Health Affairs January 29, 2021
Katie Keith

On January 28, 2021, President Biden took two health care executive actions, including issuing an executive order that directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand access to Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage and bolster the Medicaid program. These directives were long expected and make clear that the Biden administration considers HealthCare.gov and Medicaid to be critical tools in its pandemic response toolbox.

In particular, the executive order directs HHS to consider establishing a broad special enrollment period for HealthCare.gov and reassess rules and policies that undermine access to ACA and Medicaid coverage. In response, HHS quickly announced the new special enrollment period, which will begin on February 15, and committed to spending $50 million on outreach...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, HHS, Insurance, Medicaid, Payer, Public Exchange
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