NIH OFFICIALLY DESIGNATES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS A HEALTH DISPARITIES POPULATION This week, the National Institutes of Health officially designated people with disabilities as a health disparities population, marking a huge win for disability populations, advocates, and researchers. “Disability advocates have pushed for the inclusion of people with disabilities as a health disparity population for […] Read More »
Archives for September 2023
September 22, 2023
OVER 7 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 20, over 7.1 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 37% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 11.9 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »
September 15, 2023
OVER 6.4 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 14, over 6.4 million Medicaid enrollees have lost covered, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 36% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 10.8 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »
September 8, 2023
OVER 5.6 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 7, over 5.6 million Medicaid enrollees have lost covered, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Disenrollment ranges from each state, with extremes of 72% of enrollees losing coverage in Texas to 9% in Michigan. As the trend continues, 73% of all people disenrolled […] Read More »
CBPP Announces 2023 Fall Webinar Series
AAHD is proud to announce that we will be working with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) again to provide technical assistance to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters. As part of this work, CBPP will once again be conducting its fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series and they have announced the […] Read More »