Last week, the Healthcare.gov marketplace released a toolkit designed to help consumers go all the way through the process of enrollment to utilizing their health insurance. So if you are getting ongoing questions from consumers you’ve assisted, be sure to check out this resource. It can be downloaded by clicking here. It can also be […] Read More »
Archives for March 2015
March 27, 2015
ACA TURNS 5! IS IT WORKING? This week marked the five year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law and some new reports show how well the ACA is working. First, the White House released a report entitled “Accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act.” This report goes beyond just the enrollment […] Read More »
ASPE Releases Reports on the Effect of Medicaid Expansion
Earlier this week in conjunction with the five year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released two reports on the effect of Medicaid expansion. The first was on the economic impact of Medicaid Expansion in states where it was expanded verses those where it […] Read More »
Affordable Care Act Turns 5!
Today marks the five year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law. In recognition of the ACA’s accomplishments in its first five years, the White House has released a report entitled “Accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act.” To download the report, click here. Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for January 2015
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from January 2015. To read the report from CMS, click here. The report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Read More »
March 20, 2015
NEW STATE SPECIFIC FACT SHEETS FOR NEW YORK AVAILABLE Last month we announced the release of our first state specific fact sheet. It was an adapted version of our first fact sheet, “Comparing Health Plans’ Benefits and Coverage Summaries.” The adapted version was specific to New York and can be accessed here. It was written […] Read More »
Commonwealth Fund Examines Medicaid “Churn”
Previously, we had posted a blog post on Medicaid churn. As we explained then, churning is when an individual’s income fluctuates and they go between Medicaid eligibility and eligibility for coverage through the Marketplace. To read this blog post, click here. The Commonwealth Fund has released an analysis of churning and what needs to happen to […] Read More »
Fact Sheet #16 – Tips for ACA Enrollees: From Coverage to Care – Persons with Disabilities (NY)
This fact sheet is intended to be a document that navigators can provide to people with disabilities to assist them in using their new insurance coverage consistent with the CMS “Coverage to Care” initiative.* Click here for a pdf version of this Fact Sheet Q1. What is the HHS-CMS Coverage to Care Initiative? The Department […] Read More »
Fact Sheet #15 – Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (NY)
This fact sheet is intended to give Navigators and Enrollment Specialists answers to the questions that people with disabilities may have about possible Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities as a coverage option when they are looking into purchasing private insurance in the Marketplace.* Click here for a pdf version of this Fact Sheet […] Read More »
Fact Sheet #12 – Process for Medicaid Eligibility (NY)
This fact sheet is intended to give Navigators, Assisters and Certified Application Counselors an idea of the questions and informational needs that people with disabilities may have about Medicaid when they are looking into purchasing private insurance in the Marketplace* Click here for a pdf version of this Fact Sheet Q1. What is Medicaid? A. […] Read More »