Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from September 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 »
Archives for November 2015
New Kaiser Brief Looks at Medicaid Expansion Waivers
Many of the newer states that expanded Medicaid have done so in a less traditional way as they expanded Medicaid through a waiver. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation reviews what these six states are doing or are planning to do. The six states are Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana and New […] Read More »
Kaiser Updates Calculator for OE3
The Kaiser Family Foundation has updated their Marketplace Calculator for OE3. Their calculator tool gives a basic snapshot of what financial assistance consumers could potentially receive and approximately how much a silver plan will cost the consumer taking into account any tax credit for which they would be eligible. Subsidies change from year-to-year depending on what plans are […] Read More »
November 20, 2015
NDNRC TO PRESENT ON CMS ASSISTERS WEBINAR We are pleased to report that the NDNRC will be presenting on the CMS Weekly Assister webinar in two weeks on Friday, December 4th at 2:00 PM ET. While specific registration information is not available, we will post it on our website as soon as we have it, […] Read More »
Kaiser Issue Brief on Savings Available when Shopping for Coverage
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the potential savings consumers would find if they actively shopped for their 2016 coverage rather than allowing themselves be passively re-enrolled. Kaiser found that that in 73 percent of counties in the federally facilitated marketplaces, people who were enrolled in the lowest-cost silver plan for 2015 […] Read More »
Toolkit Available to Help Enroll Justice Population
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has released a toolkit to show what states are doing to enroll individuals being released from the justice system. Specifically, they look at Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Washington & Wisconsin. To access the NASHP toolkit, click here. Read More »
NAMI Conducting Survey on Enrollment Experiences
With the Affordable Care Act in full swing, NAMI is conducting an online survey to measure access to mental health and substance use care. By collecting responses from across the country, they hope to gain a sense of what is helping people and what difficulties still exist. Their announcement is below. Coverage 4 Care – Survey […] Read More »
Families USA Presentation on Provider Directories and Surprise Medical Bills
Last week, Families USA did a presentation on provider directories and surprise medical bills. If consumers aren’t careful when selecting a plan, they may learn too late that their current provider isn’t part of the network and as a result, they will receive bills for seeking care outside the network. The presentation from Families USA […] Read More »
November 13, 2015
TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT 2017? Is it too early to think about 2017? Not if you’re talking about the state benchmark plans for the essential health benefits for the OE4 marketplace. We’ve published a blog post this morning which looks at the state benchmark plans which were published this week by CMS. To read […] Read More »
2017 State Benchmark Plans Released
While open enrollment for 2016 has just started, the planning for 2017 has already begun. Earlier this week, CMS published information for all the state plan benchmarks for the essential health benefits (EHBs) that are required in each qualified health plan (QHP) which will be offered in the 2017 marketplace. Under the Affordable Care Act […] Read More »