Author: Kelly Gooch

Healthcare coverage gains due to the ACA's Medicaid expansion were weakened in nonexpansion states for households likely including people with undocumented immigration status, suggests a study published by Health Affairs.

While some states made premiums part of their Medicaid expansion programs, few enrollees are making the payments, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Indiana expanded its Medicaid program in 2015 with a number of conservative policy caveats. Three years later, newly available state-level data provides insight into the possible influence of such policies, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

While a number of states are seeking to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, New Mexico won't be one of them, according to The Santa Fe New Mexican.

The number of uninsured Americans increased 1.3 percentage points in 2017, according to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-being Index.

UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans have new digital health resources at their disposal this year. 

Analysts and experts predict ACA insurers will likely see a relatively profitable 2018, in contrast to previous expectations, according to The Hill.

Virginia plans to notify Children's Health Insurance Program enrollees their coverage is in danger of ending after the first month of 2018, according to The Hill.

Many insurers are slated to have their best financial year to date under the ACA, according to a Politico analysis.

While the federal government slashed the federal health insurance exchange's advertising budget by 90 percent for 2018 compared to the year prior, California's exchange is significantly investing in ads, according to Kaiser Health News.