Here are five things to know about the cancelled coverage, as presented by AP.
1. The administration says the jump in insurance cancellations is due to changing procedures. The ACA puts a 95-day timeframe on resolving citizenship and immigration documentation issues, but this timeline was not in place in 2014 since it was HealthCare.gov’s first year of coverage expansion.
2. Last year’s terminations totaled 109,000.
3. Most of the people whose coverage was cancelled are legal U.S. residents and citizens, the National Immigration Law Center says. One of the center’s health policy analysts, Angel Padilla, told AP it wouldn’t be wise for undocumented immigrants to publicize their status by applying for taxpayer-subsidized benefits.
4. Aside from the newly implemented timeline, Mr. Padilla told AP the numbers are likely higher this year because it is unclear what documents are needed to receive coverage.
5. Since the count does not include states with their own insurance marketplaces, such as California and New York, the numbers of terminations this year could potentially be much higher.
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