📣⚠️🚨 REMINDER: YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL *THIS SATURDAY* TO #GETCOVERED IN MOST STATES!!

VISIT HEALTHCARE.GOV *TODAY*!
⚠️ In most states, you only have until midnight on Saturday, Jan. 15th to enroll!

Exceptions:
--MA: You have until 1/23
--CA, NJ, NY, RI: You have until 1/31
--ID: The deadline already passed unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
⚠️ Avoid scams, junk plans etc. by only enrolling via an AUTHORIZED #ACA exchange website!

These include either the OFFICIAL ACA exchanges *or* APPROVED 3rd-party brokers such as HealthSherpa, W3LL or StrideHealth.

The next 2 tweets link to the official ACA exchanges:
MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL HELP THIS YEAR...& THOSE WHO ALREADY DID CAN GET FAR *MORE* HELP.

No, seriously: If you've looked into an #ACA plan in the past only to find out you had to pay full price or the subsidies weren't generous enough, TRY AGAIN *NOW*.
📣 2022 is *THE* year to #GetCovered via an #ACA exchange plan! The American Rescue Plan DRAMATICALLY expanded & enhanced ACA financial help.

If #BuildBackBetter goes through, that expansion will be made permanent...but if not, it's a one-time thing, so take advantage of it NOW.
❓HOW MUCH could you save? Well, the amount varies greatly depending on where you live, how old you are, what your household makeup is and how much you earn, but here's some typical examples.

Some people will literally save $1,000/month or more.
acasignups.net/21/04/02/how-m…
IF YOU'RE ENROLLED "OFF-EXCHANGE" YOU CAN PROBABLY SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST BY SWITCHING TO AN *ON*-EXCHANGE PLAN. Usually even the exact same plan, through the same carrier, with the same provider network.
To Explain: Many people enrolled in #ACA-compliant individual market plans, but did so OFF-exchange because *in previous years* they earned too much to qualify for financial help.

Well, THIS YEAR many of them DO qualify...but ONLY if they SWITCH to an ON-exchange plan RIGHT NOW!
Some states are offering ADDITIONAL savings on #ACA plans!

If you live in CO, CT, MN, MD, NJ, NY, MA, VT or WA, you might qualify for extra savings!
"OK, but WHICH plan should I choose?"

Well, I can't answer that for you, but *generally*:

--If you earn LESS than 200% FPL (~$26K if single, ~$51K for a family of 4), choose a SILVER plan, which will qualify you for both dramatic premium *and* cost sharing savings.
If you earn < 200% FPL, look for Silver plans with the "CSR" or "extra savings" label.

Officially they're called "Silver CSR 94" or "Silver CSR 87" plans, but I call them #SecretPlatinum plans because they're effectively Platinum plans (extremely low deductibles/co-pays).
What if you earn MORE than 200% FPL (again: ~$26K/yr if you're single; ~$51K for a family of 4)?

That's where it gets a lot trickier; depending on your situation, you might be better off w/Bronze, Silver, Gold or even Platinum. HOWEVER...
...many WHO EARN OVER 200% FPL can find GOLD plans which actually cost LESS than SILVER plans, even though the Gold may have lower cost sharing! In some cases it may cost NOTHING in premiums after ACA subsidies!

Yes, it's a long, stupid story. No, you don't want to hear it.
⚠️ Remember the federal #ACA "individual mandate" penalty? That's gone, but several states have their own financial penalty for residents who don't have healthcare coverage (if they don't qualify for an exception).

CA, DC, MA, NJ & RI residents need to be aware of this!
❓WHAT IF YOU ENROLLED ALREADY, BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU CHOSE THE WRONG PLAN?

GOOD NEWS: You can still *switch* to a *different* plan as long as you do so by the final deadline!
If you enrolled in a policy which started 1/01/22 but there are issues with your provider network, drug formulary, etc. you can switch to a *different* plan between now and the deadline in your state.

The new plan will take effect FEB. 1st.

CAVEAT: Your deductible may reset.
Hooray! There's more carriers & plans available than ever before!

Boo! That means more confusing choices than ever before!

Hooray! Visit LocalHelp.HealthCare.Gov (or the equivalent for your state's exchange) for assisters, navigators, brokers or agents near you who can help!
More details on all of this and more can be found here: acasignups.net/21/12/23/getco…
P.S. If you find this info useful & want to support my work, you can do so here, thank you! acasignups.net/support

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13 Jan
Fuck you, Matt.
My 15-yr old was THRILLED to get back to in-person school last fall, as long as there was an ENFORCED mask requirement. Now he & his friends are watching their classmates and teachers getting sick & having to quarantine left & right, and want to go virtual again.
The risk to him personally is low—he’s vaxxed & boosted—but no one is enforcing the mask mandate and both kids & staff are getting sloppier about it, not better. Having random schmoes as substitute teachers almost every day doesn’t exactly make for a strong learning environment.
Many of the teachers/students aren’t absent because THEY’RE sick but because they’re caring for a family member who is or they have to quarantine. Going fully remote would allow many of these teachers/students to still teach/attend for the next few weeks…but “hybrid” is a mess.
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12 Jan
This is the Zombie Junk Plan that Refuses to Die. "Aliera" (aka "Trinity Healthshare") has been sued, fined or kicked out of at least a half-dozen states already, I believe.
May 2019: Washington State:
acasignups.net/22/01/12/washi…
May 2019, New Hampshire: acasignups.net/22/01/12/new-h…
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12 Jan
📣 THREAD: Dems are facing strong headwinds in 2022, but DON'T accept defeat as inevitable.

In 2020 we saved democracy. In 2022 we need to do it again. It'll take more than money, but money is still an important tool. Here's links to multiple fed/state races to support: 1/
1. First, we desperately need to keep the #HouseBlueIn22! I know it’s a long shot but if the GOP takes control you’ll have lunatics like MTG, Matt Gaetz & Lauren Boebert in charge and President Biden will be impeached for existing. Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/housebl…
2. It's vitally important to not just keep the #SenateBlueIn22 to retain control of judicial appointments, but to *pad* the majority to help prevent a couple of wayward Dems from throwing sand in the gears of President Biden's agenda. Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/senateb…
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11 Jan
I *knew* it...and that was when it was folks on the *left* who were ripping on her for her response (don't get me wrong, her phrasing still sounds dismissive of those w/comorbidities, but that's a separate issue).

Why the HELL did GMA edit this in the first place?
I know @CDCDirector can't stop the media from editing her comments (or the GOP/MAGA from taking them out of context), but in terms of her *actual* comments, I think the unedited version shows what her mistake was in this exchange.
She was explaining how amazingly effective the vaccines are, based on a new study. OK.

She starts by saying that the severe illness rate AMONG FULLY VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS in this study was extremely low--an extremely tiny number (0.015% is 180 people out of 1.2 million). Fine.
Read 14 tweets
11 Jan
📣🚨⚠️ REMINDER: YOU ONLY HAVE 5️⃣ DAYS LEFT TO #GETCOVERED IN MOST STATES!!

VISIT HEALTHCARE.GOV *TODAY*!
📣 In most states, you only have until midnight on Saturday, Jan. 15th to enroll!

Exceptions:
--MASSACHUSETTS: You have until 1/23
--CA, NJ, NY, RI: You have until 1/31
--ID: Unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period, you already missed the deadline.
📣 Avoid scams, junk plans etc. by only enrolling via an AUTHORIZED #ACA exchange website!

These include either the OFFICIAL ACA exchanges *or* APPROVED 3rd-party brokers such as HealthSherpa, W3LL or StrideHealth.

A list of the official ACA exchanges follows downthread:
Read 18 tweets
10 Jan
📣📣 Weekly Update: Whole New Wave, Whole New Ballgame re. #COVID19 case & death rates:
acasignups.net/22/01/10/weekl…
⚠️ Since I've been the one pushing the COVID case/death rate partisan divide so heavily the past 6 months, it behooves me to also note if & when that red tide turns blue again...which it seems to be, at least for the moment. 2/
It's tricky to lock in a "start" & "end" dates for a given wave since variants generally lurk under the radar for some time before spreading widely, but as far as I can tell, Delta "started" in the U.S. in mid/late June while Omicron "started" here around mid/late December. 3/ Image
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