JUDGE STRIKES DOWN MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS On Wednesday, a federal judge struck down the Medicaid work requirements and blocked their continued enforcement in both Kentucky and Arkansas. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) was involved with this litigation and has issued a press release which includes links to the decisions in both the Kentucky and […] Read More »
Archives for March 2019
Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Work Requirements
Yesterday, a federal judge struck down the Medicaid work requirements and blocked the continued enforcement of the Medicaid work requirements in both Kentucky and Arkansas. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) was involved with this litigation and has issued a press release which includes links to the decisions in both the Kentucky and Arkansas cases. Read More »
CMS Issues 2019 Open Enrollment Report
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its report for the 2019 open enrollment period. This report shows that over 11.4 million people have gotten coverage through the health exchanges. To read more about the 2019 open enrollment, check out the CMS fact sheet which includes demographic breakdowns for enrollment. You can […] Read More »
Kaiser Updates Brief on Uninsured in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an updated brief on the “coverage gap” in states that do not implement the Medicaid expansion under the ACA. Many adults within this gap earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to qualify for Marketplace premium tax credits. This KFF brief gives estimates of the number […] Read More »
Happy Birthday ACA!
Today marks the 9-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a new chartbook which outlines many of the accomplishments of the ACA especially in the areas of reducing uninsured rates across demographic groups. Thursday afternoon, we participated in a Twitter chat with Raising Women’s Voices and […] Read More »
March 22, 2019
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ACA!! Tomorrow marks the 9-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a new chartbook which outlines many of the accomplishments of the ACA especially in the areas of reducing uninsured rates across demographic groups. Yesterday afternoon, we participated in a Twitter […] Read More »
Update on Medicaid Work Requirements Litigation
Previously, we wrote about litigation on Kentucky’s work requirements. There have been some recent developments regarding this litigation. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) recently participated in oral arguments on the litigation surrounding the work requirements in Kentucky. You can read more about those oral arguments in the NHeLP press release. The judge is expected […] Read More »
March 15, 2019
ILRU SUMMER INTERNSHIP The Independent Living Research Utilization program in Houston, Texas is currently seeking 1-3 undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a summer internship as part of the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). The internship is 10 to 12 weeks and includes a stipend. Applications are due March 29th. To […] Read More »
RWJF Report Examines Cost-Sharing for Drug Tiers
A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) examines the cost to consumers for prescription drugs as you move through the formulary tiers. Read More »
March 8, 2019
SEP RESOURCES The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently updated their reference chart on Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs). The reference chart goes through the available SEPs and provides helpful information, such as whether someone needed to be covered before and the timing for the SEP. CBPP also conducted a recent webinar on SEPs, […] Read More »