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Countdown to Coverage: Meet the Marketplace
With less than one month until more options for affordable health coverage are available through the Affordable Care Act, I want to introduce you to something new and wonderful. Texans, meet the new...
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My Healthcare.Gov Enrollment Experience
By Megan Randall Healthcare.gov is working better, faster, and more reliably. Recent reports from the federal government indicate that more than 100,000 Americans, including 14,000 Texans, were able...
View ArticleTexas Has a Lot to Lose in King v. Burwell
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the King v. Burwell case. The plaintiffs argued that the Affordable Care Act should be read literally to allow subsidies to be provided only to...
View ArticleRefunds and Repayments from Marketplace Subsidies Very Likely
Last January people across the country began receiving subsidies as they signed up for health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces set up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These subsidies...
View ArticleKing v. Burwell: 4 Things You Need to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to issue a ruling in King v. Burwell, the case challenging Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance subsidies for residents of states — such as Texas — that did not set...
View ArticleKing v. Burwell: Measuring the Potential Harm to Texas
The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to issue a ruling in King v. Burwell, the case challenging Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance subsidies for residents of states — such as Texas — that did not set...
View ArticleIt Pays to Shop for Health Coverage
Open enrollment for 2016 health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace starts on November 1. Health plan subscribers who are currently enrolled in a Marketplace plan soon will begin to...
View ArticleNeed Health Insurance? Look Beyond Sticker Price
Next month marks the beginning of the third open enrollment period, during which Texans can purchase insurance from Healthcare.gov, the Health Insurance Marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act....
View ArticleWhy Immigrants Struggle to Get Health Coverage
For this week’s installment of Countdown to Coverage 2016 we’re looking at some of the challenges uninsured lawfully present immigrants often face when trying to get health insurance. Two key reasons...
View ArticleUphill Battle for Immigrants to get Insurance
Last week we discussed how confusion about eligibility and fear can keep immigrants from accessing the affordable coverage now available to them through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This week we will...
View Article2nd Year of Modest Rate Increases in Texas Marketplace
This week, we got the first snapshot of Texas Marketplace premium rates for next year, and the modest average premium increases come as welcome news. Texans will see a 5 percent average premium...
View ArticleMarketplace Enrollment Tools Help Consumers
Did you know that 48 percent of uninsured consumers don’t feel confident in choosing a health plan? The great news is that this open enrollment period there are new and improved tools to help consumers...
View ArticleAs ACA Open Enrollment Nears, Trump Administration Creates More Roadblocks
The next open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace begins in just over a month, on November 1st, and ends on December 15. As community organizations across... The post As ACA...
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