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 »
Archives for October 2018
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 »
AAHD to Present in CBPP’s 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 an overview of questions a person with a disability needs to […] Read More »
How States Benefit from Medicaid Expansion
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) published a report which charts the benefits states which expanded Medicaid are seeing. The charts include data on Medicaid expansion’s benefits in areas such as coverage, access and outcomes, among others. “Chart Book: The Far-Reaching Benefits of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion” is a helpful tool for […] Read More »
Kaiser Releases State Medicaid Fact Sheets
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a series of state specific Medicaid fact sheets which includes breakdowns of what the uninsured rates are in each state as well as the percentages of people who are covered by Medicaid. They’ve also released a fact sheet on Medicaid coverage throughout the United States. You can find each […] Read More »
