Affordable Care Act

Navigators at USF have received thousands of calls in need of help sorting through the complexities of the health care market, and leaders expect more people to reach out as the deadline looms closer.

A court decision last year makes it easier for low-income residents in Florida and other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid to make good-faith estimates of a pay increase, and there is no financial penalty if they don’t hit that figure.

Complaints about misleading health insurance marketing are soaring. State insurance commissioners are taking notice. They’ve created a shared internal database to monitor questionable business practices.

There's finally been a fix to the "family glitch" that made marketplace health plans sometimes unaffordable. And although premiums are rising, subsidies are too, and more people are eligible.

States that haven't expanded Medicaid are also more likely to restrict access to abortion and other reproductive care. Advocates say that makes it even more important for residents to get health coverage.

Even a decade in, the Affordable Care Act’s recommendations to simply cover preventive screening and care without cost sharing remain confusing and complex.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increased and enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace insurance coverage, but they will expire after 2022.

Jodi Ray of Florida Covering Kids & Families says one reason for the jump may be the Biden administration’s push for more resources toward marketing and outreach, particularly through the American Rescue Plan.

Subsidies from the president's coronavirus relief act and an extended enrollment period helped add 600,000 Floridians through the federal marketplace.

Some consumers "have gone months" without realizing someone had improperly enrolled them in ACA plans, with tax credits that may need repaying. A proposed rule would stop the practice.

The federal penalty program finishes its first decade by lowering payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals for readmitting too many Medicare patients within a month.

Millions are uninsured because 12 states, including Florida, have not accepted Medicaid expansion. Congressional Democrats want to offer coverage in the spending bill being debated, but competition to get into that package is fierce.