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by Kevin Zimmermann With the chaos created by the pandemic, many Americans ran into problems keeping their health insurance up-to-date; so many that President Biden announced a new open enrollment period last week to begin February 15th. State Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable and Governor Evers yesterday said that the new period will run through May 15th, and they’re urging Wisconsinites who either missed the original enrollment deadline or their first payment for their enrolled plan to use...

• Provide immediate relief from Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidy clawbacks created by COVID-19 uncertainty. • Provide clarity on COVID-19 testing coverage requirements, especially in regard to tests that are ordered as part of state-based contact tracing efforts. • Partner with states in actively focusing on programs and practices that address the needs of historically marginalized communities. • Address problematic elements of the recently proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parame...

Home » Latest News, Newsroom » DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Joins Multistate Group Providing ACA Policy Recommendations to President-elect Biden DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Joins Multistate Group Providing ACA Policy Recommendations to President-elect Biden Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Latest News, Newsroom HONOLULU — Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Colin Hayashida joined a group of the nation’s state insurance commissioners in a pledge to work with President-elect Joe Biden by providing health pol...

  Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Joe Biden encouraging his administration to consider several initiatives that would support and strengthen health insurance coverage for more Americans. Commissioner Afable encourages President-elect Biden to consider prioritizing actions that include: Opening a Special Enrollment Period through the federal health insurance marketplace Providing clarity on coverage requirements related to COVID-19 Re-instating necessary ACA coverage protect...

Wisconsin Bolsters COVID Testing, Tracing With New Work Wisconsin residents can order at-home COVID-19 testing kits for free, state officials said Tuesday as they prepared to launch a mobile app Wednesday to allow people who test positive to anonymously notify close contacts. by David Wahlberg, The Wisconsin State Journal / December 23, 2020 Interior of Wisconsins state capitol in Madison. David Kidd (TNS) —...

Michigan Joins Group of State Insurance Commissioners to Provide ACA Policy Recommendations to President-elect Biden Michigan Joins Group of State Insurance Commissioners to Provide ACA Policy Recommendations to President-elect Biden Media Contact: Laura Hall, 517-290-3779, halll17@michigan.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 23, 2020 (LANSING, MICH) Anita Fox, Director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), has joined a group of state insurance commissioners in a pl...

COVID-19 vaccine will be provided at no cost to the public Share Last updated on December 29th, 2020 at 11:59 am The COVID-19 vaccine will be provided at no cost for all Wisconsin residents, regardless of their insurance status, the Wisconsin Office of Commissioner of Insurance confirmed this week. OCI issued a bulletin saying all health insurers are prohibited from applying cost-sharing for the vaccine or for any costs associated with the administration of the vaccine, per federal guidance. An...

Share: MADISON – Today the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) issued a bulletin affirming that the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided at no cost for all Wisconsin residents. All health insurers will be prohibited from charging for the vaccine or any of the administrative costs of the vaccine and anyone without health insurance will also be able to get vaccinated at no cost. “As distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine continues, we want to...

  Madison, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) issued a bulletin affirming that the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided at no cost for all Wisconsin residents. As described in the bulletin and in accordance with federal guidance, all health insurers will be prohibited from applying cost sharing for the vaccine or for any costs associated with administration of the vaccine, and anyone without health insurance will also be able to get vaccinated without an o...