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One in 7 Americans has gotten health insurance through the ACA in the last decade

by Samantha Fields
Sep 11, 2024
But the subsidies that enabled a wave of new signups since the pandemic are only in place until 2025.
The number of people enrolled under the Affordable Care Act has surge from roughly 11 million in 2020 to about 21 million in 2204.
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HealthCare.gov reopens for enrollment

by Nova Safo
Feb 15, 2021
Over the last four years, millions have dropped off the ACA.
The Biden administration plans to spend $50 million on a marketing campaign to get more people to enroll through the Affordable Care Act.
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Why having a job makes it more likely you have health insurance

by Erika Beras
Nov 6, 2020
Historically, it's been all about building employee loyalty and tax breaks for businesses.
A student gets a COVID-19 test at a pop-up testing site in New York City in October.
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Pence, Harris spar over the future of the ACA in VP debate

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Oct 8, 2020
Harris said the Trump administration would take away Obamacare's protections for people with preexisting conditions.
"President Trump and I have a plan to improve health care and protect preexisting conditions for every American," Vice President Mike Pence said. But he did not offer any further details.
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With COVID-19, some states reopen the ACA marketplace for uninsured

by Verónica Zaragovia
May 5, 2020
The health plans, available to gig workers and the self-employed, are seeing an "influx of enrollment," one expert says.
About a dozen states and Washington, D.C., opened special enrollment periods for people to sign up for Obamacare.
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Laid-off workers now worry about health care during health crisis

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 25, 2020
The majority of Americans get employer-sponsored health insurance so what happens when that goes away?
One employer said he "just wanted to make sure that everybody’s taken care of through this."
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As open enrollment gets underway, changes to ACA bring uncertainty

by Erika Beras
Nov 4, 2019
The individual mandate no longer results in a tax penalty, and so-called "skinny plans" that don't meet Obamacare requirements abound.
Big changes to the ACA are bound to cause confusion this year. Above, a man signs up for ACA insurance in 2015 in Miami, Florida.
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Premiums fall again for ACA health plans

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 23, 2019
After years of rising costs, the drop is an indication markets are stabilizing.
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Some on ACA insurance plans may soon get wellness program discounts

by Erika Beras
Oct 2, 2019
More than 50 million employees in America already take part in workplace wellness programs.
Workplace wellness programs offer benefits to employees who agree to exercise or change their diets.
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Democrats launch bill to bolster ACA

by Erika Beras
Mar 27, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democrats' bill to bolster the Affordable Care Act aims to lower premiums.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds a news conference about healthcare legislation on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. On the day after the Trump Justice Department sided with Republican governor plaintiffs who have filed suit to strike down in its entirety the Affordable Care Act, House Democrats gathered to outline their healthcare agenda.
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