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ACA enrollment continues at a record pace |
Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment appears poised to reach record levels once again as signups grew by more than a third of what they were this time last year, a fact the White House is using to continue to draw attention to former President Trump's threats to try again to repeal the law. |
More than 15 million people have signed up for plans in states that use HealthCare.gov, representing a 33 percent increase from last year. The Biden administration estimates 19 million will sign up for plans by the Jan. 16 deadline. On Dec. 15, the deadline for coverage starting Jan. 1, more than 745,000 people selected a plan through HealthCare.gov — the most in a day in history, the Department of Health and Human Services said. For 2023 plans, more than 16.3 million people signed up through HealthCare.gov last year, another record. Of those who enrolled for this year, 22 percent were new to the marketplace. This year's enrollment had some unusual factors that may have played a part in boosting enrollment. Those who were disenrolled from Medicaid this year during the "unwinding" period were allowed to sign up for ACA plans earlier than normal. There was also stronger insurer participation in the program this year, providing significantly more options for customers to choose from. "Thanks to policies I signed into law, millions of Americans are saving hundreds or thousands of dollars on health insurance premiums," President Biden said on Wednesday. "Extreme Republicans want to stop these efforts in their tracks," he added. "At every turn, extreme Republicans continue to side with special interests to keep prescription drug prices high and to deny millions of people health coverage." |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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Top Biden administration officials this week met with prominent civil rights and public health leaders in the wake of the administration's decision to delay a ban on menthol cigarettes. The unannounced meeting was not formally on the public schedule, but it followed a similar call officials had last month with tobacco industry lobbyists — including former lawmakers — who advocated against the proposed ban. A … |
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| Less than half of U.S. adults say they have gotten the annual flu shot this year, and even less received the most recent COVID-19 booster shot, according to a survey released Wednesday. The Gallup poll found that 47 percent of adults said they got the flu shot, and 29 percent received the newest COVID-19 booster. Another 20 percent of respondents said they still plan to get the updated booster shot — but have not yet — and … |
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A coalition of abortion rights groups in Florida says it is close to collecting enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot next year that would protect abortion. By the end of the month, Floridians Protecting Freedom said it will have submitted 1.4 million signatures to state officials, more than enough to qualify ahead of the Feb. 1 deadline to get signatures submitted and verified. According … |
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Homeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings |
PHOENIX (AP) — With his gap-tooth smile, hip-hop routines and volunteer work for a food charity, Roosevelt White III was well known in the downtown Phoenix tent city known as "The Zone." But like many homeless people, White suffered from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He died unexpectedly one sweltering September day at age 36. Thousands … | |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Medicare is about to add hundreds of thousands more mental health providers (Axios)
- A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used? (KFF Health News)
- What's next for Ozempic? (The New York Times)
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Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb predicted Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court could rule “9-0” in favor of former President Trump in … Read more |
| Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is throwing a wrench into Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's (Ky.) effort to confirm two former aides to the Federal … Read more |
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