The American Rescue Plan is a new law to address the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis. It dramatically reduces premiums for people through additional premium tax credits (PTCs), expands eligibility for PTCs to higher-income people, and gives many people receiving unemployment benefits access to plans with $0 premiums. These changes…
In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on December 8, 2021, Jen Wagner, Director of Medicaid Eligibility & Enrollment, and Farah Erzouki, Senior Policy Analyst, explained important upcoming changes that will impact people who are enrolled in Medicaid and may lead to…
In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on September 16, 2021, Tara Straw, Director of Health Insurance and Marketplace Policy, provides an in-depth review of eligibility rules for premium tax credits—including how offers of employer-sponsored insurance can affect eligibility—as well as how…
Update on Public Charge The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) released an Informational Bulletin informing states that the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule has been vacated and is no longer in effect. Effective March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is applying the longstanding policy…
In this Health Reform: Beyond the Basics town hall, presented on March 23, 2021, Tara Straw, Senior Policy Analyst, details how the American Rescue Plan Act significantly impacts marketplace health insurance premiums. Then Jenny Sullivan, Director of Housing and Health Integration, provides an overview of how COVID-19 testing, treatment, and…
FAQ: COVID Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov On January 28th, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the government agency that runs HealthCare.gov, determined that the COVID-19 emergency presents exceptional circumstances for people trying to access health insurance. Therefore, CMS has opened a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) from…
