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Proposed ACA rule change could drive enrollment among low-income Obamacare, Medicaid beneficiaries Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images The Biden administration's proposal to give consumers more time to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges will lead to more low-income people gaining coverage, but analysts are uncertain whether that would encourage more insurers to offer policies on the marketplaces. On Monday, CMS unveiled a plan to give exchange customers an additional 30 days to enroll, extending the enrollment period from Nov. 1 to Jan. 15; currently, sig...

email article WASHINGTON -- By a vote of 220-211, the House on Wednesday passed the Senate version of the COVID relief bill -- also known as the American Rescue Plan Act -- paving the way for President Biden's signature. "The American Rescue Plan is aggressive, no doubt about it, but researchers and health professionals have told us this is what's needed to scale up testing and tracing, to address PPE [personal protective equipment] shortages, and to speed up equitable vaccine distribution," said Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), chairman of the House Budget Committee. "They have told us...