AAHD SUPPORTS THE ENROLL ACT Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Last week, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act. To read more about the ENROLL Act and why AAHD supports it, check out our […] Read More »
Archives for June 2019
AAHD Supports the ENROLL Act
This week, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act. The ENROLL Act would increase support and funding to the navigator program by increasing the funding for navigators to $100 million annually, require that each state have at least two organizations physically located in […] Read More »
Comparing Coverage for Children with Special Needs under Medicaid/CHIP and Private Insurance
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief with an in-depth analysis comparing the economic and social prevalence among special needs children who received health insurance through Medicaid/CHIP, private insurance, a combination of Medicaid/CHIP and private insurance, or who are uninsured. The analysis from Kaiser shows that children with special needs who benefit from Medicaid/CHIP […] Read More »
Kaiser State Survey Examines Pathways to Medicaid Coverage
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the different pathways which people with disabilities can obtain coverage through the Medicaid program. The issue brief entitled “Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities” is the result of a 50-state survey which Kaiser conducted of all the state Medicaid programs. The brief goes […] Read More »
June 14, 2018
NEW STATE FACT SHEETS ON MEDICAID AVAILABLE Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families recently released a series of fact sheets which look at the effect that Medicaid has on the health of children in each individual state. A link […] Read More »
Georgetown Releases New State Fact Sheets on Medicaid
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families recently released a series of fact sheets which look at the effect that Medicaid has on the health of children in each individual state. Their fact sheet for the effect of the Medicaid program across the country can be found here while each of the state fact […] Read More »
Medicaid Expansion Yields Decreased Racial Inequalities Among Cancer Patients
A study conducted by the Yale Cancer Center has revealed correlations between Medicaid expansion under the ACA and a decreasing number of racial disparities among cancer patients. The study shows how Medicaid expansion has provided cancer patients greater opportunities for earlier diagnosis and treatment; further closing historical racial gaps. Read More »
