The American Health Care Act (AHCA) would turn Medicaid into a per capita cap where states would receive a set amount of federal assistance per enrollee which would be dependent on the category in which the enrollee falls. Two of the categories envisioned under the AHCA are seniors and people with disabilities. A new issue […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief entitled “The Role of Medicaid in Rural America.” The brief looks at the important role that Medicaid plays in providing coverage to 52 million children and non-elderly adults in the rural parts of the country and how Medicaid expansion has led to significant coverage gains […] Read More »

AAHD firmly believes that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was an important step forward for people with disabilities in providing greater access to health insurance coverage and we also believe that Medicaid is a vital part of providing health care for people with disabilities. We had previoiusly released a statement calling on Congress and the […] Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from February 2017. To read the report from CMS, click here. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website here. Read More »

At the end of last week, CMS issued the final rules designed to stabilize the ACA marketplaces. Previously, we reported when CMS had issued the proposed rules where they were seeking comments. The final rules establish important dates and guidelines regarding the length of next year’s open enrollment period, verification for Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) and the […] Read More »

One of the proposals that Congress was considering as part of the ACA repeal and replace bill was changing the Medicaid program over to a per capita cap. The Commonwealth Fund has a new fact sheet out which explains how the Medicaid per capita caps work and how they would affect Medicaid beneficiaries. To download […] Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from January 2017. To read the report from CMS, click here. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website here. Read More »