Sixty-five percent of U.S. voters believe Democrats should accept a continuing resolution to end the government shutdown instead of holding out for extended ACA funds, according to a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. The survey ran Oct. 1-2, gathering results from 2,413…
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New Mexico lawmakers are advancing legislation that would use state funds to offset the impending expiration of ACA enhanced premium tax credits. The bill, passed Oct. 1 in the state’s House of Representatives, would take effect immediately if signed by…
Insurers have until Sept. 30 to issue ACA Medical Loss Ratio rebates for 2024. The Medical Loss Ratio mandates insurance companies spend at least 80% or 85% of their premium dollars on medical care, not administrative expenses or profits. If…
Ambetter from Home State Health, a Centene subsidiary, will return $87.5 million in ACA rebates to Missouri members, according to a statement from the insurer. The rebates stem from failing to meet medical loss ratio requirements under the ACA, which outlines…
UnitedHealthcare is set to pay $359 million in ACA-required rebates for 2024, sending checks that are slated to arrive by Sept. 30, according to a news release from the insurer. Last year, commercial payers were estimated to have spent $1.1…
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Marketplace enrollment soared at over 24 million plan selections for 2025, but the enhanced premium tax credits that enabled this surge are set to expire at the end of the year. Some 4.8 million people total will lose their insurance…
ACA co-op Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, part of CareSource, is pulling back from offering individual and family health plans in 11 Wisconsin counties in 2026. The change includes all CGHC CareSource plans offered on the exchange and directly from the…
UnitedHealth’s Rocky Mountain HMO and Elevance Health’s Anthem HMO Colorado have withdrawn their plans to end coverage for multiple health plans in the state’s individual market following legislative action in the Colorado General Assembly. Both companies will continue services in…
A group of House Republicans are backing the newly filed Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, which would extend enhanced ACA subsidies for one year beyond their current expiration date at the end of 2025. Under the legislation, the premium…
The Colorado House has passed a bill that would look to mitigate the impact of the looming expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits at the end of 2025 by providing up to $100 million in state funds to stabilize…