CMS RELEASES PROPOSED MARKET STABILIZATION RULES This week, CMS issued proposed rules designed to stabilize the ACA marketplaces. These rules address a wide variety of areas including the length of next year’s open enrollment period, the determination process for eligibility for Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) and network adequacy rules, to name a few. To learn […] Read More »
Archives for 2017
CMS Releases Proposed Market Stabilization Rules
Yesterday, CMS issued proposed rules designed to stabilize the ACA marketplaces. These rules address a wide variety of areas including the length of next year’s open enrollment period, the determination process for eligibility for Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) and network adequacy rules, to name a few. Some of the highlights of the rules include: Shortening the […] Read More »
CDC Report Highlights Falling Uninsured Rates
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights some of the findings from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey as it relates to the uninsured rates. The CDC report examined the health insurance rates for the first nine months of 2016 and compared them with the health insurance rates prior to […] Read More »
I Am Essential Coalition Urges Secretary Price to Maintain ACA Protections
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has joined a letter sent by the I Am Essential Coalition which urges new HHS Secretary Tom Price to continue to maintain the consumer protections provided in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as he reviews possible rules changes for the ACA. To read the news release from […] Read More »
NASHP Fact Sheets Highlight ACA Repeal Effects on State Laws
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has released a series of fact sheets on what effect changing or repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have on state laws as well as some of the proposals to replace the ACA. The NASHP fact sheets are as follows: An Overview of ACA Provisions in Their […] Read More »
February 10, 2017
KAISER BRIEF EXAMINES MEDICAID EXPANSION WAIVERS With the new administration, it is possible that some states will look to modify their Medicaid expansion or add the Medicaid expansion as part of a waiver similar to what was done in Michigan and Indiana. The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report last week which looks at the […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines Medicaid Expansion Waivers
With the new administration, it is possible that were states will look to modify their Medicaid expansion or add the Medicaid expansion as part of a waiver similar to what was done in Michigan and Indiana. The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report last week which looks at the early experiences in Michigan and Indiana […] Read More »
February 3, 2017
KAISER EXAMINES EFFECTS OF POTENTIAL MEDICAID REFORMS The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a series of new issue briefs and fact sheets which look at the Medicaid program and some of the proposals to reform Medicaid. One of the issue briefs looks at five questions about the proposed Medicaid reforms while the other examines current […] Read More »
Reviewing the ACA Replacement Proposals
The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared synopses for some of the proposals to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their summaries can be found below and are also available on their website here. Summary of the ACA The American Health Care Act, introduced in the House on March 6, 2017 Summary of plan released by […] Read More »
Kaiser Examines Effects of Potential Medicaid Reforms
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines five key questions about various proposals to reform the Medicaid program. The five questions addressed in the issue brief are as follows: What Medicaid Financing Changes are Currently Being Considered? How Would a Block Grant Work? How Would a Per Capita Cap Work? […] Read More »