Open Enrollment is fully underway now and our Disability Week of Action is just over a week away. AAHD will be leading a Disability Week of Action from November 17-23. As part of the week of action, we will be publishing blogs, hosting a Twitter chat and conducting other outreach to the disability community to […] Read More »

Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) begins today and if you’re looking for a promotional brochure to use for people with disabilities, check out the handout entitled “Time to Check Your Health Insurance.” This brochure was prepared by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities and highlights the issues consumers need to think about over the next […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has been conducting its fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series concluding today with our webinar on “Best Practices When Assisting People with Disabilities Enroll in Health Coverage.” The archives for these webinars are now available. Links to the video recordings and slides can be found below. They can also […] Read More »

As part of the work we are doing with Community Catalyst, they have prepared an Outreach Hub which includes resources to use by those who are doing open enrollment outreach. The Outreach Hub includes graphics, scripts and videos which cover open enrollment, special enrollment periods and health insurance literacy. There are also resources available in […] Read More »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines Medicaid enrollment and states’ spending on the program. The brief shows that Medicaid enrollment is down slightly (1.7%) in 2019, but expenditures by states has still gone up slightly (2.9%). Read More »