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ASPE Releases Issue Brief on Coverage for People with Disabilities

September 1, 2021 by NDNRC

The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), which serves as the main advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on policy development, recently released an Issue Brief entitled, “Health Insurance Coverage Among Working-Age Adults with Disabilities: 2010 to 2018.” Among the findings were the proportion of working-age adults […] Read More »

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What the COVID SEP Means for People with Disabilities

July 28, 2021 by NDNRC

This week is Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Monday was the 31st Anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and we kicked off the week by posting a blog introducing you to the week as an opportunity to highlight enrollment for people with disabilities. Yesterday, we participated […] Read More »

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Welcome to Disability Week of Action

July 26, 2021 by NDNRC

Happy ADA Anniversary! Today is the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and in recognition of the anniversary, CMS has designated this week as Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Throughout this week, AAHD will be participating in activities which highlight the opportunity which the COVID SEP […] Read More »

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Benefits of Medicaid Expansion

June 2, 2021 by NDNRC

Medicaid Expansion has quantifiable benefits and Community Catalyst recently set out some of these benefits in two recent blog posts. These benefits include better access to care for people with disabilities, broadened health care in rural areas and decreased racial inequities in coverage rates. Another benefit is that cancer gets diagnosed earlier, which lowers the […] Read More »

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States Extend COVID SEP

April 15, 2021 by NDNRC

Previously, we reported that all of the states who have their own state-based marketplace (SBM) were following the federal government’s lead in offering a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for COVID. Last month, HHS indicated that they were going to be extending the COVID SEP through August 15, 2021. Many of the SBMs have also extended […] Read More »

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How is the COVID SEP Different?

February 19, 2021 by NDNRC

This past Monday was the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Since the opening of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, there have always been SEPs. So how is this particular SEP different from any prior SEPs? First of all, the COVID SEP comes as a direct result of the unprecedented public health […] Read More »

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States Open COVID SEPs

February 3, 2021 by NDNRC

In our news item last week, we highlighted the Biden administration’s announcement that it would be opening up the health insurance marketplace for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) due to the COVID pandemic. Of course, this announcement only affects people who live in states that are on the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Many State Based […] Read More »

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New Year, New Medicaid Outreach Project

January 7, 2021 by NDNRC

AAHD is excited to announce a new project in partnership with Community Catalyst and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This project is aimed at conducting Medicaid outreach to raise awareness about the potential enrollment in the program for individuals without health insurance. At AAHD, we recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a […] Read More »

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State-Based Marketplace OE8 Deadlines

December 16, 2020 by NDNRC

Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) ended yesterday, December 15 for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov). Some states who run their own state-based marketplace have an extended period for OE8. The following eleven states have deadlines for their open enrollment periods as follows: California: January 31, 2021 Colorado: January 15, 2021 District of Columbia: […] Read More »

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Thankful for Medicaid

November 25, 2020 by NDNRC

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and most Americans will be expressing what they are grateful for as they celebrate the holiday. We thought we would take this opportunity to express why we are so thankful for the Medicaid program in this country and what it means for people with disabilities. So here are some reasons why we […] Read More »

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