The Commonwealth Fund has released a new issue brief entitled “Streamlining Medicaid Enrollment: The Role of the Health Insurance Marketplaces and the Impact of State Policies.” This brief examines the difference in Medicaid enrollment in states with state-based marketplaces, states on the federally facilitated marketplace where the marketplace makes the eligibility determination and states on […] Read More »
Archives for April 2016
April 8, 2016
UPDATED SBC FOR 2017 This week, CMS issued an updated template for issuers to use for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). To read more about the new template and to download a copy of the template and the CMS press release, click here. Speaking of the new SBC, Health Affairs has posted a […] Read More »
CMS Updates SBC for 2017
Yesterday, CMS issued an updated template for issuers to use for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). The new template will be in effect for any plan offered in open enrollment after April 1, 2017. To read the CMS press release on the new SBC template, click here. To download the template itself, click here. […] Read More »
NASHP Releases Brief on Coverage for Children and the ACA
Last week, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) released an issue brief entitled “Using CHIP and the ACA to Better Serve Children Now and in the Future.” The brief examines opportunities states have under the provisions in the ACA to improve the coverage for children and provides policy options for strengthening that coverage. […] Read More »
April 1, 2016
CMS ISSUES FINAL RULES ON MENTAL HEALTH PARITY IN MEDICAID This week, CMS released the final rules on mental health and substance use disorder parity for Medicaid and CHIP. To read our news item which includes links to the CMS press release, the actual rules, a CMS fact sheet and a list of frequently asked […] Read More »