At the end of last week, CMS released its proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2019 marketplace. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federal marketplace. For more detail, you can download the proposed rules and summary fact sheet. Comments on the proposed rules are due […] Read More »
Archives for October 2017
October 27, 2017
OE5 STARTS WEDNESDAY Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5) will start on Wednesday, November 1. The dates for open enrollment this year are different than they were in prior years as OE5 will end on December 15, 2017. These dates apply for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov). Some states who are running their own […] Read More »
New Resources Available for OE5
In advance of open enrollment, there are some new resources available to help you. The new initiative Get America Covered has released an open enrollment toolkit which includes information about the uninsured population, basic facts about open enrollment and resources to help with messaging, including social media resources. Previously, we highlighted the Georgetown Center on […] Read More »
State-Based Marketplace OE5 Dates
Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5) will start on Wednesday, November 1. The dates for open enrollment this year are different than they were in prior years as OE5 will end on December 15, 2017. These dates apply for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov). Some states who are running their own state-based marketplace will […] Read More »
CBO Scores Alexander-Murray
Last week, we reported on an agreement between Senators Alexander and Murray on a new bipartisan bill aimed at stabilizing the marketplace. Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. The bill would finance payment of the cost-sharing reductions and give states greater flexibility in regulating […] Read More »
October 20, 2017
AAHD TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY CATALYST OUTREACH PROJECT AAHD is happy to announce that we are joining with Community Catalyst in a new outreach project for Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5). Community Catalyst, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is serving as the national coordinating organization for an effort to spread awareness about the […] Read More »
Bipartisan Market Stabilization Bill Introduced
Today, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) announced an agreement on a bipartisan bill to help stabilize the marketplace. The Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 already had 24 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle and would finance payment of the cost-sharing reductions and give states greater flexibility in regulating their […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines Growth of Medicaid
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the growth of the Medicaid program. The brief examines the historical trends of both the enrollment numbers of and spending on the Medicaid program and where those numbers are expected to go over the next year. According to “Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2017 […] Read More »
AAHD to Support Community Catalyst Outreach Project
AAHD is happy to announce that we are joining with Community Catalyst in a new outreach project for Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5). Community Catalyst, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is serving as the national coordinating organization for an effort to spread awareness about the upcoming open enrollment period starting November 1st […] Read More »
October 13, 2017
NDNRC TO PRESENT ON CBPP WEBINAR SERIES As part of its Health Reform: Beyond the Basics webinar series, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has asked the NDNRC to present on “Assisting People with Disabilities Enroll in Health Coverage.” In this webinar, we will help you think about what questions a person with […] Read More »
