Continuing To Strengthen Americans' Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage
Agencies Ordered to Expand Affordable, Quality Health Coverage Nationwide
What it does
Agencies must review their policies to identify ways to expand coverage, improve quality, strengthen benefits, and increase enrollment.
Real-world impact
- Requires agencies to review policies to expand availability and lower coverage costs.
- Requires agency reviews to improve enrollment, retention, and coverage quality.
- Directs actions to help reduce medical debt burdens on households.
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Summary
This order directs federal agencies with responsibilities related to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to review their existing policies and actions to find ways to expand affordable, high-quality health coverage.
It affects agencies that run Medicaid, the ACA Marketplaces, Medicare, and related programs and asks them to look for ways to make enrollment easier, strengthen benefits, lower costs, and reduce medical debt so more Americans can get and keep necessary care.
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