A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the trends in state Medicaid programs over the last 15 years. The information in the brief is a compilation of years of surveys conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Management Associates of the state Medicaid programs. In their brief entitled “Trends in State Medicaid […] Read More »

Yesterday, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a new issue brief which outlines the effect that Medicaid expansion has had on both the rate of uninsurance and access to care. The issue brief entitled “The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Findings from a Literature Review” shows that the reduction in the uninsurance rate for states who […] Read More »

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 »