Health Affairs July 9, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to implement the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), making an additional enhanced marketplace subsidy available to consumers on July 1, 2021. Federal officials also released the summary risk adjustment report for 2020 and the final methodology for the Basic Health Program (BHP) for 2022. In adopting the final methodology, CMS estimates that federal BHP payments to the two states with current BHPs—Minnesota and New York—will increase by about $1.1 billion in 2022. This post summarizes these recent developments.
HealthCare.gov Rolls Out Subsidies For Unemployed People
Beginning July 1, 2021, individuals who have received or been approved to receive unemployment compensation at any time during 2021 can visit HealthCare.gov to receive maximal...