Affordable Care Act

When the program was rolled out Nov. 2, Jacksonville officials said about 120,000 residents under age 65 were uninsured. As of Nov. 30, more than 26,000 of those people have enrolled for coverage.

The regulatory proposal was announced Nov. 15 and is likely one of the last major Obamacare policy efforts of the president’s term.

Duval County ranks 46 of 67 Florida counties in health outcomes, so easier ways to get health insurance are needed, according to Dr. Sunil Joshi, Jacksonville’s chief health officer.

The federal government has set the enrollment period for Affordable Care Act insurance from Wednesday to Jan. 15. Last year, Florida led the nation in the number of enrollees.

Congress has until October to avert cuts to a Medicaid program intended to support safety-net hospitals that, in practice, improves the bottom lines of other hospitals, too.

The set of health policy ideas have been GOP favorites for decades. It could mean cheaper health insurance but would undermine protections for patients in the Affordable Care Act.

That coverage was thrown into question by a March ruling from a federal judge in Texas, who said some of the preventive care requirements under the law are unconstitutional.

Agents are providing fraudulent information on applications for health plans. Those who are signed up are disqualified from other forms of free and low-cost care and risk disruptions in treatments.

An agreement could be ready to present to the court by Tuesday, attorneys for opponents of the mandates and the Biden administration said in a brief report filed with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel told attorneys on both sides of the issue to report by Friday on the possibility of a temporary compromise in the case.