Insurance Exchanges

Open enrollment for 2018 health insurance kicked off on November 1 this year amid palpable political unrest over cost-sharing reduction payments, extreme advertising cuts and an anti-Obamacare vibe at the federal level. Despite the tension, early numbers are not only good but better than last year at the same time. The Hill reports that on the first day of open ... Read Full Article ›

Updated 2/10/2016 Essentially, this extension pertains only to individuals who were unable to file because of a taxation issue relating to their tax filing in 2014. If individuals who received subsidized healthcare (Obamacare plans) in previous years prior to this open enrollment season, and they didn’t file a tax return, they may be ineligible to enroll until they file and or ... Read Full Article ›

While the Obama Administration has succeeded in providing health coverage to millions of Americans, certain holdouts are proving more difficult to insure. The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates that by the end of 2016, the total number of insured people nationwide will be about 10 million. This represents an increase of about 1 million from 2015. The ... Read Full Article ›