OE7 ONE WEEK AWAY Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) starts in exactly one week, and AAHD is once again joining Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach for OE7. As was the case last year, this project will educate individuals about enrolling for health insurance for 2020. This week, Community Catalyst launched its Outreach […] Read More »
Archives for 2019
Outreach Hub Is Here
As part of the work we are doing with Community Catalyst, they have prepared an Outreach Hub which includes resources to use by those who are doing open enrollment outreach. The Outreach Hub includes graphics, scripts and videos which cover open enrollment, special enrollment periods and health insurance literacy. There are also resources available in […] Read More »
Brief Examines Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines Medicaid enrollment and states’ spending on the program. The brief shows that Medicaid enrollment is down slightly (1.7%) in 2019, but expenditures by states has still gone up slightly (2.9%). Read More »
CMS Assister Webinar Series
CMS has recently released a set of recorded webinars to help assisters get ready for open enrollment. Links to the recordings and transcripts are as follows: Preparing to Apply Recording (mp4)| Transcript Creating and Submitting Applications Recording (mp4)| Transcript Application Assistance Simulation Recording (mp4)| Transcript Read More »
October 18, 2019
OE7 JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) is just two weeks away, and AAHD is once again joining Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach for OE7. As was the case last year, this project will educate individuals about enrolling for health insurance for 2020. Be on the lookout for graphics […] Read More »
GAO Reports Millions Spent by States Administering Work Requirements
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that states that added work requirements to their Medicaid programs have spent millions of dollars to administer them. In fact, the GAO says that it could be over $250 million spent by states in just administrative costs to implement these work requirements. Read More »
October 11, 2019
AAHD LAUNCHES HEALTH INSURANCE LITERACY ACADEMY The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce the launch of the Health Insurance Literacy Academy (HILA) Project. The HILA is a partnership among the AAHD, Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU), the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) and includes the National Council […] Read More »
AAHD Launches Health Insurance Literacy Academy
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce the launch of the Health Insurance Literacy Academy (HILA) Project. The HILA is a partnership among the AAHD, Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU), the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) and includes the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the […] Read More »
How Many Would Be Denied Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions?
A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation updated their analysis on how many individuals would be affected if the ACA’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions were eliminated. The analysis found that over a quarter of nonelderly adults have a condition which would make them susceptible to losing their coverage. Additionally, the analysis shows that […] Read More »
October 4, 2019
CHRIL SEEKS SURVEY PARTICIPANTS The NIDILRR-funded Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) is looking for adults with disabilities to complete an online survey about health insurance and health care services. Whether you have private insurance, insurance from an employer, TRICARE, Medicaid, Medicare or no insurance right now please complete the survey. Adults, 18 […] Read More »
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