Yesterday, Health Affairs posted a blog article yesterday which examines the difference in marketplace enrollment from state to state. While not providing a clear answer, this article does raise some interesting things to think about, especially the positive role that navigators have had in states like Maine. To read this blog post, click here. Read More »
Archives for April 2015
More Resources on Mental Health Parity
A few weeks ago, we posted a news item on a report on mental health parity that was released by NAMI (that article can be accessed here). If you want to learn more about mental health parity, we at the American Association on Health and Disability have published some recent news items on our organization […] Read More »
April 24, 2015
TAX SEASON SEP COMING TO AN END This is the last week for the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for those individuals who are subject to the tax penalty and you’ll want to be sure to check out our news item on the SEP from yesterday. In the news item, you can find links to prior […] Read More »
The Role of Agents & Brokers in the Marketplace
Recently, we at the NDNRC were asked about the involvement agents and brokers have had with enrolling people with disabilities in marketplace plans and Medicaid. As we have not had any direct experience with agents and brokers, we turned to our network of Community Outreach Collaboratives (COCs) and other liaisons to learn their experience. This […] Read More »
One Week Left on Tax Penalty SEP
Today marks the one week deadline for the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for those who are subject to the tax penalty. As we reported earlier, CMS is providing an SEP in the federally facilitated marketplaces for those tax payers who learned that they would be subject to the “shared responsibility payment,” or tax penalty, when […] Read More »
Urban Institute Releases Report on Uninsured Rates
Last week, the Urban Institute released a report entitled “Taking Stock: Gains in Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of March 2015.” The report looks at the rates of the uninsured from the beginning of 2013 (the year before the marketplace opened) through March 2015. This report breaks down these numbers by income, age, […] Read More »
CMS Report Lists Three Largest Small Group Products by State
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report detailing the three largest small group products by state. It is these three products that are the basis for determining the essential health benefits (EHB) in each state. It is our understanding there may be some inaccuracies that states are addressing with CMS, but […] Read More »
CHIR Testifies before House Ways and Means Committee
Last week Sabrina Corlette from the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on how well the Affordable Care Act is working for consumers. To read more, check out the CHIR blog post here or Sabrina Corlette’s testimony can be downloaded by clicking here. Read More »
April 17, 2015
CMS RELEASES NAVIGATOR FOA In case you didn’t hear, on Wednesday CMS released the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for navigators in both the federally facilitated marketplace as well as the state partnership marketplaces. These grants will now be awarded for three years. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2015. To read more, check out […] Read More »
Enrolling an Adult Dependent with a Disability
This week, the CMS Assister Newsletter addressed an important issue concerning the eligibility of an adult dependent with a disability. The question and answer as they appeared in the assister newsletter can be found below. Q: If an adult dependent is over the age of 26 but is wholly dependent on a parent due to […] Read More »