Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for navigators in both the federally facilitated marketplace as well as the state partnership marketplaces. As we reported last week, CMS will be giving 3 year grants to the navigator organizations. A letter of intent is due June 3, 2015 and […] Read More »
Georgetown Center Releases Report on Consumer Assistance Needs
The Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms has released a new issue brief which looks at the consumer assistance experience before, during and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. It looked at consumer assistance programs in 12 different states plus DC to see what the needs of consumers were. Not surprisingly, the […] Read More »
State Navigator Restrictions Struck Down
Previously we reported on a challenge filed by the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) seeking to invalidate restrictions that the state of Missouri placed on navigators operating in their state. Last week, the 8th Circuit ruled that the restrictions were invalid as they were in contradiction with the navigator requirements under the ACA. For more […] Read More »
April 10, 2015
TAX FILING DEADLINE APPROACHES This Wednesday is April 15 which means millions of Americans will be finalizing their taxes and many may be learning for the first time about the “shared financial responsibility payment” also known as the tax penalty. As we previously reported, CMS is providing a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for those who […] Read More »
CMS to Fund Navigator Grants for 3 Years
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released documentation indicating that starting in the third year of open enrollment, it plans to fund the navigator organizations for three year periods. The details on the planned navigator Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) can be found here. When the FOA is formally released, we will be sure […] Read More »
April 3, 2015
NAMI RELEASES REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH PARITY Do you want to learn more about the treatment for mental health and substance use? Parity in qualified health plans for the treatment of mental health and substance use is a critical area when reviewing plan options for consumers living with mental illness. This week, the National Alliance […] Read More »
NAMI Releases Parity Report
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released a report on mental health and substance use parity entitled “A Long Road Ahead: Achieving True Parity in Mental Health and Substance Use Care.” The report gives the findings of a survey of both people and families living with mental illness as well as an analysis of health plans to […] Read More »
Marketplace Releases Coverage to Care Toolkit
Last week, the Healthcare.gov marketplace released a toolkit designed to help consumers go all the way through the process of enrollment to utilizing their health insurance. So if you are getting ongoing questions from consumers you’ve assisted, be sure to check out this resource. It can be downloaded by clicking here. It can also be […] Read More »
March 27, 2015
ACA TURNS 5! IS IT WORKING? This week marked the five year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law and some new reports show how well the ACA is working. First, the White House released a report entitled “Accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act.” This report goes beyond just the enrollment […] Read More »
ASPE Releases Reports on the Effect of Medicaid Expansion
Earlier this week in conjunction with the five year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released two reports on the effect of Medicaid expansion. The first was on the economic impact of Medicaid Expansion in states where it was expanded verses those where it […] Read More »
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