A new issue brief from the Commonwealth Fund compares the coverage individuals receive both on and off the ACA Marketplace. The brief entitled “Promoting Value for Consumers: Comparing Individual Health Insurance Markets Inside and Outside the ACA’s Exchanges” suggests that consumers receive a better value when they purchase their coverage through the exchange. The brief […] Read More »

A new report is available from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) which reviews the rehabilitation and habilitation benefits available in Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) available on the ACA Marketplaces. “Analysis of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Benefits in Qualified Health Plans” reviewed 724 QHP’s being offered on the marketplace. The review of the QHP’s went across […] Read More »

A new survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the importance of navigators and other consumer assistance programs which help people enroll in health insurance. The report entitled “2016 Survey of Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers” demonstrates 5.3 million people used a consumer assistance program in the 3rd open enrollment period. To […] Read More »

Last fall we reported that HHS had released proposed rules enforcing the non-discrimination provisions found in the Affordable Care Act. (For our news report from last fall, click here and for our explanatory blog post on the rules, click here.) On Friday, HHS released the final rules for these non-discrimination provisions. To read the HHS […] Read More »

Last week, the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) issued a report on the consumer experiences in the federally facilitated marketplaces for 2016 enrollment. The report was based on analysis of the calls received by the Assister Health Resource Center (AHRC) during 2016 open enrollment from November 2015 – January 2016. The report breaks […] Read More »

Health Insurance Jeopardy, Round 2 – Part 1 Last year, the NDNRC released a series of videos entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy” (the summary blog of this series can be found here). We are proud to announce that over the next week, we will be releasing a new series entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy Round 2 – Double Jeopardy.” If you haven’t […] Read More »

Last week, we reported on a new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation that examined the affordability of ACA coverage for people with low incomes. (For that news item, click here.) This has been followed by a new survey from the Urban Institute entitled “Health Care Access and Affordability among Low and Moderate Income Insured and Uninsured […] Read More »

On Tuesday, UnitedHealth announced it would be withdrawing from the ACA Marketplaces in all but a few states. The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines how UnitedHealth’s exit from the market will affect consumer choice and premium rates. The brief entitled “Analysis of UnitedHealth Group’s Premiums and Participation in ACA […] Read More »

NDNRC Project Manager Karl Cooper will be presenting on a webinar on Wednesday, May 4 at 3:00 PM ET entitled “The Affordable Care Act and Persons with Disabilities: An Introduction and Overview Webinar.” This webinar is being conducted in collaboration with the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). The full announcement is as follows: […] Read More »