Marketplace Issues/Stability
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), proposed new regulations that would streamline and reduce the burden associated with health plan prior authorization processes and improve the electronic exchange of health care information.
The Department of Treasury this week finalized regulations that will enable more families to access health insurance subsidies on the Health Insurance Marketplace. The regulations eliminate the 鈥渇amily glitch鈥 that inaccurately assessed the affordability of coverage 鈥 and therefore eligibility for鈥
The Internal Revenue Service today finalized a rule revising its methodology for assessing whether employer-sponsored coverage is affordable for family members, as advocated by the AHA.
Hospital patients are sicker and more medically complex than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, driving up hospital costs for labor, drugs and supplies, according to a new AHA report.
The House today voted 220-207 to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376), sending it to President Biden for his signature.
The Senate yesterday voted 51-50 to approve the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376), a roughly $700 billion social spending package that includes health care, climate change and tax provisions.
The AHA and eight other national hospital organizations today urged Congress to quickly extend the American Rescue Plan Act鈥檚 enhanced premium tax credits for health coverage purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which are set to expire this year.
The AHA and eight other national organizations urge Congress to quickly extend the American Rescue Plan Act鈥檚 enhanced premium tax credits for health coverage purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which are set to expire this year.
Six national organizations, including the AHA, today urged congressional leaders to permanently expand access to the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 advance premium tax credits.
We call on Congress to act now to make the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expanded access to the ACA鈥檚 advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) permanent, ensuring millions of low- and middle-income families continue to have access to affordable coverage in 2023 and beyond.