At last count there are over 70,000 Arizona residents that are enrolled in AHCCCS (Medicaid) that do not qualify for such coverage under normal circumstances. But because the current federal administration keeps extending the Public Health Emergency (PHE) every 90 days these individuals cannot be disenrolled. The PHE expanded coverage to many that normally would […]
Federal Government Proposes to Fix Family Glitch At present, what the federal government considers “affordable” when it comes to employer group health insurance and what the employee and family considers affordable are usually two different things. In 2022 the federal government defines affordable coverage as costing 9.61% or less of the employee’s household income for […]
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law on August 16, 2022, extends the American Rescue Plan enhanced subsidies for three more years, through 2025. Marketplace enrollees with household incomes under 400% of the federal poverty line will receive tax credits to help pay their Arizona health insurance premium. Many enrollees above 400% of the poverty […]
