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The case for switching from Bronze to Silver
March 31, 2022 – The American Rescue Plan's subsidies made about 4.6 million Americans eligible for a free benchmark Silver health plan. Here's why it would…
Congress boosted ACA subsidies. An enrollment surge followed.
September 28, 2021 – The ARP's enhanced health insurance subsidies prompted a major surge in new marketplace enrollments and plan upgrades during this year's…
ARP puts more ‘affordable’ in the Affordable Care Act
June 9, 2021 – Two-thirds of uninsured Americans are eligible for subsidized health insurance – now more generously subsidized thanks to…
Four ways states are foiling Obamacare sabotage
November 7, 2017 – While the Trump Administration has been working to thwart the Affordable Care Act quite a few states have been taking action to shore up…
Thanks, President Trump, for single-payer.
August 3, 2017 – I have no doubt that if President Trump follows through on his tweeted desire to see Obamacare implode – just to see what happens,…
A (Tom) Price cut for subsidized health coverage
December 14, 2016 – As a standalone replacement for the ACA, Tom Price's plan would render coverage unaffordable for the vast majority of the 20-plus million…
When ACA’s Silver beats employer-sponsored plans
October 7, 2015 – Most holders of Silver plans purchased in the ACA's marketplaces have more comprehensive overall coverage than most people with…
Is Obamacare’s ‘Bronze trap’ widening?
August 12, 2015 – Jed Graham says the ACA's tax penalty for remaining uninsured will force low-income Americans into high-deductible Bronze plans that will…
Americans know how to shop (even for insurance)
February 27, 2015 – Evidence from the 2014-2015 open enrollment period provides evidence that most buyers are making rational decisions and finding coverage…