As part of the AHCA negotiations last week, one of the proposals offered was allowing states to add a work requirement for the Medicaid expansion population. While the AHCA has stalled in Congress, the Trump administration could still approve work requirements if states were to request a waiver and impose a work requirement on their […] Read More »
Archives for March 2017
New Issue Brief on High-Risk Pools
In the health care reform discussions, one of the common proposals put forward is the idea of covering people with disabilities and/or pre-existing conditions through high risk pools. The Commonwealth Fund recently released a fact sheet which explains what high risk pools are and how they work. To read the issue brief, click here. One […] Read More »
March 24, 2017
AMENDMENTS TO AHCA COULD REPEAL EHBs After postponing a scheduled vote yesterday, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on the American Health Care Act (AHCA). In our original blog post on the AHCA (available here), we pointed out that the bill as originally introduced would not repeal the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines Medicaid Per Capita Cap and Medicare
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines what the American Health Care Act’s (AHCA) per capita caps would mean for those Medicaid beneficiaries who are also on Medicare. The brief entitled “What Could a Medicaid Per Capita Cap Mean for Low-Income People on Medicare?” explains how the “dual eligibles” make up about […] Read More »
March 17, 2017
WHAT EFFECT WOULD THE AHCA HAVE ON MEDICAID Do you want to have a better understanding of how the Medicaid program affects adults with disabilities and what the impact the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have? The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new issue brief which addresses many of these issues. To read more about […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines AHCA, Medicaid and People with Disabilities
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new issue brief which looks at the Medicaid program and people with disabilities and the effect that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have on this population. The issue brief entitled “Medicaid Restructuring under the American Health Care Act and Nonelderly Adults with Disabilities” examines what type of […] Read More »
CMS Releases Final Report on OE4
Today, CMS released its final report on the open enrollment period for 2017. The report shows that approximately 12.2 million people enrolled in plans in both the federally facilitated and state-based marketplaces. The CMS press release also has links to data which shows enrollment at the state, county and ZIP Code level. To read the […] Read More »
March 10, 2017
ACA REPLACEMENT BILL INTRODUCED This week, the long-awaited ACA replacement plan from congressional Republicans was introduced in the House. We have posted a blog entry entitled “What the AHCA Would Mean for People with Disabilities.” In the blog, we review the American Health Care Act (AHCA) against the eight principles we outlined in our NDNRC […] Read More »
What the AHCA Would Mean for People with Disabilities
Note: the AHCA has undergone several amendments since this blog. For the updated analysis, check our our new blog post on the AHCA. This week, the Republicans released their long-awaited replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was introduced in the House. After last year’s election, we […] Read More »
Kaiser Resources Examine Tax Credits Under AHCA
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released two new resources which examine how the premium tax credits would work under the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in comparison with the current structure under the ACA. The first is an issue brief entitled “How Affordable Care Act Repeal and Replace Plans Might Shift Health Insurance Tax Credits.” […] Read More »