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Archives for August 2017

CBPP Brief on Medicaid and Disability

August 31, 2017 by NDNRC

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a report entitled “Medicaid Works for People with Disabilities.” The report outlines the important role that Medicaid plays in providing not only health care, but services and supports for people with disabilities. Read More »

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CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for June 2017

August 31, 2017 by NDNRC

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from June 2017. 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. Read More »

Filed Under: News

Focus on Medicaid Expansion Reform Turns to 1115 Waivers

August 22, 2017 by NDNRC

While legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has stalled, some states have turned to Section 1115 waivers as a way to modify how Medicaid expansion operates in their states. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation entitled “Section 1115 Medicaid Expansion Waivers: A Look at Key Themes and State […] Read More »

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CBO Finds Ending CSR Payments Will Cause Premium Increases

August 15, 2017 by NDNRC

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report today which examines what would happen to the health insurance marketplace if the Trump Administration ended the cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The CSR payments are payments made to the insurance companies to help offset out-of-pocket costs for lower income enrollees and have been the subject of an ongoing lawsuit […] Read More »

Filed Under: News

New Kaiser Brief Looks at 2018 Marketplace

August 10, 2017 by NDNRC

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the status of the upcoming marketplace for the 2018 plan year. The brief entitled “An Early Look at 2018 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation on ACA Exchanges” examines some of the preliminary filings done by insurers in 20 states plus the District of Columbia […] Read More »

Filed Under: News

New Navigator Training Available from CMS

August 8, 2017 by NDNRC

CMS has released their new navigator certification training required for all navigators. The requirements for the certification training can be found in CMS’s Assister Certification Bulletin. The training itself is available through the CMS portal. Read More »

Filed Under: News

August 4, 2017

August 4, 2017 by NDNRC

REMAINING THREATS TO THE ACA Note: the NDNRC Update will be taking a summer break through Labor Day weekend. You can check our website for regular news updates and we will resume the updates on Friday, September 8. Enjoy the rest of your summer! With the Senate’s failure to pass a repeal of the Affordable […] Read More »

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Kaiser Briefs Examine Effects of Ending CSR Payments

August 2, 2017 by NDNRC

With the Senate’s failure to pass a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), attention has been turned to other ways the ACA could be weakened by the Administration. One of the things that the Trump Administration could do which could destabilize the marketplace would be to withhold the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments which are […] Read More »

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CMS Announces New SEP Coming

The Medicaid continuous coverage requirement will end on April 1 at which point, many may find … Read More »

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