Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has announced a 90-day extension of the public health emergency that was due to expire on April 16. The PHE is being extended for the ninth time since January 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases are again surging in some areas with mask mandates being implemented in certain regions. WHY THIS MATTERS The PHE has allowed
The Treasury Department is releasing a proposed rule to fix a problem in the Affordable Care Act called the "family glitch," President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in a press briefing that included former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris. Immediately after the briefing, Biden signed an executive order to strengthen the Affordable Care Act through such actions
Private insurers and Affordable Care Act marketplaces will do the heavy lifting to ensure the nearly 78 million Americans enrolled in the nation's largest public health insurance program maintain continuity of coverage at the end of the pandemic.