Groups Expect Surge In Enrollments Ahead Of Deadline

Several outlets report on open enrollment ahead of the Feb. 15 deadline to sign up for 2015 coverage. Modern Healthcare  (2/1, Subscription Publication) reported, for instance, that healthcare providers, insurers, community health centers and nonprofit groups nationwide “that are helping American…

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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To ACA’s Individual Mandate.

Reuters (1/13, Hurley) reports that the US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The high court rejected an appeal filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and the Alliance for Natural Health USA. The groups had challenged several …

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House To Vote Thursday On Legislation Defining Full-Time Work Week

Bloomberg News  (1/7, Wayne) reports that the House will continue its campaign against the Affordable Care Act this Thursday, with a vote on a measure to change the law’s definition of a full-time work week from 30 hours to 40 hours. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said Tuesday on Fox News that the cur…

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Supreme Court Will Hear Case Over ACA Subsidies.

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to hear a case over the health insurance subsidies provided to millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act generated significant coverage in the major dailies and wire services over the weekend, but little attention on the three network news broadcasts, …

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Study Finds Average Health Premiums “Skyrocketed” After ACA

The Washington Times  (10/28, Richardson) reports that a new study of insurance policies before and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act “shows that average premiums have skyrocketed, for some groups by as much as 78 percent.” Average premiums for the 23-year-old demographic rose…

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ACA’s Second Open Enrollment Faces Challenges

A number of media outlets covered the second annual open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act over the weekend. The enrollment begins on November 15, and Federal and state officials hope to add to the millions of people who have already signed up for coverage. The Wall Street Journal  (10/1…

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Health Insurance Open Enrollment 2014 Info

Beginning 2014 you must: A. Maintain a minimum level of health care coverage- known as minimum essential coverage, or B. Qualify for an exemption, or C. Make an individual shared responsibility payment when filing your federal income tax returns. Individual Shared Responsibility Payment For each mon…

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U.S. to End Coverage Under Health Care Law for Tens of Thousands

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said on Monday that it planned to terminate health insurance for 115,000 people on Oct. 1 because they had failed to prove that they were United States citizens or legal immigrants eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. It also told 363,000 peopl…

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Also In the News

Certain Major Businesses Object To ACA Auto-Enrollment. The Hill (7/23, Al-Faruque) reports on a letter sent to Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) from major businesses who “want to overturn an ObamaCare provision that requires large employers to enroll workers automatically into a health insurance pro…

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Public Health and Private Healthcare Systems

Cover Oregon Health Exchange Looks To Solve Technical Problems And Plan For The Future. The Portland (OR) Business Journal (7/23, Hayes, Subscription Publication) reports that Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D) has told the board of his state’s health exchange, Cover Oregon to “stay focused” o…

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Legislation and Policy News

GAO Investigation Reveals “Holes” In ACA Subsidy Verification System. The AP(7/22) reports that GAO investigators “using fake identities were able to obtain taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under” the Affordable Care Act “in 11 out of 18 attempts.” According to the AP, at a Wednesday…

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Minnesota Governor To Release State Heath Exchange Rates Ahead Of Gubernatorial Elections.

The AP(7/23, Potter) reports that Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) is “pushing to release prices for the state’s health insurance exchange on Oct. 1…a month before [constituents] head to the polls” amid accusations from the Republicans that his Administration is “hiding potential rat…

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