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There are some snags in free COBRA health insurance for unemployed. Here's what you need to know CNBC 5 hrs ago Annie Nova A provision in the latest Covid stimulus package nixes people's monthly COBRA premiums for six months. Health-care advocates worry people will miss out on the relief though because they don't know about it or experience trouble accessing it. © Provided by CNBC But she discovered that the government would fully subsidize her COBRA health insurance premiums from April until September, thanks to a provision in the latest stimulus package. She immediately ...

Changes to Medicaid supplemental payments could follow new state reporting requirements Changes to Medicaid supplemental payments could follow new state reporting requirements Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images New rules that would impact Medicaid payments could be on the way, as state reporting changes could lead to bigger base payments and reduced supplemental payments, according to experts. Improved state data could shed light on whether Medicaid base payments are high enough. Policymakers are looking to better understand whether supplemental payments benefit safety-net provider...

How many Americans will benefit remains unclear. That's because, to stay on their workplace plan, a laid-off worker typically must continue to pay their monthly premiums, as well as their employer's usual contribution and then another 2% administrative fee on top of that. The typical annual premium for job-based coverage in 2020 was $7,470 for individuals and $21,342 for family coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Now, the government will fully cover these pricey premiums for the next seven months. COBRA subsidies have occurred before, including during the Great Recession and ...

March 8, 2021 6:07 AM By Brandon Lee President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion package will sail through the House when it takes up the bill on Tuesday, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides, even after proposals progressives championed were scaled back. The Senate’s changes to the House-passed bill, made to appease moderates and comply with parliamentary rules, included dropping a proposed minimum wage increase but are unlikely to prove enough to make progressive Democrats vote against it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can only afford to have four Democrats oppo...

Biden to take action on ACA marketplaces, Medicaid Jessie Hellmann © Getty Images Biden to take action on ACA marketplaces, Medicaid President Biden will direct federal agencies this week to reopen the ObamaCare marketplaces and roll back the Trump administration's changes to Medicaid in a repudiation of his predecessor's health care policies. Biden's executive orders are expected to set the stage for his presidency by reinforcing his belief that the federal government should make it easier - not harder - for people to get health care. According to documents obtained by The...