule this week that fixes the Obamacare…
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Supreme Court Releases Ruling in Insurance Discrimination Case
Majority decides the law doesn’t describe what counts as “inadequate” coverage. This past week, the Supreme Court ruled that an Ohio hospital’s health plan did not violate federal…
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FTC to Investigate Pharmacy Benefit Managers
FTC chair says powerful middlemen have enormous influence. The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) who control access to…
Read MoreObamacare Subsidies Expanded
President Biden and former President Obama make announcement. President Joe Biden met with former President Barack Obama for a working lunch on Tuesday. Afterward, they announced that more…
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President Announces Increase in Obamacare Enrollment
Gives highlights in ACA anniversary statement. Last week, President Joe Biden celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation that addressed…
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