Access & Health Coverage
An estimated 4 million adults aged 19-64 have lost health coverage since 2016.
Health care pricing is complex and can be difficult to understand. This guide from the Healthcare Financial Management Association helps consumers better understand their health coverage and what questions to ask their insurer and providers to get the information they need to make health care鈥
AHA today urged the departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services not to finalize a proposed rule that would allow short-term, limited-duration health plans to provide coverage for up to 364 days, eliminating the current three-month limit.
AHA comments to CMS on the proposed rule amending the definition of short-term, limited-duration health insurance.
As Virginia leaders work to find a state budget compromise that includes a health care coverage access plan, the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association and 30 other organizations representing health care providers yesterday issued a joint statement encouraging and supporting expanded access鈥
Current state proposals to require certain Medicaid beneficiaries to participate in work, training or other 鈥渃ommunity engagement鈥 activity to remain eligible for coverage could affect more than 1.7 million enrollees and nearly $8 billion in program expenditures.
On April 9, CMS issued a final rule and related guidance that will implement the standards governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2019. In the rule, CMS provides details on the benefit and payment parameters for qualified health plan issuers selling in the鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued final rules for the health insurance marketplaces for plan year 2019, as well as the 2019 Letter for issuers selling on the federally-facilitated exchanges.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released an online guide to help patients and caregivers access and use their health information electronically.
Nearly 11.8 million people actively or automatically enrolled in a health plan through HealthCare.gov or a state-based exchange during open enrollment for 2018.