A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines how carriers performed in the 2018 market. The brief entitled “Individual Insurance Market Performance in 2018” addresses how insurance companies prepared for the potentially volatile market in 2018 and what it means for consumers. Read More »
May 3, 2019
WHAT’S THE LATEST WITH MEDICAID EXPANSION? In last fall’s election, three states passed ballot initiatives which expanded Medicaid in their states. One of those states was Utah, where the state legislature has sought to do a modified expansion which would only cover individuals up to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The Kaiser Family […] Read More »
Survey Done of Employer-Based Coverage
The Kaiser Family Foundation (along with the Los Angeles Times) issued a report from a survey they had done of adults with health insurance through their employers. The Kaiser/LA Times report examines how employer-based health plans with high out-of-pocket costs affect individuals with chronic conditions. Read More »
Updates on Utah’s Medicaid Expansion
In last fall’s election, three states passed ballot initiatives which expanded Medicaid in their states. One of those states was Utah, where the state legislature has sought to do a modified expansion which would only cover individuals up to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an explainer brief […] Read More »
April 26, 2019
CMS FINALIZES NBPP FOR 2020 At the end of last week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). For links to the final […] Read More »
CMS Finalizes NBPP for 2020
Yesterday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). To learn the specifics, you can download the final rules or check out the CMS press release or CMS’s summary […] Read More »
April 19, 2019
APRIL IS MEDICAID AWARENESS MONTH April is Medicaid Awareness Month and the Protect Our Care Coalition has set up a website to highlight the importance that Medicaid plays for millions of Americans. It can be found at https://www.medicaidawareness.com/. If you missed it earlier this month, we’ve updated our Medicaid Social Media Toolkit. The toolkit provides […] Read More »
Families USA Report Looks at Medicaid Churn
A new report from Families USA addresses the issue of “churning” in the Medicaid program. Churning is when circumstances occur which cause an individual’s eligibility in the Medicaid program to change, such as an individual’s income fluctuating, causing them to go between Medicaid eligibility and eligibility for coverage through the Marketplace. The report from Families […] Read More »
State Fact Sheets Emphasize Effect Medicaid Expansion Could Have
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a series of fact sheets which highlight the effect that Medicaid expansion could in 13 states that have yet to expand. The state fact sheets can be found below: Alabama Florida Georgia Kansas Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wyoming Read More »
April 12, 2019
NEW INTERACTIVE TOOLS FROM KAISER Are you interested in learning more about all the health care proposals which have been introduced in the new Congress? Kaiser has a new interactive tool which allows you to compare many of the various proposals which been introduced and see how each one addresses various issues such as eligibility, […] Read More »
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