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Election 2024

Economic issues take the stage during the presidential debate

by Nova Safo , Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Erika Soderstrom and Ariana Rosas
Sep 11, 2024
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sparred over various topics, including tariffs and inflation.
Tariffs and the Affordable Care Act were two issues that received airtime during the presidential debate.
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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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Why Affordable Care Act coverage has record enrollment

by Samantha Fields
Jan 15, 2024
Plans are cheaper because of pandemic-era subsidies, and millions who lost Medicaid coverage have found their way to ACA marketplaces.
Affordable Care Act plans have become less expensive in the last few years, thanks to pandemic-era subsidies. Above, a person fills out an insurance application at an ACA enrollment fair.
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Higher subsidies drive record ACA enrollment

by Samantha Fields
Nov 9, 2023
The government has extended pandemic-era subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplace until 2025 — and even higher-income families are eligible.
Just about everyone looking for an ACA plan is eligible for a higher subsidy than before, said Vivian Ho at Rice University.
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Gig workers are signing up for ACA health benefits, though many still go uncovered

by Blake Farmer
Nov 21, 2022
Gig workers are a major reason this year's open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act individual marketplace is likely to be big.
Sharon Barker, an Affordable Care Act navigator, discusses open enrollment in Nashville, Tennessee. She said more of her clients are working in the gig economy and using the individual marketplace to support a more flexible career.
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Affordable Care Act enrollment expected to hit another record

by Blake Farmer
Nov 18, 2022
A shift to self-employment during the pandemic may partly be responsible for the enrollment surge in plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
A federally-funded health navigator helps people in Nashville sign up for Affordable Care Act plans on the individual marketplace on the first day of open enrollment, Nov. 1.
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Unique labor conditions spur people to seek health insurance

by Amanda Peacher
Sep 16, 2021
The Biden administration says nearly 3 million people signed up during the extended ACA enrollment period.
Pedestrians walk past a Miami that offers plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. ACA enrollment is at an all-time high, according to the Biden administration.
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act

by Associated Press
Jun 17, 2021
The justices left the entire law intact Thursday, ruling that plaintiffs had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court.
The Supreme Court ruled recently that states can prosecute crimes allegedly committed by non-Natives on tribal land.
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New law dramatically expands access to health care subsidies

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 11, 2021
Lots of low- and middle-income folks who didn’t qualify for subsidies before will now.
Under the new law, nobody will have to pay more than 8.5% of their income on health insurance.
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Federal health care portal reopens for 3-month special enrollment period

by Samantha Fields
Feb 16, 2021
The Biden administration plans to spread the word that people can sign up and may be eligible for free or subsidized coverage.
As of Monday, through May 15, people in the 36 states that use HealthCare.gov can sign up for federal insurance plans.
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