HHS has announced that 2.8 million people gained health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace during the special enrollment period. This influx of enrollees raised marketplace enrollment to 12.2 million, the highest enrollment level that these marketplaces have ever seen. “It’s clear that when health coverage is accessible and affordable, people sign up, […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Biden Administration have earmarked $452 million in federal funding through the ARP funding to Health insurance program for efforts to lower costs and improve health insurance access in 13 states. Due to the changes made to the ARP, states with 1332 reinsurance waivers will have more […]
Dive Brief: In a win for providers, CMS dropped a requirement that would have forced hospitals to disclose their contract terms with Medicare Advantage plans from its final inpatient pay rule for 2022 released Monday. The rule bumps payment for inpatient services by 2.5%, which will result in hospitals getting $2.3 billion more than this […]