CA native, east coast convert. Life = health policy, exploring DC, & the Red Sox.
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On my mom, from her #HealthPolicy daughter (a thread)
As some of you know my mom passed away two weeks ago. Her death was a shock—no one expected it to come that day—but at the same time, it was not a surprise. (1/ )
A6: Impacts may be especially felt by older adults (55+) who saw marked benefits from the #ARPA tax credit expansions. Take this example shared by
@knp5280 of @C4HCO (via @NASHPhealth) #WellnessWed
Q6: What would the impact be if the enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire? #WellnessWeds
Communities of color saw particular gains from CA's #ARPA driven record enrollment. For more about how populations were affected in CA and other states see @NASHPhealth's bit.ly/3D0rMoe #WellnessWed
A4: We've seen record enrollment in @CoveredCA - surpassing 1.8 million people. More people covered has not only provided needed health care to many during a pandemic, but it has helped strengthen our entire health system. Everyone benefits when everyone is covered #WellnessWed
Christina Cousart retweeted
A4a: #ARPA’s enhanced tax credits led to historic enrollment growth in 2022, with 3M+ new enrollees and 27% growth in marketplace enrollment. Learn more: bit.ly/3wr56dT #WellnessWed
Q4: What impact did the enhanced premium tax credits have on health coverage? #WellnessWed
Christina Cousart retweeted
A4d: Health insurance marketplaces have reported notable enrollment increases for key populations due to #AmericanRescuePlan tax credits—including people living in rural areas, young adults, and people age 55 and older: bit.ly/3wr56dT #WellnessWed
Christina Cousart retweeted
A4e: Thanks to #AmericanRescuePlan tax credits, 42 states reported average net premium reductions in 2022—and in 31 states, average net premiums fell by 10% or more. Learn more: bit.ly/3wr56dT #WellnessWed
The #AmericanRescuePlan's temp tax credits not only increased #healthinsurance coverage but improved affordability and purchasing power for marketplace consumers. More from @NASHPhealth
NEW: Millions of people are expected to see significant premium increases if the affordability measures in the #AmericanRescuePlan aren't extended, leading to coverage losses.
Explore our state fact sheets to learn more about the estimated impact: bit.ly/3D0rMoe
Now accepting nominations for @NASHPhealth's #ELCFellowship program. Please share this great opportunity for emerging #healthpolicy professionals to work closely with state leaders!
NASHP is committed to addressing #equity in our work across states—and the Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship is central to this commitment. Learn more in this blog by @HemiTewarson. #ELCfellowship
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NASHP is committed to addressing #equity in our work across states—and the Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship is central to this commitment. Learn more in this blog by @HemiTewarson. #ELCfellowship
Context for my fellow millenials :-P
Since 30 Rock and Hannah Montana aired (2006), the amount that workers pay for health insurance has doubled. kff.org/report-section/ehbs-…
I am sure George Clooney is still the sexiest man alive for some.
ME's Garratt-Reed shares reasons to consider transition to the state-based marketplace model
*Outreach strategy tailored to the state
*Coordination with state programs (Mcaid)
*Access to data
*Greater agility
*To operationally support state policy decisions
#NASHPCONF21
Partnerships, collaboration, innovation--keys to a successful marketplace shared by Michele Eberle, Exec. Dir. of the award winning @MarylandConnect #NASHPCONF21
As shared by @CoveredCA's Peter Lee, #ARPA was a "big deal" for the health insurance marketplaces. See @NASHPhealth's analysis of some of the impacts bit.ly/3nVj9WE #NASHPCONF21
Sometimes I have a TINY bit of sympathy for insurers, and the various policy squeezes put on them as cost issues for the rest of the health system are mostly ignored. Then i read something like this.
blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.… via @petrieflom
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Reminder: there is literally no evidence that labor force reductions are being caused by overly generous unemployment benefits. This is a fiction being sold by a small group of right wing business interests.
If that were the case, you would see wages rising. They are not.
South Carolina becomes the second state to cancel federal unemployment benefits money.yahoo.com/south-caroli… via @Yahoo
Great, though can’t help but wonder what effect a similar policy might have had at the outset of COVID… #PaidSickDaysSaveLives
Fascinating White House effort to boost vaccination drive by providing new incentives to get shots. by @WaPoSean @isaacstanbecker. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Can’t be overstated how important messaging will be to help marketplace enrollees understand what’s going on. Will avoid confusion not just now but in the future.
Was discussing a weird consequence of this retroactivity with @bjdickmayhew yesterday: For current enrollees, getting Jan-Mar subsidy boost distributed across the rest of the year means a bump in premium obligation *next* January (holding household income constant)
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Our interactive tool illustrates the additional ACA premium help the COVID relief plan will provide by age, income, and state.
The benefits are particularly large for older, middle-income people in states with high premiums.
kff.org/report-section/impac…
Attn #HealthPolicyTwitter: Anyone heard of and/or verified #DrB supposed website for alerting when extra vaccine supply is available?