Marketplace enrollment climbs nearly 5 million higher than previous year
The Biden-Harris Administration announced 21.3 million people selected an Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace plan during the 2024 Open Enrollment Period. Total plan selections include more than five million people — about a fourth — who are new to the Marketplaces and 16 million people who renewed their coverage. Notably, open enrollment continues in four states and Washington, DC, through January 31.
“For decades, when it came to federal programs we could depend on to keep Americans covered, three were always top of mind — Medicare, Medicaid, and Social…
General and health insurers have recently rolled out a “cashless everywhere” facility in India that allows policyholders to access cashless facilities for medical treatment in any hospital. Even if the institution is not in the network of your insurance company, you can still avail cashless treatment there. If it is a planned treatment, all you need to do is inform your insurance company at least 48 hours prior to admission to avail of cashless treatment at a non-network hospital. For emergency hospitalization, you can inform your insurer within 48 hours of admission. Previously, policyholders had to pay for treatment at…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care for low-income people.
Kemp’s Georgia Pathways to Coverage offers government health insurance to people earning up to the federal poverty level — $15,060 for an individual adult — if they can document that they’re working, in school, or performing other qualifying activities.
Since July, when the program began, about 3,500 people have signed up, according to state officials. That’s a small fraction of Georgians…