HHS Delays Basic Health Plan Implementation Until 2015
On Wednesday, the Obama administration announced that implementation of the Basic Health Program -- created by the Affordable Care Act to help low- and moderate-income families who do not qualify for Medicaid gain coverage -- has been delayed until 2015. HHS said it does not have enough time to issue the guidelines necessary to launch the program in 2014, as scheduled under the ACA.
- "HHS Delays Basic Health Plan Option Until 2015" (Galewitz, "Capsules," Kaiser Health News, 2/7).