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Adults who live in these states and who cannot afford coverage through the exchanges do not have to pay penalties. In a meeting with reporters Thursday, Burwell said her agency was looking at ways to make insurance worthwhile to healthy populations and that she expected the country's un...
But after a slew or providers – most recently Aetna, one of the country's largest health insurers – ended their participation in the exchanges because they were losing money, customers are seeing fewer options to choose from. In some counties, even more people than last year will hav...
Coverage purchased through the online exchanges set up under ACA, and individual policies bought directly from insurers can also qualify for minimum essential coverage. Minimum essential coverage The ACA is built around a requirement that everyone either obtain health insurance or qualify for...
"Tomorrow is New Year's Day, and it's a new day for health care for millions of Americans," said US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday as she announced that more than 2.1 million people had enrolled in private Obamacare insurance exchanges as of last Saturday....
The Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, gives people a chance to buy health insurance on an open marketplace. People can get ACA-compliant coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace if they are not insured through their employer, the government, or a similar source. ...
Since President Barack Obama's health care law, the Affordable Care Act, began expanding health insurance through various programs, 17.6 million uninsured people have signed up for coverage, according to government data. Some signed up through online marketplaces, or exchanges, that give tax subsidie...
Even people with private insurance or Medicare would be hurt, Moller added, if reduced Medicaid revenue forces hospitals and other providers to close, particularly in rural areas with fewer alternatives. That could be a common problem in many states, Orris said. “Pulling as much money out of ...
Camp and fellow Ways and Means Republicans demanded more information on Wednesday, with a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for details on income verification issues in the Obamacare exchanges. ( Also on POLITICO: Kathleen Sebelius watches Obamacare website crash)...