It’s been a long time coming, but North Carolina has finally expanded Medicaid to cover the so-called gap left by Obamacare when it was adopted more than 10 years ago. Most states expanded Medicaid at that time, but a few states held out, North Carolina being one of them. North Carolina’s adoption of expanded Medicaid […]
Obamacare 2024 Enrollment Open Until January 16th in Most States
Obamacare open enrollment for the 2024 calendar year has begun. The open enrollment period is a crucial window in the health insurance calendar, allowing individuals and families to review, select, or change their health insurance plans. This period is critical because it is typically the only time during the year when people can make these […]
Many people will lose Medicaid on April 1 and not even realize it until it’s too late.
National public radio today reports that many people are about to lose Medicaid on April 1 once CARES act protections (that prevented states from people being kicked off from Medicaid about to expire). Going forward, after April 1, people will have to prove they are still eligible for Medicaid, and many have fallen out of […]
Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (PHE) officially ending in May 2023. What this means for consumers.
The Biden administration plans to let the coronavirus public health emergency expire in May. This will have some real-world effects on some ordinary Americans who have received free Covid tests, free vaccines and treatments, and so forth, none of which will necessarily be free after the end of the emergency. The government is keeping some […]
Obamacare Signups Begin Under New COVID Special Enrollment Period
Starting February 15, 2021, uninsured Americans in every state can use a COVID-related enrollment period to get covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
States Offer ACA Special Enrollment Periods Due to Coronavirus
At least 12 states are allowing uninsured residents sign up for new health plans under special enrollment periods for the Coronavirus outbreak.
Appeals Court Strikes Down ACA Individual Mandate—Punts on the Rest of the Law
A federal appeals court called the ACA Individual Mandate unconstitutional, but sent greater questions of the law’s validity back to the lower court.