by admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
The next open enrollment period for Marketplace coverage begins on Nov. 1, 2015, for coverage starting on Jan. 1, 2016. Some people can sign up for health coverage outside of open enrollment, before Nov. 1, because they qualify for a special enrollment period (SEP). A...
by admin | Jul 16, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) ran a two-year sting operation on the federal Obamacare site, HealthCare.gov, and was able to enroll 11 fake applicants using fabricated documents and even leaving some required information out. All 11 were renewed this year,...
by admin | Jun 10, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
Hawaii became the latest state to shut down its online health insurance marketplace after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began cutting back on grant funds because its exchange was out of compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Hawaii...
by admin | May 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
An independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today reportedly shows that an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generated substantial savings to Medicare in just two...
by admin | Mar 11, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, HHS, Obamacare
Nationwide, nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in health insurance coverage through the state and federal Health Insurance Marketplace as of Feb. 22, according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human...
by admin | Mar 9, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared responsibility payment” when they file their 2014 taxes...