While most of the recent focus on ACA implementation has been on the Marketplaces and getting coverage for those who were previously uninsured, the Affordable Care Act was also meant to strengthen the Medicare program. A new report from the Commonwealth Fund looks at how that effort is going and what still needs to be done. “The […] Read More »
June 5, 2015
STATE BENCHMARK PLANS & ENROLLMENT STATISTICS If you’re looking for more information on the various state benchmark plans and the essential health benefits (EHBs) in each state, be sure to check out this week’s blog post which addresses what some of the states are already doing and/or considering. In some instances, there is still time […] Read More »
State Benchmark Plans & EHBs
In previous news items, we had reported on state benchmark plans and essential health benefits (EHBs). In April, we wrote about the report CMS did on the three largest small group products by state, and in May, we wrote about the brief that the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) published on EHBs and prescription drugs. More recently, we […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for March 2015
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from March 2015. To read the report from CMS, click here. The report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Read More »
May 29, 2015
NDNRC AT THE AIRS CONFERENCE This week, the NDNRC is at the Alliance of Information & Referral Systems (AIRS) Conference in Dallas, TX. If you are at the conference, you’ll want to check out our presentation today entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy in Year 2 of Open Enrollment: Double Jeopardy.” For anyone who has seen our […] Read More »
May 22, 2015
HHS PROVIDES NEW GUIDANCE ON COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES Do you get inquiries from consumers about what preventive services are covered by plans at no cost to them? HHS has released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which provides some guidance on some of the more complex scenarios. Be sure to check out our […] Read More »
New York Lifts Prosthetic Coverage Limitation
For those of you who have followed the NDNRC and participated in our “Jeopardy” webinars, you know that we highlight the fact that some qualified health plans only cover 1 prosthetic limb per lifetime for consumers. Such a limitation can obviously cause major problems for someone who loses one or more limbs, especially if it’s […] Read More »
New Policy Brief on Plan Availability in Rural Areas
A new policy brief from the Rural Policy Research Institute looks at the availability of plans in rural states and compares the changes in plans offered and premiums from year one to year two. It provides a thorough analysis of the number of plans offered and how that impacts premium rates. Perhaps more importantly is […] Read More »
HHS Releases Guidance on Coverage of Preventive Services
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Labor and Treasury Departments issued some guidance on what preventive services qualified health plans are required to cover. The guidance was done in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and covers topics such as genetic testing and counseling for breast cancer, […] Read More »
May 15, 2015
NEW BRIEF ON HEALTH INSURANCE LITERACY Last week we told you about an issue brief from Enroll America on scheduling (that can be downloaded by clicking here). This week we added a new resource from Enroll America on health insurance literacy. The brief is entitled “A Framework on Health Insurance Literacy for the Outreach and […] Read More »
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