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News Articles: affordable care act

Prescription drug coverage is just one part of Medicare, the federal government's health insurance program for people age 65 and over.

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  • Health

Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again

As the White House and Republicans in Congress gear up for negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling, how to pay for senior health care could be a sticking point, even if cuts are "off the table."

March 14, 2023
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By:
  • Michel Martin,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 1 more
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  • Health Care

Georgians with marketplace insurance aren’t guaranteed good access to care

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid show almost 19% network inadequacy among a study group of over 600,000 people in Georgia enrolled in marketplace insurance.

February 08, 2023
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp handily beat David Perdue, former President Trump's hand picked candidate in the 2022 Republican Gubernatorial primary , to set up a re-election race against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kemp to deliver budget address from Davos; ACA turning 10; YSL rappers on trial

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Governor Kemp's new proposed budget includes increased funding for schools, tax rebates, and salary increases for state employees. Record numbers of Georgians are enrolling in the ACA health care program. And the latest on Fulton County's case against rapper Young Thug.

January 17, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more

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  • Health

More people than ever buy insurance on Healthcare.gov

It's the last weekend for Obamacare open enrollment, and nearly 16 million Americans have signed up for a health insurance plan.

January 13, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
man gets shot

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  • Health

Enrollment in federal marketplace insurance is up nearly 30% in Georgia

The latest deadline to sign-up during the current open enrollment period is Jan. 15.

December 13, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Health

Shopping for ACA health insurance? Here's what's new this year

There's finally been a fix to the "family glitch" that made marketplace health plans sometimes unaffordable. And although premiums are rising, subsidies are too, and more people are eligible.

October 31, 2022
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By:
  • Julie Appleby
Screening mammograms, like this one in Chicago in 2012, are among a number of preventive health services the Affordable Care Act has required health plans to cover at no charge to patients. But that could change, if the Sept. 7 ruling by a federal district judge in Texas is upheld on appeal.

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  • Health

How a Texas court decision threatens Affordable Care Act protections

The ACA has required health insurers to provide many medical screenings and other preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But a recent court decision could upend that.

September 14, 2022
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By:
  • Harris Meyer
Research shows that expanded access to preventive care and coverage has led to an increase in colon cancer screenings, vaccinations, use of contraception and chronic disease screenings.

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  • Health Care

Preventive care such as birth control, anti-HIV medicine challenged in Texas lawsuit

Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree.

August 09, 2022
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took effect July 1, but consumer use of the data may have to wait until private firms synthesize it.

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  • Health Care

Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal

A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it'll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients.

July 27, 2022
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By:
  • Julie Appleby
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  • Health Care

End date looms for federal health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians

 

There is a growing cry for Congress to continue pandemic-era health insurance initiatives, including enhanced subsidies that have been credited with helping to boost enrollment in the federal marketplace nationally and here in Georgia.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin

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  • Health

6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan

The open enrollment period to buy health insurance on HealthCare.gov starts now and runs through Jan. 15, 2022. Look for more options and expanded subsidies this year — and more help signing up.

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
According to the State Department, 14 au pair agencies operate in the U.S. These private companies are required to offer the child care workers who contract with them basic health coverage. But the plans often amount to emergency or travel insurance — not the kind of full coverage ACA health plans offer.

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  • Health

The Affordable Care Act Can Help Au Pairs Avoid Medical Debt

Child care workers from outside the U.S. often buy health coverage through an agency. But those policies can have big gaps, critics warn. ACA plans are comprehensive and, with subsidies, can be cheap.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Bryce Covert
screenshot of healthcare.gov website

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  • Health Care

Health Insurance Exchange Deadline For Uninsured, Unemployed, Lower Premiums Approaching

Georgia’s health insurance exchange is offering more and lower-priced insurance plans. That means more help for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But the deadline to enroll is almost here. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.  

 

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Xavier Becerra

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  • News

HHS Secretary Becerra Visit Spotlights State’s Health Care Woes

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Georgia on Monday amid a battle between state officials and federal Democrats over expanding Medicaid.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Kansas staged a protest outside the entrance to the statehouse parking garage in Topeka in May 2019. Today, twelve states have still not expanded Medicaid. The biggest are Texas, Florida, and Georgia, but there are a few outside the South, including Wyoming and Kansas.

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  • Health

12 Holdout States Haven't Expanded Medicaid, Leaving 2 Million People In Limbo

They don't qualify for Medicaid in their states, but earn too little to be eligible for subsidized ACA health plans. It's a gap in health care coverage, and some politicians are trying to fix it.

July 01, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
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