by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
Key Points: If a person’s income does not exceed 150% of the federal poverty level, they might be eligible for a Special Enrollment Period. This special enrollment period does not have limitations on how often it can be used, or the type of health plan that can... 
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Insurance News, Obamacare
Low-income Americans who missed signing up for 2022 Affordable Care Act coverage can now enroll in plans with $0 premiums through the federal exchange’s website. Those with incomes less than 150% of the federal poverty level — $19,320 for an individual and... 
by admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
For this year and next, the stimulus bill boosts subsidies for nearly all those buying their own coverage, making insurance free for more people and giving higher-income people discounts for the first time.Under the stimulus bill passed by Congress this week and... 
by admin | Jul 23, 2019 | Health Savings Accounts, Obamacare
The Treasury Department and IRS added treatments for a range of chronic conditions to the list of preventive-care benefits for which a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) can pay—even if a plan enrollee’s health care spending hasn’t surpassed the plan... by admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Obamacare, Politics, Uncategorized
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is hardening its legal position toward Obamacare, arguing now the entire law is unconstitutional in a shift that promises to bring the issue to the forefront of the 2020 election campaign. The position is a change for the Justice... by admin | Nov 30, 2018 | Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Illinois Health Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
Illinois lawmakers have taken steps to limit the maximum duration of short-term medical plans (STM plans) to 180 days. Earlier this year, Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would apply this limitation, but Illinois lawmakers had enough votes to override that veto....