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Tax Return Troubles Put Subsidies at Risk for 1.8 Million Households
Households that received financial help for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act are now having tax return issues, which could jeopardize their eligibility for subsidies next year.
Households that received financial help for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act are now having tax return issues. If the 1.8 million households at risk don't act quickly, their tax troubles could jeopardize their subsidies for next year, according to a report from the New York Times
Consumers receiving healthcare tax credits must file tax returns that account for the money from the government, even if their incomes are low enough that they typically don't file. Approximately 710,000 households at risk have not filed a 2014 tax return, about 360,000 households received tax credits and requested an extension to file their returns, and another 760,000 households that received tax credits filed tax returns but omitted a new form that accounts for the subsidies.
These households represent 40% of those that had tax credits. The other 60% successfully had their returns processed by the end of May.
Read more at the New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1IZT2V5
Sustaining Compassionate Trauma Care Across Communities
September 30th 2024September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In our final episode, we speak with Lyndra Bills, MD, and Shari Hutchison, MS.
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Accountable Care Organizations and HPV Vaccine Uptake: A Multilevel Analysis
October 24th 2024The authors evaluated whether adolescents receiving care at accountable care organizations (ACOs) vs non-ACOs were more likely to initiate and complete the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination series.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Community Wellness Centers
September 27th 2024Delia Orosco, MS, director of Community Wellness Centers at Inland Empire Health Plan, shares insight into innovative initiatives provided by the wellness centers and their new mobile mammogram clinics.
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