With the COVID relief plan poised for final passage, the first significant enhancement of the Affordable Care Act is about to become law, more than a decade after it was enacted.
Here’s how the COVID relief plan will increase ACA premium help from the federal government, making coverage more affordable for millions of people.
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However, remember that any day now the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the ACA, likely sealing its fate positively or negatively for years to come.
Under the COVID relief plan, the 12 holdout states will be getting a big financial incentive to expand Medicaid under the ACA. I tend to doubt many will in the near future, but they’ll be leaving a lot of federal money on the table.
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The remaining elements of President Biden’s potential health agenda are tougher, politically speaking.
Making ACA subsidy enhancements permanent
Covering poor people in states not expanding Medicaid
Public option
Lowering Medicare’s eligibility age
Negotiating drug prices
Making ACA subsidy enhancements permanent
Covering poor people in states not expanding Medicaid
Public option
Lowering Medicare’s eligibility age
Negotiating drug prices
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