NEW ENROLLMENMT DATA SHOWS NEARLY 10 MILLION ARE COVERED CMS has released enrollment data for the marketplace as of June 30, 2015 showing that 9.9 million people had effective coverage through both federally facilitated and state-based marketplaces. To read our news item which includes information on the number of consumers receiving premium assistance and has […] Read More »
Archives for September 2015
CMS Releases New Enrollment Data for 2015
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the enrollment data for year 2 of the marketplace as of June 30, 2015. As of that date, 9.9 million people had effective coverage through the marketplaces (both federally facilitated and state-based). CMS also reported that approximately 84% of these consumers were receiving premium assistance […] Read More »
September 11, 2015
NEW BLOG POST ON PROPOSED HHS RULES Yesterday, we posted a summary of the new proposed HHS rules on our blog. The blog reviews what the new requirements will be for navigator organizations in areas of auxiliary aids, sign language interpreters, building accessibility and more. To read the summary on our blog, click here. To […] Read More »
What Do the Proposed HHS Rules Mean for Navigators
Last week, we reported on new proposed regulations that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released. These regulations go into greater detail concerning the anti-discrimination provisions found in §1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read that news item which includes links to the press release and rules, click here. As we […] Read More »
Kaiser Releases Fact Sheet on Montana Medicaid Expansion
Yesterday, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a fact sheet on the proposed Medicaid expansion in Montana. To download the fact sheet, click here. The fact sheet is also available on the Montana state page under “State Specific Resources.” Read More »
Easter Seals Seeks Input on Consumer Experiences
The national office of Easter Seals is doing research to collect information about how the benefits in the Affordable Care Act are working in the real world. This project is seeking information about the experience of individuals who have purchased insurance plans through the exchanges in six states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Texas. […] Read More »
September 4, 2015
THE NDNRC WEEKLY UPDATE IS BACK! After taking the month of August off from our Weekly Updates, we return just as two big announcements related to the marketplaces are made. First of all on Wednesday, CMS announced the organizations who are receiving navigator funding for Open Enrollment Year 3 and beyond. To read our news […] Read More »
HHS Issues Proposed Rules on Healthcare Discrimination
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a notice of proposed rulemaking for the nondiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 of the ACA provides that an “individual shall not … be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any health […] Read More »
CMS Announces 2015 Navigator Grantees
Earlier today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of organizations who will serve as navigators in the federally facilitated marketplaces for the 2015-2016 open enrollment period. These awards extend beyond this open enrollment as CMS announced previously that the awards will be for 3 years. To read the CMS press release, […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for June 2015
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from May 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 »