Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Jan. 29, 2021:
The federal exchange is definitely opening for individuals enrollment, but for those living in states that operate their own exchanges, that may or may not be the case. The feds are encouraging states to follow suit, CMS said.
Affordable Care Act exchanges reopening for special enrollment period
Following the President s signing of two health-care-related executive orders, the administration s Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services determined that the COVID-19 emergency presents exceptional circumstances for consumers in accessing health insurance, it said, and made moves to open the federal health-insurance exchange at HealthCare.gov for a three-month special enrollment period to access individual plans and assess potential premium subsidies enabled by the Affordable Care Act.