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☆ The future of Obamacare hangs on a few seats in Congress. Here's what could happen next
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"I'm not running to terminate the ACA," former President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post in March. That is, unless he could "come up with a plan that's going to cost our people, our population, less money and be better health care than Obamacare." Around 60% of Americans hold a favorable opinion of the 2010 health care law, a recent KFF poll found. The Harris campaign released a report on Monday that paints a dire picture of health care under a hypothetical Trump administration. The average ACA plan deductible, or amount a person must spend before their coverage kicks in, was over $3,000 in 2024, with some plan deductibles exceeding $7,000, KFF found.

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☆ Appeals court pauses ruling that could end Obamacare's preventative care mandate
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Circuit Court of Appeals issued an "administrative stay" of the March 30 ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor of Texas. Administration lawyers said in court filings that O'Connor's decision would affect preventive care for 150 million people. In his March ruling, O'Conner blocked only the requirement that most insurers cover a range of preventive care. The appeal is in the early stages and the appeals court has not yet set a date for arguments. O'Connor ruled that enforcing the recommendations violated constitutional language on how government officials can be appointed.

☆ Obamacare enrollment to open this spring for people losing Medicaid after pandemic protections end
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The 17 states that run their own marketplaces can implement a special enrollment period but are not required to do so. Individuals who lose Medicaid won't have to provide any additional documentation to shop for Obamacare. Medicaid enrollment swelled during the pandemic after Congress basically banned state governments from kicking people off the program for the duration of the public health emergency. Congress passed a federal spending bill in December that separated the Medicaid coverage protections from the public health emergency. HHS has estimated that 15 million people will lose Medicaid coverage once the pandemic-coverage protections end.

☆ U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic as Medicaid and Obamacare coverage grew
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The uninsured rate in the U.S. for people under age 65 dropped from 11% in 2019 to 10.5% in 2021, according to a report released Friday by the Health and Human Services Department. By the first quarter of 2022, the uninsured rate dropped to an all-time low of 8%, according to the report. But pandemic health policies created a safety net for people who lost private coverage and made it easier for them to find insurance. Medicaid enrollment swelled by more than 20 million from February 2020 through September 2022 as a consequence. Many of these people are expected to transition to Obamacare marketplace coverage.

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