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What’s New and What To Watch For in the Upcoming ACA Open Enrollment Period

Open enrollment is complex, and this year there are a few new rules, as well as higher premiums for some, scams to avoid and fine print to read. Here's a roundup of all the issues you'll need to be aware of.

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How the government is trying to stop rogue brokers from plaguing ACA enrollees

Federal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers' Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won't want to sign up.

WEKU

Unauthorized ACA plan switches drive call for action against rogue agents

Federal and state regulators are mulling what they can do to thwart the growing problem. Rogue health insurance brokers are switching consumers' plans without permission and collecting the commission.

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ACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees' OK

Rogue insurance agents access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace and make the changes. Policyholders can lose their doctors and end up owing back taxes.

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Biden officials keep states waiting on expanding Medicaid voter registration

Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to approve plans to automatically register hundreds of thousands of eligible voters when they apply for Medicaid.

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Mary Lou Retton's health insurance explanation sparks some mental gymnastics

The gold-medal gymnast, who is recovering from a lengthy hospital stay, shouldn't have been denied coverage for preexisting conditions under current laws.

WEKU

For the third year in a row, ACA health insurance plans see record signups

More than 19 million people have already signed up for health insurance through the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. And you can still enroll through Jan. 16.

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Texas Medicaid dropped more than 500,000 enrollees in one month

Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far.

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Texas Medicaid drops 82% of its enrollees since April

Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far.

WEKU

Texas adds 570,000 to affordable health care plans, leading all states in newly insured

Texas is cutting into its uninsured problem with nearly 570,000 new signups for affordable health plans for 2023 — a nation-leading growth rate for the third straight year.

Tribune News Service

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.

WEKU

Open enrollment: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment on HealthCare.gov

It began Tuesday. Here’s your guide to choosing a health insurance plan and even getting free help if you need it to do that. Tips, deadlines, what to watch for.

Chicago Sun-Times

Over 500,000 must switch Obamacare plans because their insurers are exiting Texas

Open enrollment launches Tuesday on HealthCare.gov, and the event has particular relevance for over half a million Texans.

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment

The vast majority of Americans will have multiple choices for health insurance coverage next year now that open enrollment has begun under the Affordable Care Act

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What you need to know about Tuesday’s HealthCare.gov open enrollment launch

Open enrollment for next year starts on Tuesday for insurance on HealthCare.gov, the marketplace for those who don’t get coverage through their job, and runs through Jan. 15. Here are five things to keep in mind.

Tribune News Service

Why are half of Texas’ 5 million uninsured passing on affordable health coverage?

DALLAS — What’s more surprising: that a record 1.84 million Texans enrolled in Obamacare for 2022 or that over 2 million others passed on insurance despite being eligible for cost-cutting subsidies?

Tribune News Service

How to get half a million more Texans to embrace Obamacare? Show them the money

Here’s something that’s usually not bigger in Texas: growth in Obamacare.

WEKU

Congress is about to act on drug price reform. Here's what you need to know

A deal on the table in Congress would help deliver on a long-time promise: to make prescription drugs more affordable. It includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients.

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They thought they were buying Obamacare plans. What they got wasn’t insurance

Tina Passione needed health insurance in a hurry in December. The newly retired 63-year-old was relocating to suburban Atlanta with her husband to be closer to grandchildren. Their house in Pittsburgh flew off the market, and they had six weeks to move out 40 years of memories.

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They thought they bought Obamacare plans. What they got wasn't insurance

Some consumers sign up for Obamacare and find out later they actually purchased a membership to a health care sharing ministry. But regulators and online advertising sites don't do much about it.

Roll Call

Obama and Biden reunite to tout signature health care law - Roll Call

President Obama returned to the White House Tuesday to celebrate the Affordable Care Act with his former vice president, Joe Biden.

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