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Enroll America Releases Brief on Health Insurance Literacy

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Enroll America has released an issue brief on health insurance literacy entitled “A Framework on Health Insurance Literacy for the Outreach and Enrollment Community.” It explains the importance of health insurance literacy and the lack of it among consumers. This makes for an effective case for the role that consumer assistance programs can fill in bridging this knowledge gap. […] Read More »

May 8, 2015

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NEW RESOURCE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ENROLLMENT Last week, we mentioned that we had recently published some news items on mental health parity on our AAHD site. (That news items can be accessed in here.) If you’re still looking for more resources on mental health and enrollment, be sure to check out a new resource […] Read More »

Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Provider Network Regulations

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The Commonwealth Fund has released a report on what states are doing to regulate some of the narrow provider networks that are being offered on the healthcare marketplace. The report is entitled “Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Regulation of Marketplace Plan Provider Networks.” Some states have left the terms more vague indicating that carriers […] Read More »

Families USA Brief Contrasts Medicaid Expansion in Two States

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Earlier this week, Families USA released an issue brief that examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on two people who live in neighboring but different states. The brief entitled “A Tale of Two States: Decisions about Extending Medicaid Can Drastically Affect Residents’ Lives” looks at two women who have very different experiences as one lives […] Read More »

May 1, 2015

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TIS THE SEASON FOR SEPs (AGAIN) Yesterday the tax penalty special enrollment period (SEP) came to a close and it’s time to consider what SEPs might be available to consumers now that the quasi-open enrollment has closed. Previously, we had a news item on a report that showed how some of the state-based marketplaces did […] Read More »

SEPs: What Do You Need to Know

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With the close of the tax penalty special enrollment period (SEP) yesterday, it’s time to look at what other SEPs are available for consumers. One of the newest SEPs announced is for consumers in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. If a consumer is below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), then they are not […] Read More »

Health Affairs Examines Difference in Enrollment by State

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Yesterday, Health Affairs posted a blog article yesterday which examines the difference in marketplace enrollment from state to state. While not providing a clear answer, this article does raise some interesting things to think about, especially the positive role that navigators have had in states like Maine. To read this blog post, click here. Read More »

More Resources on Mental Health Parity

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A few weeks ago, we posted a news item on a report on mental health parity that was released by NAMI (that article can be accessed here). If you want to learn more about mental health parity, we at the American Association on Health and Disability have published some recent news items on our organization […] Read More »

April 24, 2015

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TAX SEASON SEP COMING TO AN END This is the last week for the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for those individuals who are subject to the tax penalty and you’ll want to be sure to check out our news item on the SEP from yesterday. In the news item, you can find links to prior […] Read More »