When Pedro Peña lost his job as a restaurant cook at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, he applied for Medicaid to replace his job-based insurance. A diabetic, Peña understood the importance of being covered.![]()
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Manchin’s offer to Biden included universal pre-kindergarten and Obamacare expansion, but no child tax credit
Sen. Joe Manchin, just days before he called off negotiations with President Joe Biden, proposed a version of the Build Back Better plan centered on universal pre-kindergarten program, funded for a full 10 years, as well as an expansion of the Affordable Care Act and hundreds of billions of dollars to address climate change, a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNN.![]()
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Affordable Care Act exchanges seeing record interest in heavily subsidized 2022 coverage
Americans are flocking to the Affordable Care Act exchanges to sign up for coverage for 2022.![]()
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Senate Dems working on Medicaid compromise
The creation of a federal Medicaid expansion program is likely not going to be in the Democrats' sweeping social safety net package. Instead, lawmakers are discussing a plan to subsidize private insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges for those who are in the coverage gap, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin told CNN.![]()
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Special Affordable Care Act subsidies available for unemployed Americans starting July 1
Unemployed Americans will be able to sign up for hefty subsidies for 2021 coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting July 1, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.![]()
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