Health Payer Intelligence May 20, 2020
Kelsey Waddill

States with special enrollment periods are boosting ACA plan marketing and may focus on populations that were unaware of coverage requirements or eligibility.

State health insurance marketplaces are playing a pivotal role in helping the uninsured access healthcare coverage by opening special enrollment periods, Commonwealth Fund researchers found.

By opening special enrollment periods and launching awareness campaigns, states are making ACA plans a more viable coverage option for the uninsured, the researchers explained.

The coronavirus pandemic triggered high unemployment and, as a result, uninsurance. Some experts estimate that 27 million Americans could lose their employer-sponsored health plans and of those, 1.9 million could be left without any alternatives

Many suggest that the uninsured may turn to Medicaid and, especially in...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange, States
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