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AAHD Joins Coalition Letter on Marketplace Stabilization

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The American Association on Health & Disability (lead partner for the NDNRC) joined a coalition of 100 consumer, patient and provider groups calling on Congress to pass bi-partisan legislation aimed at stabilizing the health insurance marketplaces. The letter to Congress calls for three actions which would help with marketplace stabilization: guaranteeing funding for cost-sharing reductions, restoring premium […] Read More »

CBPP Reprises Webinar Series

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is reprising their Health Reform: Beyond the Basics webinar series. Through the month, they will be presenting 4 webinars in preparation for the upcoming Open Enrollment. The schedule for these webinars along with links to them are as follows: Part I: Premium Tax Credits  Tuesday, September 19, […] Read More »

Trump Administration Cuts Funding for ACA Navigators and Outreach

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Late last week, the Trump Administration announced significant cuts to the upcoming open enrollment efforts as they will significantly reduce the amount of advertising they will be doing and cutting the funding for the navigator programs. Originally, CMS was set to spend $100 million on advertising and outreach efforts. That amount has been reduced to […] Read More »

CBPP Brief on Medicaid and Disability

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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 »

CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for June 2017

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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 »

Focus on Medicaid Expansion Reform Turns to 1115 Waivers

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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 »

CBO Finds Ending CSR Payments Will Cause Premium Increases

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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 »

New Kaiser Brief Looks at 2018 Marketplace

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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 »

New Navigator Training Available from CMS

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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 »

August 4, 2017

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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 »