Archives for 2016

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the difference in uninsurance rates for different ethnic groups and how the ACA has affected those rights. Of interest in the issue brief: despite gains in coverage among ethnic minorities, the highest rates of uninsurance are still founded in Native American (21%), Hispanic (17%) and […] Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from August 2016. To read the report from CMS, click here. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” If you are looking for prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, we have a webpage that has all the […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has recently released resources to assist with understanding the tax subsidies for OE4. The first is a health insurance marketplace calculator which assists individuals in figuring out the amount of subsidies to which they could be entitled. The calculator is available in English and Spanish. For a more detailed look at the […] Read More »

Open Enrollment Year 4 (OE4) is finally here and if you want to learn more about the remaining uninsured population of this country, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation addresses key facts about the remaining uninsured population. The report is entitled “The Uninsured: A Primer – Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured […] Read More »

Open enrollment starts tomorrow, and the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) has updated their comprehensive navigator resource guide just in time. The CHIR guide goes through many of the technical questions that consumers may have one enrolling such as questions on the individual mandate, premium tax credit eligibility and special enrollment periods. The […] Read More »

In preparation for Open Enrollment Year 4 (OE4), the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a web briefing yesterday entitled “Key Issues Ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s Fourth Open Enrollment Period.” The briefing has been archived on Kaiser’s website and can be viewed here. Kaiser also just released an issue brief which addresses some of the […] Read More »

Open Enrollment begins in just over a week and the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are hosting a call on Thursday to discuss the upcoming open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act. The call details are as follows: Date: Thursday, October 27th Time: 4:30 […] Read More »