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States can use federal money that would otherwise support ACA marketplace premium tax credits to set up programs that offer health insurance to low-income people whose incomes are too high to make them eligible for Medicaid.
Labyrinthine economics mean that even as U.S. inflation is "broadly retreating," as CNBC reports, health insurance costs are set to tick up in October, and again in following months. The Seattle Times says health insurance rates will jump for "thousands." The Boston Globe warns of rises in Rhode Island.
Off-marketplace plans are widely available, and individuals with higher incomes can obtain silver plans with low premiums off-marketplace.
In an effort to improve healthcare access, the Biden Administration has proposed a new rule that would overhaul the enrollment processes for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Programs (BHPs), and eliminate what it considers arbitrary coverage caps for children in CHIP.
The proposed rule, provided first to USA TODAY, takes steps to reduce the paperwork burden often associated with health care.