PA Insurance Marketplace and Affordable Care Act News
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Whitney Downard
Pennie health insurance enrollment drops by 160K after federal subsidies expire
Enrollment in the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, which offers discounted health insurance coverage, declined by 160,000 Pennsylvanians after Congress allowed enhanced subsidies to expire in December.
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Pennsylvania House passes bills to enshrine Affordable Care Act protections in state law
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More than 16 million people bought insurance on Healthcare.gov, a record high
What’s driving the upward trend? The big reason is that the plans are cheaper for people than they used to be.
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Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance kicks off. Here’s what you need to know
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Jacquelyn Martin
Lebanon woman receives a phone call from Vice President Kamala Harris
Lebanon County resident Jessie Green received a surprise from the vice president of the United States, who touted the Affordable Care Act on its 12th anniversary.
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Evan Vucci
Treading lightly in abortion politics, Biden still manages to annoy both sides
The president is one of a disappearing group of politicians who sought moderate compromises on abortion. His supporters want faster changes. But abortion opponents are also taking him to task.
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Rachel Woolf
Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums
The bill would spend $34 billion to help Americans who buy insurance on the health plan marketplaces created by the ACA through 2022, when the benefits would expire.By NPR