The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new issue brief which looks at the number of claims which marketplace plans are denying and whether or not consumers are appealing those denials. Kaiser’s research shows that nearly one out of every five claims made to marketplace insurers are being denied, but the vast majority of those (over […] Read More »
Archives for February 2019
New Fact Sheet on Medicaid Expansion
Families USA has released a new fact sheet entitled “The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State Budgets.” Read More »
February 22, 2019
AAHD JOINS COMMENT LETTER ON NBPP The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has joined a sign-on letter with 87 organizations in the “I Am Essential” Coalition responding to the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). AAHD is also a member of the CCD Health Task Force which also submitted a comment letter. […] Read More »
CHRIL Chart Books Available on Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures
The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) has developed chart books about the healthcare utilization and expenditures of working-age people with and without disabilities from 2008-2016. The results are available in both PDF and Excel spreadsheets on the CHRIL website. Read More »
Brief Examines Partial Medicaid Expansion
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief which looks at a new trend by states requesting approval from CMS to expand Medicaid only up to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) instead of the ACA’s intended expansion up to 138% of FPL. In the explainer “Partial Medicaid Expansion with ACA Enhanced Matching […] Read More »
February 15, 2019
TIS THE SEASON FOR SEPS With Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) clearly in our rearview, the focus now turns to helping consumers enroll who are entitled to a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). We are continuing to work with Community Catalyst and other partners to make sure that consumers are aware when they are entitled to […] Read More »
Tis the Season for SEPs
With Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) clearly in our rearview, the focus now turns to helping consumers enroll who are entitled to a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). We are continuing to work with Community Catalyst and other partners to make sure that consumers are aware when they are entitled to a SEP. For more graphics […] Read More »
Kaiser Updates their Medicaid Benefits Databases
The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a recent survey where they interviewed Medicaid directors in all 50 states and District of Columbia to identify benefits covered for adult beneficiary programs. Federal Medicaid rules grant states flexibility to design their own Medicaid benefit packages beyond meeting core federal requirements. Required benefits specify that certain mandatory services in […] Read More »
CMS Updates Calculations for FPL
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin updating the amounts for the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for 2019. The FPL is used to determine who is eligible for the Medicaid expansion and who receives premium tax credits for qualified health plans on the exchange. Read More »
February 8, 2019
AAHD Call to Action to Promote the All of Us Research Program to People with Disabilities AAHD is challenging the disability community to learn about the All of Us Research Program and consider participation with a Call to Action. The All of Us Research Program is seeking to improve precision medicine and the Call to […] Read More »