Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges // Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

INSURANCE Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges By Julie Appleby The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace that serves 31 states — is well below last year’s as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give “Dreamers” access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/obamacare-enrollment-lag-trump-election-legal-challenges/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9FN2kIkgISP_F7ygWiutZQ1aMcmYKvTnjLTJB-PpEbuPSPUWQRJ8MQAzZuFJnXhWdn_b49BgyKFZsLDAtsqczpy-NNwQ&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule By Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead A group of Democratic senators asked the Government Accountability Office to examine a Georgia program that requires some Medicaid enrollees to work, study, or volunteer 80 hours a month for coverage. They cited KFF Health News’ reporting, which has documented the program’s high costs and low enrollment. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/georgia-medicaid-word-requirement-democrats-gao-investigate/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--1KfnATsnqauG8h4-KT5QA4--gjf4J6K7qDElcebuiQd_JBJd7_BqtxrtdiZ8xSZsHz90fvgmZOzi-9oowyew7PFSQCA&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email