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State-based health insurance marketplace opens amid federal budget stalemate

SPRINGFIELD — People in Illinois who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see big increases in the cost of their premiums next year, but state officials are ... Read More

State Officials Say Their Exchanges Can Be More Effective Than Federal Marketplace

Officials from Rhode Island, Kentucky, California and Washington, D.C., have said their state-based health insurance exchanges are better-equipped to deal with the challenges of healthcare reform than ... Read More

How will expiring ACA health care subsidies affect your insurance on exchange?

As the government shutdown reaches one month with no deal in sight to extend pandemic-era health insurance subsidies, state exchanges are rolling out health plans without the tax credits included. Read More

78% of Americans Who Qualify for Health Insurance Subsidies Never Heard of Exchanges

Seventy eight percent of Americans who will be eligible for health insurance subsidies created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have never heard of state-based health insurance ... Read More

Will the ACA's health insurance exchanges be ready on time?

Last week, I received my weekly email update from the Maryland health insurance exchange: Maryland Health Connection completed its Final Detailed Design Review (FDDR) live system demo on Thursday, May ... Read More

Amid health insurance unpredictability, off-exchange plans offer a secret path to stability

There are storm clouds on the horizon for the health insurance market. As has been widely covered, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" passed by Congress earlier this year contained a big disappointment ... Read More

WA health insurance premiums soar due to federal fallout, rising costs

WA marketplace premiums set to rise for 2026 plan year. Loss of federal tax credits could leave 80,000 without coverage in Washington. Insurers cite federal uncertainty, health costs and service use ... Read More

Open enrollment begins on Georgia Access state healthcare exchange

The open enrollment is underway on Georgia Access — the state-based healthcare exchange. The Georgia Access program currently covers about 1.5 million Georgians. With uncertainty surrounding ... Read More