President Biden Orders Special Enrollment Period for Federal Marketplaces and Review of Policies “Inconsistent” with ACA and Medicaid Goals

On January 28, 2021, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act” which, among other things, ordered a special enrollment period (SEP) for the federal Health Insurance Marketplace offered by the HealthCare.gov platform. The Executive Order also directs the Secretary of HHS to review all existing regulations and agency policies to determine whether they are consistent with the stated goal to “protect and strengthen Medicaid and the...
By: King & Spalding

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