Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2015.  The following blog was posted  at hhs.gov re: Open Enrollment for Week 8: January 3, 2015 – January 9, 2015 Since Open Enrollment began on November 15, nearly 6.8 million consumers selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM). This is[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2015. The following blog by Judy Sarasohn, Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services was posted on January 09, 2015 at http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/blog/2015/01/increasing-access-maternity-coverage.html Rachel Farmer of North Carolina and her husband, who run a surf school, had individual health insurance policies that didn’t cover much. They wanted to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2015. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and cornerback Richard Sherman encourage Americans to visit HealthCare.gov to shop for quality, affordable health insurance in a video released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. January 15 is the deadline for consumers to sign up for[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2015. In preparation for the 2015 tax filing season, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are putting in place resources to provide tax filers with the information and resources they need to get their questions answered. Millions of Americans who get[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015 Open Enrollment– Week 7: December 27, 2014 – January 2, 2015 Since Open Enrollment began on November 15, nearly 6.6 million consumers selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM). The Week 7 snapshot includes the New Year’s holiday; consumers continued[Read More…]

Eighty Percent of Illinois Enrollees are Eligible for Financial Assistance CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced that more than 121,000 people have enrolled or re-enrolled in a healthcare plan in the first month of enrollment for the second year of Get Covered Illinois (GCI). The strong start[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 30, 2014. A report released by the Department of Health and Human Services today provides the first detailed analysis of enrollment in the Marketplaces for the first month of the 2015 open enrollment period.   About 87 percent of people who selected health insurance plans through HealthCare.gov for coverage[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2014. The following blog was posted today, Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/blog/2014/12/open-enrollment-week-five.html. Open Enrollment Week 5: December 13 – December 19, 2014 From November 15 to December 19, nearly 6.4 million consumers selected a plan in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) or were automatically re-enrolled, with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The following blog was posted at http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/blog/2014/12/open-enrollment-week-four.html Nearly 2.5 million consumers selected plans since the beginning of Open Enrollment – more than one million in just the last week.  As expected, consumer interest in health coverage increased as we neared the December 15 deadline. This week’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. Twenty eight states, three territories and the District of Columbia will receive over $665 million in Affordable Care Act funding to design and test health care payment and service delivery models that will improve health care quality and lower costs, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia[Read More…]