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July 2, 2015

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA & THE ADA!! With the holiday weekend, we are releasing our weekly update a day early. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July!! Also as America celebrates its 239th birthday this weekend, we also want to bring to your attention another big anniversary this month. This month marks the 25th anniversary […] Read More »

June 26, 2015

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KING V. BURWELL – MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in King v. Burwell and in a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that the subsidies available to consumers in the federally facilitated marketplaces (FFMs) were allowable under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read our blog post with […] Read More »

King v. Burwell – Much Ado About Nothing

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This morning, the Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in King v. Burwell and in a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that the subsidies available to consumers in the federally facilitated marketplaces (FFMs) were allowable under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts found that the ACA makes it […] Read More »

CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for April 2015

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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from April 2015. To read the report from CMS, click here. The report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Read More »

June 19, 2015

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KING DECISION IS APPROACHING The Supreme Court is set to release its opinion in King v. Burwell and the NDNRC is continuing to add more information about the potential fallout of that decision. Last week, we reported on an analysis which was done on the potential impact of King (click here for last week’s news […] Read More »

RWJF Publishes Brief on Impact of Medicaid Expansion

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a brief through it’s State Health Reform Assistance Network program on the effect of Medicaid expansion on the costs for uncompensated care. The brief entitled “The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Uncompensated Care Costs: Early Results and Policy Implications for States” looks at nine states which expanded Medicaid […] Read More »

State By State Breakdown of Potential Impact of King Decision

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Previously, we reported on analysis done on the potential impact of the King v. Burwell case (click here for last week’s news item). Now Families USA has begun to release state-by-state breakdowns of how consumers would be affected and even gives the breakdown by Congressional district. So far they have released information on the following states: […] Read More »

HHS Releases New Rules on Plan Transparency

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At the end of last week, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released new rules on plan transparency for qualified health plans offered through the exchanges. These rules affect the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) which are available for each plan offered on the exchange. The SBC is important as it is the […] Read More »

June 12, 2015

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NEW KAISER ANALYSIS SHEDS LIGHT ON POTENTIAL IMPACT OF KING If you’ve been following the King v. Burwell case, you’ll want to be sure to check out the new analysis done by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the potential impact of a ruling by the Supreme Court in favor of the challengers. Check out our […] Read More »

Kaiser Releases Analysis on Potential Impact of Supreme Court Case

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As the end of June approaches, so does the Supreme Court’s decision in the highly anticipated King v. Burwell case. For those who don’t know, the King case will determine whether consumers in the federally facilitated marketplaces (FFM) can receive tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. It is a technical argument being made by the […] Read More »