📣 State by State: #ACA Open Enrollment, 2021 vs. 2020: acasignups.net/21/02/09/state…
Still waiting on final data from CA & DC and *any* data from NY, RI & VT, but so far:

--HC.gov states up 6.8% year over year
--State exchanges up 1.4% year over year

Inthe past, state exchanges consistently outperformed the federal exchange. So what's different this year? 2/
Answer: #COVID19 & Medicaid expansion.

In states which have expanded Medicaid, a big chunk of the newly unemployed/low-income shifted from #ACA plans to medicaid.

In non-expansion states, a big chunk of those folks moved to heavily-subsidized exchange plans instead. 3/
As a result:

--NON-expansion states: Enrollment is up 10.0% y/y
--Expansion states: Enrollment is up 0.3% y/y

The latter will shift as data for the final 5 states come in, but I still only expect expansion states to be up a couple percent at most in the end. 4/
NATIONALLY, total 2021 #ACA enrollment is up 2.2% y/y (11.7M so far). When data for the final 5 states is in, I expect total 2021 enrollment to be up to ~12.1M, give or take.

This is WITHOUT the current/pending spring COVID Enrollment Period, which is counted separately. /END

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More from @charles_gaba

10 Feb
Note: This doesn't mean the #TexasFoldEm case is over; all it means is that the DoJ is now formally DEFENDING the #ACA instead of siding with the GOP plaintiffs.

The case was already heard by SCOTUS in November. The decision is expected sometime this spring or summer.
The other option is for Dems to #MootTheSuit via simple legislation to either:

1. ⬆️ the mandate penalty back to $1 or more
2. Formally state that the mandate can be ✂️
3.❌ the mandate language itself:
acasignups.net/21/02/05/democ…
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10 Feb
📣 UPDATED: 2021 #ACA Enrollment is (mostly) BACK! Here's *8* important things to remember:
acasignups.net/21/02/09/updat…
1. DON'T MISS THE (new) DEADLINE!

Nearly every state is offering a *new* #COVID19 Enrollment Period this spring! Some have already started; most begin on February 15th. Here's a summary of the start/end dates as well as who's eligible to enroll via the new enrollment period: 2/ Image
2. BE CAREFUL TO AVOID JUNK PLANS!

Make sure you enroll in an #ACA-compliant policy by using an *official* ACA exchange website.

If you *do* use a 3rd-party site, make sure it's an *authorized* ACA enrollment partner which *only* sells ACA policies, like Health Sherpa. 3/
Read 12 tweets
9 Feb
Annnnnnd now Lionel Hutz is up.
Right out of the gate he screws up, says he's the lead prosecutor instead of defense.
He starts out agreeing that everything that happened on 1/06 was horrible and everyone responsible should be prosecuted. Well, then...
Read 12 tweets
9 Feb
📣 IT'S HERE! The House @WaysMeansCmte releases (half) of the #COVID19 Relief Bill (aka #AmRescuePlan)...and #HR369 makes the cut (temporarily):
acasignups.net/21/02/08/its-h…
THAT'S what I'm all geeked about. HOWEVER, there's a couple of important caveats/tweaks:

1. It would only be for 2 years for now (it needed to be made permanent even before the pandemic hit.)

2. One of those years is *2021* (that's right, it'd be retroactive!)
Read 5 tweets
8 Feb
📣 Here's an updated summary of the new #ACA #COVIDEnrollmentPeriod start/end dates & who's eligible in each state. #GetCovered!
Remember, even if you fall outside the parameters above, ANY documented U.S. resident is ALWAYS eligible for a 60-day Special Enrollment Period if they have a qualifying life experience like losing coverage, getting married/divorced, moving, giving birth, etc. #GetCovered!
Also, Native Americans & Alaska Natives can enroll in #ACA exchange plans year-round.

FINALLY, you can enroll in MEDICAID or CHIP year round in any state, and you can enroll in the Essential Plan, MinnesotaCare or Connector Care year round in NY, MN & MA respectively.
Read 4 tweets
8 Feb
Also, using the *literal* geographic center of the country as the metaphor supports those stupid election maps showing a sea of red with dots of blue, even though more people for Dems than Republicans. The big Dem cities are mostly on the coasts. Guess what’s in the “middle”?
Also, as both @abcontigo & @corpusnovus have noted, this leaves out Alaska and Hawaii, both of which happen to include a high population of non-white residents.

The actual geographic center of the U.S., when you include them, is near Belle Fourche, SD.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographi…
Lebanon, KS is located in Smith County, KS, population 3,600, which voted for Donald Trump by 67 points.

Belle Fourche, SD is located in Butte County, SD, population 10,100, which voted for Donald Trump by 58 points.

Either way, according to Jeep, that's where "the middle" is.
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