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Health insurance is an important part of a person's overall health and financial security. It can provide financial protection against the cost of medical care, help pay for preventive care and protect individuals from the financial consequences of unexpected illness or injury. With the rising cost of health care and the growing number of uninsured Americans, private health insurance is becoming increasingly important. Here you will find news and articles about private health insurance, including coverage options, cost and benefits. You can also watch videos to learn more about private health insurance and find out what's available in your state.
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This brief provides an overview of the major health-related COVID-19 federal emergency declarations that have been made since early on in the pandemic, summarizes the flexibilities triggered by each, and identifies the implications for their ending, related to coverage, costs, and payment for COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines; Medicaid coverage and federal match rates; telehealth; access to medical countermeasures through FDA emergency use authorization (EUA); and other Medicaid, Medicare and private health insurance flexibilities.
This analysis of claims data estimates that six in ten people with private health insurance – or about 100 million people – used at least one preventive service covered without any out-of-pocket costs through a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in a typical year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (2018). The provision that<span class="readmore-ellipsis">…</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/issue-brief/preventive-services-use-among-people-with-private-insurance-coverage/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires new private health insurance plans to cover many recommended preventive services without any patient cost-sharing. This tracker presents up-to-date information on the adult preventive services nongrandfathered private plans must cover, by condition, including a summary of the recommendation, the target population, the effective date of coverage, and related federal coverage clarifications.
The emergency declaration gave the federal government flexibility in waiving certain rules affecting health care, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance, and gave free access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments.