GRAHAM-CASSIDY PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION Earlier this week, the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as the Graham-Cassidy bill, was pulled from consideration after the Republican leadership in the Senate determined that there were not enough votes to pass it. This was after a CBO report showed that Graham-Cassidy would […] Read More »
Archives for September 2017
CMS Announces Website Outages for OE5
In its assister newsletter yesterday, CMS announced that there would be planned website outages of Healthcare.gov in order to do maintenance to the website. These outages will occur during open enrollment, so they could interrupt enrollment. The schedule for the outages is as follows: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 overnight Sundays 12 AM – 12 PM […] Read More »
CBO Releases Preliminary Analysis on Graham-Cassidy
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a preliminary analysis of the Graham-Cassidy repeal and replace bill. While the CBO acknowledged that they did not have time to do a full analysis of the bill as it related to its effect on coverage, the report does indicate the “number of people with comprehensive health insurance … […] Read More »
September 22, 2017
VOTE ON GRAHAM-CASSIDY EXPECTED NEXT WEEK Next week the Senate plans to vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill, which is the latest attempt to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We have updated our blog post to provide more detail on the bill and include even more links to statements from organizations opposing […] Read More »
Kaiser Analyzes Graham-Cassidy
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released two new briefs analyzing the Graham-Cassidy bill. These briefs look at the massive change that Graham-Cassidy would make to the Medicaid program and the effect it would have on the federal government’s contribution in each state. The briefs can be downloaded at the following links: Five Ways the Graham-Cassidy […] Read More »
Avalere Brief Examines Impact on States of Graham-Cassidy
A new report from Avalere is out today and it looks at the effect that the Graham-Cassidy bill would have on the funding each state receives from the federal government. Overall, the report indicates that federal Medicaid funding under Graham-Cassidy would be reduced by $489 billion from 2020-2027 and while a handful of states would receive […] Read More »
Kaiser Fact Sheet Examines Uninsured Population
A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation takes a look at the uninsured population. “Key Facts about the Uninsured Population” answers these five questions about this group: How has the number of uninsured changed under the ACA? Why do people remain uninsured? Who remains uninsured? How does the lack of insurance affect access […] Read More »
September 15, 2017
GRAHAM-CASSIDY BILL INTRODUCED This week, Senators Graham (R-SC) and Cassidy (R-LA) introduced their bill to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read more about this bill, check out our blog post which includes links to the Senators’ section by section analysis and formula description as well as statements from organizations opposing […] Read More »
Graham-Cassidy Bill Introduced
Today, Senators Graham (R-SC) and Cassidy (R-LA) introduced their bill to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Graham-Cassidy would essentially take all the money the federal government spends on Medicaid, premium tax credits, etc. and give that money to the states in the form of a block grant which states could then […] Read More »
September 8, 2017
CBPP RELEASES BRIEF ON MEDICAID AND DISABILITY 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. To learn more about this report […] Read More »