A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the potential effects of a nationwide work requirement for Medicaid. Kaiser estimates in their brief “Implications of a Medicaid Work Requirement: National Estimates of Potential Coverage Losses” that between 1.4 to 4 million people could lose coverage due to a nationwide work requirement. However, the […] Read More »
Archives for June 2018
June 29, 2018
MEDICAID SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT NOW AVAILABLE Note: through the summer months, we will be sending the NDNRC Update every other Friday. The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to announce the release of our social media toolkit for Medicaid. The toolkit provides sample social media posts as well as graphics and relevant hashtags which […] Read More »
Medicaid Social Media Toolkit Now Available
The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to announce the release of our social media toolkit for Medicaid. The toolkit provides sample social media posts as well as graphics and relevant hashtags which can be combined to promote the importance of the Medicaid program and how important it is for people with disabilities. The […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for April 2018
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from April 2018. 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 »
June 15, 2018
AAHD PRESENTING ON WEBINAR ABOUT ALL OF US RESEARCH PROJECT Note: through the summer months, we will be sending the NDNRC Update every other Friday. One of the new initiatives we are working on is doing education and outreach to the disability community about the NIH’s All of Us Research Project. This coming Thursday, June […] Read More »
Kaiser Looks at Data on Those Affected by Medicaid Work Requirements
The Kaiser Family Foundation has just released a new issue brief entitled “Implications of Work Requirements in Medicaid: What Does the Data Say?” The brief looks at data that shows that most Medicaid enrollees who are able to work are working but could face barriers in meeting the reporting requirements due to lack of internet […] Read More »
New Fact Sheet Available on MAGI Calculations and the New Tax Law
As part of their Beyond the Basics project, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a new fact sheet to help assisters understand what the new tax law means for MAGI calculations entitled “How Does the Tax Bill Affect MAGI?” AAHD has partnered with CBPP on a project called the Consumer Assistance […] Read More »
New Brief on Medicaid and Children with Special Healthcare Needs
Families USA has released a new issue brief entitled “How Medicaid Protects Children with Special Health Care Needs.” The issue brief explains how one in five children have special healthcare needs (or 14 million children) and half of them rely on Medicaid/CHIP for coverage. In some cases, the coverage Medicaid provides supplements private insurance for […] Read More »
June 1, 2018
NEW REPORT ON CONSUMER ASSISTANCE IN HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT Note: through the summer months, we will be sending the NDNRC Update every other Friday. Throughout last year’s open enrollment and the first part of this year, we’ve been involved in two projects promoting ACA enrollment – the Community Catalyst outreach project and the Consumer Assistance […] Read More »