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July 30, 2021

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DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION CONCLUDES As Disability Week of Action comes to a close, we will resume publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. As we highlighted last week, this week represented Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). AAHD participated in several activities which highlighted the opportunity the COVID […] Read More »

What the COVID SEP Means for People with Disabilities

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This week is Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Monday was the 31st Anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and we kicked off the week by posting a blog introducing you to the week as an opportunity to highlight enrollment for people with disabilities. Yesterday, we participated […] Read More »

Welcome to Disability Week of Action

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Happy ADA Anniversary! Today is the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and in recognition of the anniversary, CMS has designated this week as Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Throughout this week, AAHD will be participating in activities which highlight the opportunity which the COVID SEP […] Read More »

July 23, 2021

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NEXT WEEK IS DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION! Coinciding with the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which is Monday, 7/26, CMS has designated next week as Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Throughout the week, AAHD will be participating in activities which highlight the opportunity which the […] Read More »

CMS Releases Latest COVID SEP Enrollment Report

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Last week, CMS released the latest enrollment report for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The report shows that since the SEP began in February and through June 30, over 1.5 million people have received health insurance coverage through the ACA marketplace. Read More »

July 9, 2021

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CLOSING THE MEDICAID COVERAGE GAP Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a new series of state specific fact sheets which highlight the Medicaid coverage gap which exists in 11 states which have not expanded Medicaid under the […] Read More »

State Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheets Available

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a new series of state specific fact sheets which highlight the Medicaid coverage gap which exists in the 11 states which have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. These fact sheets detail the demographics of those individuals in the states which could be […] Read More »

Biden Administration Issues Proposed Marketplace Rules

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Earlier this week, the Biden Administration issued proposed rules for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. These proposed rules do expand the roles for navigators which is not surprising based on the increased funding that the new administration is putting into the navigator program. Another big change will be expanding the open enrollment period for […] Read More »

June 25, 2021

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ACA IS STILL THE LAW OF THE LAND! Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Last week, the Supreme Court threw out a challenge from Texas and other states who were trying to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by questioning the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate. […] Read More »

Supreme Court upholds ACA – Again

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The Supreme Court today threw out the challenge from Texas and other states who were trying to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by questioning the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate. In 2012, the Supreme Court had ruled that the individual mandate was a constitutional exercise of Congress’s taxing authority, but the tax penalty […] Read More »