If you’re wondering if your state has released information on premium rates for qualified health plans in 2015, be sure to check out the resource map from the State Refor(u)m run by the National Academy for State Health Policy. As of the writing this post, 12 states plus DC have released information: Colorado, Connecticut, District […] Read More »
Archives for July 2014
Understanding Grace Periods
Do you know a consumer who has missed some premium payments? While many navigators know that coverage does not fully begin for a consumer until they make their first premium payment, you may not know that a carrier cannot immediately cancel a plan if a consumer misses one or more premium payments. In this week’s […] Read More »
Court Cases on Premium Tax Credits
On Tuesday of this week, two conflicting court decisions were handed down on the legality of the Premium Tax Credits in the federally facilitated marketplaces. As a result, navigators and assisters may start receiving questions about consumers’ tax credits or they may encounter people asking questions about these cases when open enrollment begins again this […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for May 2014
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from May 2014. To read the report from CMS, click here. The report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Read More »
Enroll America Conference Presentations Available
If you missed Enroll America’s State of Enrollment Conference last month, you can still utilize the resources from the conference. Previously, we posted several of the reports that were released at the conference and recently, Enroll America posted links to several of the presentations given at the conference. To access these links click here. Also, all […] Read More »
CMS Issues Guidance on Re-Enrollment
Last week, CMS issued proposed rules and regulatory guidance on both reenrollment and redeterminations for the Marketplace in 2015. To view the proposed rules on a reenrollment, click here. To view the regulatory guidance on redeterminations, click here. Enroll America has prepared a summary of this guidance. To view this summary, click here. Read More »
New Medicaid Fact Sheets from CMS
CMS has just released or updated several fact sheets intended to be used with consumers and helping them understand their options under Medicaid. Fact sheets are broken in to two categories to assist those doing enrollment in states that have expanded Medicaid and those in states that have not expanded Medicaid. An explanation of these fact […] Read More »