The State of the ACA Market in 2024

Agent Survival Guide Podcast

We’ve got the breakdown of the ACA Market in 2024 plus how certain changes will affect your clients in the future. Listen to learn more!

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Resources:

2024 Marketplace Final Rule Changes Agents Should Know: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGN20230515

ACA Basics – Online Learning Knight School: https://ritterim.com/knight-school/solid-foundation/aca-basics/1/

CMS Announces First 10 Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: https://ritterim.com/blog/cms-announces-first-10-drugs-for-medicare-drug-price-negotiation/

Everything Agents Need to Know About Selling in State-Based Marketplaces: https://ritterim.com/blog/everything-agents-need-to-know-about-selling-in-state-based-marketplaces/

How Plan Crosswalks Work in the ACA Marketplace: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG549

How to Assist Clients with Marketplace Household Income Estimates: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG602

Is the ACA Sticking Around Long Term? https://link.chtbl.com/ASG462

Meet Your Sales Team: https://ritterim.com/meet-your-sales-team/

Medicaid Unwinding: What Is It & The Opportunity for Agents: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG502

New ACA: Sell AmeriHealth Caritas Next Through Ritter! https://ritterim.com/blog/new-aca-sell-amerihealth-caritas-next-through-ritter/

New Required Documents Agents Need for ACA Sales: https://ritterim.com/blog/new-required-documents-agents-need-for-aca-sales/

Priority Health Medicare & ACA Plan Contracting Now Available Through Ritter! https://ritterim.com/blog/priority-health-medicare-aca-plan-contracting-now-available-through-ritter/

Register with Ritter: https://app.ritterim.com/public/registration/

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency & What It Means for Your Clients: https://ritterim.com/blog/the-end-of-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency-and-what-it-means-for-your-clients/

The State of the ACA Market in 2023: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG518

Under-65 Health Products: https://ritterim.com/products/under-65/

What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Your Medicare & ACA Clients: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG463

References:

“Consumer Prices up 3.1 Percent from January 2023 to January 2024.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22 Feb. 2024, www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/consumer-prices-up-3-1-percent-from-january-2023-to-january-2024.htm

“Fact Sheets Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: Final National Snapshot.” CMS.Gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 24 Jan. 2024, www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/marketplace-2024-open-enrollment-period-report-final-national-snapshot

“About Georgia Access.” Georgia Access, Georgia Access, 18 Jan. 2024, georgiaaccess.gov/about-georgia-access/

“Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.” CMS.Gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-cciio-draft-py-24-public-facing-map10262023v1.pdf. Accessed 23 July 2024.

Cox, Cynthia, and Jared Ortaliza. “Where ACA Marketplace Enrollment Is Growing the Fastest, and Why.” KFF, KFF, 16 May 2024, www.kff.org/policy-watch/where-aca-marketplace-enrollment-is-growing-the-fastest-and-why/

“What Is the ‘Unwinding Special Enrollment Period (SEP)’ and How Can Consumers Qualify?” Agentbrokerfaq.Cms.Gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 16 Apr. 2024, www.agentbrokerfaq.cms.gov/s/article/What-is-the-Unwinding-SEP-and-how-can-consumers-qualify

“The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Immediate Priorities.” The White House, The United States Government, 20 Sept. 2021, www.whitehouse.gov/priorities/

“FY-2025-Budget-in-Brief.PDF.” HHS.Gov, Department of Health and Human Services, www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2025-budget-in-brief.pdf Accessed 23 July 2024.

Kearney, Audrey, et al. “KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2024: Voters on Two Key Health Care Issues: Affordability and ACA.” KFF, KFF, 20 Mar. 2024, www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-february-2024-voters-on-two-key-health-care-issues-affordability-and-aca/

“Remarks by President Biden at an Affordable Care Act Anniversary Event.” The White House, The United States Government, 23 Mar. 2023, www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/03/23/remarks-by-president-biden-at-an-affordable-care-act-anniversary-event/

“Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Urges Congress to Lower Drug Costs for Americans with Commercial Insurance.” HHS.Gov, Department of Health and Human Services, 11 Mar. 2024, www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/03/11/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-urges-congress-lower-drug-costs-americans-with-commercial-insurance.html

Levitt, Larry, et al. “Q&A: Implications of the Ruling on the ACA’s Preventive Services Requirement.” KFF, KFF, 25 June 2024, www.kff.org/policy-watch/qa-implications-of-the-ruling-on-the-acas-preventive-services-requirement/

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