A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with the Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute and the Urban Institute takes a look at the rise of short-term health plans and the way that issuers have been marketing them and states have been regulating them. The report entitled “The Marketing of Short-Term Health Plans: An […] Read More »
Archives for January 2019
New State Fact Sheets Show How Medicaid Works for Low Income Families
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has just released a new series of state fact sheets which show how Medicaid helps families and individuals with low income. These fact sheets can be accessed through the article on the CBPP website. Read More »
Kaiser Reports Key Facts in Health Insurance for Americans
An updated resource from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides information on how insurance has changed and expanded under the ACA and provides data on insured and uninsured individuals. “The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer” emphasizes the impact that health insurance can have on the uninsured and change health outcomes and financial impact. Lack of […] Read More »
January 25, 2019
CMS RELEASES PROPOSED 2020 NBPP At the end of last week, CMS issued the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace. To learn more, you can check out our news item which includes links […] Read More »
Analysis Shows Proposed Rules Would Increase Premiums
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has done an analysis of the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) and the effect that it could have on premiums in the marketplace. Their analysis entitled “Change to Insurance Payment Formulas Would Raise Costs for Millions With Marketplace or Employer Plans” shows that the […] Read More »
CHRIL Hosting Webinar on Disability and Health Reform
The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET entitled “Health Reform and People with Disabilities: Lessons to Date from the CHRIL.” They will be highlighting many of the findings that the CHRIL has made as a result of its research. You […] Read More »
CMS Releases Proposed 2020 NBPP
At the end of last week, CMS issued the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). For more detail, you can check out the press release from CMS, or download the proposed rules […] Read More »
January 18, 2019
WHAT’S NEW IN MEDICAID? Earlier this month, we reported on the latest numbers of people who have lost coverage in Arkansas due to the Medicaid work requirements. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a new blog post which looks at the total effect this new policy has had. This post has been […] Read More »
January 11, 2019
RESOURCES TO HELP CONSUMERS Now that Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) has ended for most, AAHD is continuing to work with Community Catalyst and other partners to highlight the benefits of health insurance and how to get the most out of your coverage. For more graphics like the one below which can be used to […] Read More »
CBPP Report Highlights Problems with Work Requirements
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) addresses the unintended consequences which Medicaid work requirements can have and how there are no easy solutions to the problems they create. The report is entitled “Medicaid Work Requirements Can’t Be Fixed: Unintended Consequences Are Inevitable Result” and highlights the problems the work requirements cause […] Read More »