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Affordable Care Act enrollment expected to hit another record

by Blake Farmer
Nov 18, 2022
A shift to self-employment during the pandemic may partly be responsible for the enrollment surge in plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
A federally-funded health navigator helps people in Nashville sign up for Affordable Care Act plans on the individual marketplace on the first day of open enrollment, Nov. 1.
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Inflation hits health insurance premiums this open enrollment season

by Samantha Fields
Nov 9, 2022
But ACA coverage is more affordable to many, thanks to extended government subsidies.
"It's a daunting process to have to go on to the marketplace," said Cynthia Cox at the Kaiser Family Foundation. But if you have ACA coverage, it may be worth your while.
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Unique labor conditions spur people to seek health insurance

by Amanda Peacher
Sep 16, 2021
The Biden administration says nearly 3 million people signed up during the extended ACA enrollment period.
Pedestrians walk past a Miami that offers plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. ACA enrollment is at an all-time high, according to the Biden administration.
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For anyone who was on unemployment, Obamacare could be free the rest of 2021

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 30, 2021
Free premiums and very low co-pays will kick in for people who received at least a week of benefits, regardless of income.
The Biden administration is offering free coverage until New Year's to people who have received jobless benefits in 2021.
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New law dramatically expands access to health care subsidies

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 11, 2021
Lots of low- and middle-income folks who didn’t qualify for subsidies before will now.
Under the new law, nobody will have to pay more than 8.5% of their income on health insurance.
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HealthCare.gov reopens for enrollment

by Nova Safo
Feb 15, 2021
Over the last four years, millions have dropped off the ACA.
The Biden administration plans to spend $50 million on a marketing campaign to get more people to enroll through the Affordable Care Act.
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Supreme Court once again weighs future of Obamacare

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Nov 10, 2020
More than 20 million people would lose health insurance if the Supreme Court invalidates the Affordable Care Act.
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Employers may opt out of providing free birth control, Supreme Court rules

by Associated Press
Jul 8, 2020
Over religious or moral objections, employers can deny the coverage that's required by the Affordable Care Act.
The Supreme Court ruled recently that states can prosecute crimes allegedly committed by non-Natives on tribal land.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end the Affordable Care Act

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jun 26, 2020
About 500,000 people signed up for Obamacare coverage after COVID-19-related job losses.
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With COVID-19, some states reopen the ACA marketplace for uninsured

by Verónica Zaragovia
May 5, 2020
The health plans, available to gig workers and the self-employed, are seeing an "influx of enrollment," one expert says.
About a dozen states and Washington, D.C., opened special enrollment periods for people to sign up for Obamacare.
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