RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OE6 Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) is less than a week away, but there are resources available to help. AAHD is excited to announce that we are continuing to join Community Catalyst and other partners in this year’s outreach project for Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) to educate individuals about enrolling for […] Read More »
Archives for October 2018
AAHD Continues Collaboration with Community Catalyst Outreach Project
AAHD is excited to announce that we are continuing to join Community Catalyst and other partners in this year’s outreach project for Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) to educate individuals about enrolling for health insurance for 2019. Community Catalyst, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is serving as the national coordinating organization for […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for August 2018
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from August 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 »
Trump Administration Announces New Guidance on Section 1332
Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced new guidance on Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act which would provide states with the opportunity to make changes to marketplaces in their own states. Presumably, this new guidance could allow states to bypass some of the protections built into the ACA. It remains to be seen how states will […] Read More »
Archived CBPP Webinar Available
Last week, we presented on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ (CBPP) fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series. In the webinar entitled “Best Practices When Assisting People with Disabilities Enroll in Health Coverage,” we addressed disability etiquette and basic accessibility considerations for anyone doing enrollment work, as well as provided an overview of questions a […] Read More »
October 19, 2018
AAHD WEBINARS AND EVENTS Yesterday, we presented on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ (CBPP) fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series. In the webinar entitled “Best Practices When Assisting People with Disabilities Enroll in Health Coverage,” we addressed disability etiquette and basic accessibility considerations for anyone doing enrollment work, as well as provided an overview […] Read More »
October 12, 2018
MEDICAID EXPANSION ACTUALLY HELPS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a blog post this week which highlights some misinformation which exists related to Medicaid expansion and Medicaid coverage for people with disabilities as some have claimed that Medicaid expansion could divert funds to care for people with disabilities. In […] Read More »
CMS Report Shows Decrease in Premiums for 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report today which shows a decrease in premiums of approximately 1.5% for the second lowest cost silver plans in the states operating on the federally facilitated marketplace. You can see CMS’s press release and the state-by-state chart showing what the premiums are in each state. […] Read More »
Kaiser Looks at Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas
A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that many Medicaid enrollees are still not aware of the new rules of the complex implementation of Medicaid work requirements. The report also states that due to lack of computer literacy and internet access, the online reporting requirement is challenging for many enrollees. As of September […] Read More »
October 5, 2018
AAHD PRESENTING IN BEYOND THE BASICS WEBINAR SERIES AAHD is once again working with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and will be presenting in its fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series. In this webinar, we will address disability etiquette and basic accessibility considerations for anyone doing enrollment work, as well as provide […] Read More »