Linda Sheppard

Team Leader for health reform, tweeting on behalf of KHI.

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

ACA Marketplace National Enrollment Snapshot released today. https://t.co/XlkyOG6kej

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

CMS reported today that nearly 15.9M Americans, including 120,787 Kansans, have signed up for individual health insurance coverage through the ACA Marketplaces since the start of the 2023 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on Nov. 1. #CMS #ACA #HealthInsurance

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

As of Nov. 19, 3.4M Americans have signed up for Plan Year 2023 health insurance coverage on the ACA marketplaces, including 27,546 Kansans. Open enrollment (OE) began on Nov. 1 and ends on Jan. 15, 2023. https://t.co/uayrt37TVK

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

CDC released today updated COVID-19 recommendations for K-12 schools addressing vaccinations, ventilation & cleaning, personal hygiene, masking, testing, managing outbreaks & considerations for high-risk activities such as sports and indoor activities. https://t.co/BxXVFrgEhU

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

CMS reporting that 107,784 Kansans signed up or were automatically reenrolled in ACA marketplace health insurance during the 11- week open enrollment period that ended on January 15, 2022. #ACAmarketplace #healthinsurance #CMS https://t.co/pqxk0jLJ0x

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

CMS reporting that as of Dec. 4, about 4.6 million Americans have signed up for 2022 health insurance coverage during the open enrollment period (OEP), including 38,728 Kansans. OEP began on Nov. 1 and continues until Jan. 15, 2022. #ACA #CMS #marketplace https://t.co/EGNhn2FDdI

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

Proposed rule issued today by #CMS would revise civil penalties for noncompliance with Hospital Pricing Transparency Rule to a minimum of $300/day for smaller hospitals (</= 30 beds) and $10/bed/day for hospitals with a bed count >30, not to exceed $5,500/day. #CostofCare

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

#CMS is making $80M in grants to Navigators in the federally-facilitated marketplaces, including Kansas. The Notice of Funding provides details about eligibility, Navigator duties, and instructions for applying. Applications due 7/6/21. #ACA #Navigators https://t.co/5HFFrSh9Ll

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

CMS is extending the Special Enrollment Period through https://t.co/fSeDjj8i1O for three months until Aug. 15 for new and current enrollees who may be eligible for additional tax credits under the American Rescue Plan of 2021 signed on March 11. #ACA #CMS https://t.co/EiyFJ5OJjG

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

More than 206,000 Americans selected a health insurance plan during the first two weeks of the ACA Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (SEP) that began on February 15, including 1,834 Kansans. The SEP ends on May 15, 2021. #ACA #Marketplace #CMS https://t.co/HhYcZ2f1qB

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

President Biden signed an executive order today directing Secretary of Health and Human services to create a special enrollment period for https://t.co/fSeDjj8i1O, the federal health insurance exchanges. The website will be open from February 15 to May 15. https://t.co/jbhT3wXAA5

[Melania Trump 45 Archived @FLOTUS45]

Since 1947,@ToysForTots_USA has taught us the importance of spreading kindness & love in our communities. Thank you @USMC & @JBABdc for hosting another wonderful toy drive & ensuring every child gets to experience the magic of the season on #Christmas morning.

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

More than 800,000 individuals (including more than 173,000 new consumers) selected plans on https://t.co/fSeDjj8i1O, the federal ACA marketplace, during the first week of open enrollment (Nov. 1-7) https://t.co/0b2HF320bd

[The White House 45 Archived @WhiteHouse45]

Today, @USDA announced that the Farmers to Families Food Box Program has delivered more than 100 million boxes of food across the country!

President @realDonaldTrump has authorized $1 BILLION for the next round of food deliveries! 🇺🇸 🙌

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-IL (NE IL), four primary constituent concerns - too high insurance premiums, too high out of pocket costs, prescription drug costs, surprise bills #NHPC20 #khiorg #ACA

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

"Why Are We Dying" panel discussion at Academy Health National Health Policy Conference in DC - maternal mortality, opioids, firearms #NHPC20 #khiorg #maternalmortality

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

The health insurance lobby, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), filed an amicus brief on 1/15 urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case challenging the validity of the ACA this year and to rule to uphold the health law. https://t.co/Ap7pI2irR2

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

Recently released data from the CDC shows there were about 13,000 deaths involving meth nationwide in 2018, more than twice as many as in 2015. While still fewer than opioid deaths over all, the pace is accelerating. #CDC https://t.co/ZaW4ltE37v

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

Teenagers are drinking less alcohol, smoking fewer cigarettes and trying fewer hard drugs, but the percentage of teens vaping marijuana once or more over the last year has almost doubled during the past two years. #vaping #teenagers #marijuana #NIDA https://t.co/Jgaok3jaOj

[Linda Sheppard @KHI_LSheppard]

# of uninsured children in the U.S. rose by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018. Over 4M uninsured in 2018, particularly white & Hispanic children, those under age 6, and those in low & moderate income families. 38,000 uninsured in KS. #uninsured https://t.co/UpDIYX1uIA mm