An article in the American Journal of Public Health was posted earlier this week which examines the effect that Medicaid expansion has had on workforce participation for people with disabilities. The article demonstrates that the workforce participation rate for people with disabilities is significantly higher in states where Medicaid has been expanded v. states where it […] Read More »
Archives for 2016
December 16, 2017
KAISER REPORT EXAMINES PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS UNDER ACA REPEAL With the upcoming holidays, we will not be having a weekly update for the next two weeks. The NDNRC Update will return January 6th. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new issue brief this week which highlights the number of people who have pre-existing conditions and would […] Read More »
Deadline Extended to Sign up for January 1 Coverage
Due to the high demand to sign up for coverage this year, CMS has announced through Healthcare.gov that they are extending the deadline to sign up for coverage that would begin January 1, 2017 until December 19th. The deadline had been December 15, but consumers are being given four extra days to select a plan […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines ACA Repeal and Medicare
While there has been a lot of discussion around what a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would mean for the individual marketplace and Medicaid, many forget that the ACA also had reforms for Medicare. The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines the effects an ACA repeal would have […] Read More »
HHS Releases State-Level Data on Impact of ACA
Yesterday, HHS released a breakdown of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had an impact on a state-by-state basis in all areas of coverage, including employer-based coverage, the individual market, Medicare and Medicaid. The data includes the fact that 20 million people have obtained coverage due to the ACA, but the ACA protections do […] Read More »
Kaiser Report Highlights Number Who Would Be Uninsurable with Repeal of ACA
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which highlights the number of people who have pre-existing conditions making them uninsurable if the ACA is repealed. In total 52 million people would become uninsurable under the law as it stood pre-ACA. That is 27% of adults who are under 65 years of age. The issue […] Read More »
December 9, 2016
NEW #COVERAGEMATTERS CAMPAIGN HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell has launched a new campaign entitled #CoverageMatters. The campaign is meant to highlight stories of those who have been positively affected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the coverage that it provides. To read Secretary Burwell’s blog post about the campaign, click here. HHS has also […] Read More »
Kaiser Releases Brief on Repeal of Medicaid Expansion
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines the implications for coverage if the Medicaid expansion under the ACA is repealed. The brief entitled “What Coverage and Financing is at Risk Under a Repeal of the ACA Medicaid Expansion?” looks at the rationale behind the Medicaid expansion and what coverage and […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for September 2016
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from September 2016. To read the report from CMS, click here. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website here. Read More »
December 2, 2016
NDNRC RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESERVING ACA PROTECTIONS On Wednesday, the NDNRC released a statement entitled “Preserve the Protections Provided by the Affordable Care Act.” To read our news item on this statement, click here. The full statement is below and can be found on our website, where it is also available in a PDF download, […] Read More »
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