Access to health insurance Health Policy Tracking Service issue brief Health Services Accessibility -- legislation & jurisprudence Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence This issue brief covers topics that affect insurance coverage and access to health insurance. Among the topics discussed are: White House policies aim to increase access to health insurance; ban on surprise medical bills expected to lower costs for consumers; CMS Announces close of open enrollment via the federal marketplace; employer health insurance costs increase for employees; Idaho law to increase health insurance access for teachers; White House releases statement on 14.5 million enrollment in federal health insurance exchanges plans; Virginia legislation would extend health insurance coverage to immigrant children; Connecticut governor introduces health care proposals; senators urge Biden to limit access to low-quality health insurance plans; there is a 40 percent decline in uninsured rate of Black Americans after Affordable Care Act; many Californians could lose health coverage due to pandemic policies expiring; Biden administration marks 12 year ACA anniversary; concern over coverage loss as pandemic policies set to expire; Ohio House passes bill to allow consumers credit for copay assistance towards out-of-pocket maximums on their health insurance plans; White House announces plan to address medical debt; HHS announces measures to improve access to health insurance; Oregon’s Health Authority report shows healthcare costs reduce access in Oregon; HHS Announces all-time high enrollment in health insurance coverage through government subsidized and facilitated programs; 28 million were without health insurance during first year of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020; No Surprises Act prevented over 2 million surprise medical bills; Washington State files waiver to offer health insurance coverage to undocumented immigrants; Maryland health insurance costs likely to increase due to COVID-19; Denver-based health insurance holding company announces equity investment for enrollment efforts and expansion into the Affordable Care Act marketplaces; HHS Releases fact sheet on effects of enhanced premium subsidies; Minnesota insurers seek increase in premium costs; health insurance transparency rules implemented; Michigan governor urges health insurers to cover reproductive care; study shows projected effects loss of enhanced subsidies; CMS proposes actions to increase access to care in rural areas; inflation, utilization drives increases in health insurance costs; Inflation Reduction Act becomes law, extends enhanced subsidies; New York insurance premiums to increase; consumers to receive health insurance rebates; new rule clarifies immigration policy and use of healthcare programs; Texas has highest rate of uninsured residents; mobile healthcare legislation passes House and Senate; Medicaid expansion lowered uninsured rate in Nebraska; underinsured people remain even as uninsured rate has decreased; Commonwealth Fund survey reveals inadequate coverage concerns; rule assists seniors transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare. [Toronto, Ontario] : Thomson Reuters, 19-December-2022 Thomson Reuters, issuing body. Technical Report Text 1 online resource (1 PDF file (35 pages)). nlm:nlmuid-9918645971706676-pdf 9918645971706676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918645971706676 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0