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About the ACA HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. …

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html

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Still need health insurance? HealthCare.gov

(7 days ago) WEBFind out if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. Still need health insurance? You can enroll in or change plans if you have certain life events or income, or qualify for Medicaid or CHIP. Check if you can enroll/change. Looking for coverage for a …

https://www.healthcare.gov/

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How to Get Marketplace Health Insurance HealthCare.gov

(6 days ago) WEBGetting a Health Insurance Marketplace® plan: 4 steps. Notice: Get health coverage now if you qualify for: A. Special Enrollment Period. A time outside the yearly Open Enrollment Period when you can sign up for health insurance. You qualify for a Special Enrollment Period if you’ve had certain life events, including losing health coverage

https://www.healthcare.gov/quick-guide/getting-marketplace-health-insurance/

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HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Marketplace Coverage …

(4 days ago) WEBToday, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced policies for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces that make it easier for low-income people to enroll in coverage, provides states the ability to increase access to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/02/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-marketplace-coverage-more-accessible-expand-essential-health-benefits.html

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Federal and State Health Policy Commonwealth Fund

(3 days ago) WEBThe U.S. health care landscape is constantly evolving, whether in response to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, the emergence of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, or longstanding challenges like the affordability of care. Ensuring the research needs and policy priorities of state and federal officials

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/programs/federal-and-state-health-policy

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More …

(3 days ago) WEBNew measures will help consumers compare health insurance plan choices. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced new measures that will allow consumers to more easily find the right form of quality, affordable health care coverage on …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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How to get insurance through the ACA Health Insurance …

(8 days ago) WEBTo get started, go to Healthcare.gov to find your state Health Insurance Marketplace. Each state's Marketplace has its own enrollment instructions. During the Marketplace open enrollment period each year, you can: Choose a plan for the first time. Continue in your current plan. Make changes to your current insurance plan.

https://www.usa.gov/health-insurance-marketplace

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U.S. Health Care Policy RAND

(2 days ago) WEBThe U.S. health care policy landscape is poised for great change. Extensive RAND research offers insights about the likely impact of repealing or revising the ACA along key dimensions, including Medicaid, …

https://www.rand.org/health-care/key-topics/health-policy.html

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Health Policy - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(4 days ago) WEBGoal: Use health policy to prevent disease and improve health. Health policy can have a major impact on health and well-being. Healthy People 2030 focuses on keeping people safe and healthy through laws and policies at the local, state, territorial, and federal level. Evidence-based health policies can help prevent disease and promote health.

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-policy

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HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Marketplace Coverage …

(6 days ago) WEBToday, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced policies for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces that make it easier for low-income people to enroll in coverage, provides states the ability to increase access to …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-marketplace-coverage-more-accessible-and-expand-essential-health

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Need health insurance? HealthCare.gov

(Just Now) WEBGet Healthcare Coverage, Health Insurance Marketplace® Category Description Status; Advertising: We use digital advertising tools, such as web beacons, to track the effectiveness of our digital advertising outreach efforts.

https://www.healthcare.gov/get-coverage/

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The Affordable Care Act and Its Accomplishments ASPE

(8 days ago) WEBPublication Date. Mar 18, 2022. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Since then, the law has led to an historic expansion of health insurance coverage across all states and all demographic groups within the U.S. This Briefing Book features key findings from two dozen reports published in 2021-2022.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/aca-accomplishments

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Apply for Health Insurance HealthCare.gov

(7 days ago) WEBFill out and mail in a paper application. You’ll get eligibility results in the mail within 2 weeks. Find instructions (PDF, 418 KB) and get extra pages (PDF, 254 KB) if you have more than 2 people to include in your application. Start paper application (PDF, 1.35 MB)

https://www.healthcare.gov/apply-and-enroll/how-to-apply/

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Health Care Access and Quality - Federal Policy to …

(5 days ago) WEBFEDERAL HEALTH CARE POLICY OVERVIEW. Federal policies drive all aspects of the U.S. health care system. Congress legislates many aspects of health care finance, delivery, access, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK596397/

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HHS Announces 13.8 Million Americans with Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBGet covered with affordable health insurance through HealthCare.gov – still open for enrollment . Thanks to the savings secured through the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan, more than 13.8 million consumers have signed up for 2022 health care coverage that started January 1, 2022, through the Affordable …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/01/10/hhs-announces-13-8-million-americans-health-care-coverage-ahead-jan-15th-open-enrollment-deadline.html

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Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy health.gov

(2 days ago) WEBAdvancing Public Health Through Law and Policy. Law and policy are among the most effective tools to improve health. Many of the greatest public health successes in the United States are the result of legal or policy interventions, such as smoke-free air laws and mandatory seatbelt laws. 1 Yet many people may not be aware …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy

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US Health Policy—2020 and Beyond - JAMA Network

(7 days ago) WEBIn 2017, US health care spending reached $3.5 trillion, and such costs now consume approximately 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP). 1 Even though there has been a slight slowing in the annual growth of health care expenditures, 2 a recent projection suggested that by 2027, health care will consume 22% of the GDP, 3 outpacing the …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2730484

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We Must Fix US Health and Public Health Policy - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe first responsibility of public health is to protect people from outbreaks and other health risks. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic showed how fragmented, insufficient, and marginalized public health departments have become. At the national, state, and local levels, we need a public health renaissance. From the trauma and failure of the response to

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958072/

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Find out what Marketplace health insurance plans cover

(6 days ago) WEBWhat Marketplace health insurance plans cover. All plans offered in the Marketplace cover these 10 essential health benefits: Ambulatory patient services (outpatient care you get without being admitted to a hospital) Emergency services. Hospitalization (like surgery and overnight stays) Pregnancy, maternity, and newborn care (both before and

https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch

(8 days ago) WEBFor 2023, public policies should be enacted to help modernize and adapt supply chains to ensure greater resiliency. To help mitigate drug shortages, Congress should grant the Food and Drug

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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Programs and Policies to Improve Access and Quality of Care for

(5 days ago) WEBThis chapter examines available evidence on the extent to which various programs and policies have influenced the ability of U.S. communities to attain adequate access to services appropriate to meet their health care needs. Previous chapters have established that access to high-quality health care services, including primary care …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207347/

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