GRAHAM-CASSIDY BILL INTRODUCED This week, Senators Graham (R-SC) and Cassidy (R-LA) introduced their bill to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read more about this bill, check out our blog post which includes links to the Senators’ section by section analysis and formula description as well as statements from organizations opposing […] Read More »
Graham-Cassidy Bill Introduced
Today, Senators Graham (R-SC) and Cassidy (R-LA) introduced their bill to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Senators released a section-by-section analysis of the bill which summarizes its provisions and a formula description which explains how the amount of the block grants will be calculated. As was the case with the […] Read More »
September 8, 2017
CBPP RELEASES BRIEF ON MEDICAID AND DISABILITY The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a report entitled “Medicaid Works for People with Disabilities.” The report outlines the important role that Medicaid plays in providing not only health care, but services and supports for people with disabilities. To learn more about this report […] Read More »
AAHD Joins Coalition Letter on Marketplace Stabilization
The American Association on Health & Disability (lead partner for the NDNRC) joined a coalition of 100 consumer, patient and provider groups calling on Congress to pass bi-partisan legislation aimed at stabilizing the health insurance marketplaces. The letter to Congress calls for three actions which would help with marketplace stabilization: guaranteeing funding for cost-sharing reductions, restoring premium […] Read More »
CBPP Reprises Webinar Series
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is reprising their Health Reform: Beyond the Basics webinar series. Through the month, they will be presenting 4 webinars in preparation for the upcoming Open Enrollment. The schedule for these webinars along with links to them are as follows: Part I: Premium Tax Credits Tuesday, September 19, […] Read More »
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for ACA Navigators and Outreach
Late last week, the Trump Administration announced significant cuts to the upcoming open enrollment efforts as they will significantly reduce the amount of advertising they will be doing and cutting the funding for the navigator programs. Originally, CMS was set to spend $100 million on advertising and outreach efforts. That amount has been reduced to […] Read More »
CBPP Brief on Medicaid and Disability
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a report entitled “Medicaid Works for People with Disabilities.” The report outlines the important role that Medicaid plays in providing not only health care, but services and supports for people with disabilities. Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for June 2017
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from June 2017. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website. Read More »
Focus on Medicaid Expansion Reform Turns to 1115 Waivers
While legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has stalled, some states have turned to Section 1115 waivers as a way to modify how Medicaid expansion operates in their states. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation entitled “Section 1115 Medicaid Expansion Waivers: A Look at Key Themes and State […] Read More »
CBO Finds Ending CSR Payments Will Cause Premium Increases
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report today which examines what would happen to the health insurance marketplace if the Trump Administration ended the cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The CSR payments are payments made to the insurance companies to help offset out-of-pocket costs for lower income enrollees and have been the subject of an ongoing lawsuit […] Read More »
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