OPEN ENROLLMENT CONCLUDES Please note: with the upcoming holidays, we will not have a NDNRC Update the next two weeks. The NDNRC Update will return January 10th. Happy Holidays from AAHD & Happy New Year! This week, Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) concluded after an extension of time was provided for any consumers who may […] Read More »
Archives for December 2019
5th Circuit Rules in ACA Case
Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the Texas v. US case. This is the court case which challenged the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the individual mandate penalty was eliminated in the 2017 tax law. Previously, the Supreme Court had held that the ACA was constitutional under the taxing […] Read More »
CMS Extends Open Enrollment
This afternoon, CMS announced that they were extending open enrollment in the event that there were any technical difficulties which consumers encountered during the final hours of open enrollment over the weekend. The extension is going on now through Wednesday, December 18 at 3:00 AM ET. Note that the extension ends in the early morning […] Read More »
State-Based Marketplace OE7 Deadlines
Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) ended yesterday, December 15 for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov)*. Some states who run their own state-based marketplace have an extended period for OE7. The following eight states have deadlines for their open enrollment periods as follows: California: January 20, 2020 Colorado: January 15, 2020 District of Columbia: January […] Read More »
December 13, 2019
OPEN ENROLLMENT CLOSES SUNDAY Open Enrollment concludes on Sunday meaning that there are only a few days left for Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) and a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 4.7 million people who do not have insurance could get a bronze plan at no cost. To learn more, check […] Read More »
Kaiser Analysis Shows 4.7 Million Could Get Free Coverage
A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 4.7 million people who do not have insurance could get a bronze plan at no cost after tax credits are taken into account. Read More »
December 6, 2019
LAST FULL WEEK FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT Open Enrollment concludes next weekend meaning that this is the final week for enrollment through the marketplace for OE7. AAHD has joined Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach for OE7 to educate individuals about enrolling for health insurance for 2020. Community Catalyst has an Outreach Hub which includes resources […] Read More »
New Fact Sheet Available on Potential Impact of ACA Case
A decision by the Fifth Circuit in the case of Texas v. US could happen at any time. The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new fact sheet which addresses the potential impact the decision in this case could have. To read more about the Texas v. US case, check out our news item from the […] Read More »
