Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Half Of Obamacare Enrollees Must Pay Back Part Of Insurance Subsidies
A majority of ObamaCare customers, 52 percent, are being forced to pay back some of their subsidies during this year鈥檚 tax season, according to new data from H&R Block. Customers are paying back an average of $530, which has caused a 17 percent drop in the average return so far this spring, according to the analysis by the tax services giant. (Ferris, 2/24)
More than half of Obamacare enrollees are having to cough up hundreds of dollars for Uncle Sam this tax season because they received too big a premium subsidy, according to a new study released Tuesday. And Americans who remained uninsured in 2014 are paying a higher fine than they expected, too. (Bade and Wheaton, 2/24)
The government鈥檚 top healthcare watchdog plans to amplify its focus on ObamaCare this year, with a particular focus on subsidies and the security of personal data. The auditor鈥檚 office in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it will add between five and 10 investigations specifically on ObamaCare this year. (Ferris, 2/24)
About 13,000 people with accounts in the Washington Healthplanfinder insurance exchange were sent emails Monday that indicated a payment of their monthly health insurance premium had been made automatically. There was one problem. In many cases, many of them saw three times the correct amount deducted from their bank accounts. (Marshall, 2/24)
MNsure is still working to get tax documents out to about 3,500 people who purchased private health coverage for last year through Minnesota's health insurance exchange. (Zdechlik, 2/24)
