by Girish Anand | Oct 22, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of the Treasury today issued new guidance so states can move their insurance markets away from the one-size-fits-all rules and regulations imposed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and increase...
by Girish Anand | Oct 11, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the average premium for second lowest cost silver plans (SLCSP) for the 2019 coverage year will drop by 1.5 percent, the first time average premiums have dropped since the implementation of...
by Girish Anand | Sep 14, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS
Nevada, citing lack of consumer choice and availability of data to the state, is exiting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) online exchange — Healthcare.gov — in favor of setting up its own online exchange by 2020. Other states like Oregon, facing the technical...
by Girish Anand | Sep 12, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a new, more streamlined way for consumers to claim a hardship exemption from the tax penalty imposed for not maintaining health coverage for 2018 on their federal income tax returns, making it easier...
by Girish Anand | Aug 30, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS
New York and Minnesota, the only two states to establish Basic Health Programs (BHPs) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will now receive promised federal funding after suing the Trump administration. Basic Health Programs are state-operated insurance providers for...
by Girish Anand | Aug 23, 2018 | CMS, Medicaid
A federal judge in the state capital of Frankfort has dismissed a lawsuit by the governor of Kentucky seeking to restore the Medicaid work requirement that a Washington, D.C. judge threw out earlier this summer. Gov. Matt Bevin had sued the same 16 individuals whose...