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2017 State Benchmark Plans Released

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While open enrollment for 2016 has just started, the planning for 2017 has already begun. Earlier this week, CMS published information for all the state plan benchmarks for the essential health benefits (EHBs) that are required in each qualified health plan (QHP) which will be offered in the 2017 marketplace. Under the Affordable Care Act […] Read More »

New Webinar on Assisting Consumers with Plan Selection

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Yesterday, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities hosted a webinar entitled “Assisting Consumers in Plan Comparison and Selection.” The webinar went over in great detail how to compare the actual costs of plans considering both premiums and out-of-pocket costs. To download the slide deck, click here. To view the archived webinar, which includes a demonstration […] Read More »

Montana Medicaid Expansion Approved

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Yesterday, it was announced that CMS has granted Montana the 1115 waiver that was needed for the proposal to allow the Medicaid expansion to move forward. This means that as of January 1, 2016, Montana will join the growing list of states who have expanded Medicaid in one fashion or another. Previously, we reported on […] Read More »

New Survey on Consumer Satisfaction for Those with Chronic Conditions

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The National Health Council has just released a new study through their “Putting Patients First” project which looks at the customer experience in the ACA marketplaces for those individuals who have chronic conditions. Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals with chronic conditions were usually shut out of the health insurance market as they were […] Read More »

NDNRC Receives Year 3 Funding

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The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) has received funding for a third year. The collaborative will continue to be made possible by an additional one-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Persons with disabilities lacking current health insurance face multiple options […] Read More »

Beyond Coverage: Accessing Care

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The Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released a survey which looks at issues that individuals encounter when trying to access care even after they have obtained coverage. More importantly, the survey examines the increase in barriers to care when an individual has a disability. Some interesting stats from the survey are […] Read More »

What Do the Proposed HHS Rules Mean for Navigators

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Last week, we reported on new proposed regulations that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released. These regulations go into greater detail concerning the anti-discrimination provisions found in §1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read that news item which includes links to the press release and rules, click here. As we […] Read More »

Video Series Addresses Important Questions to Be Asked

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Health Insurance Jeopardy Over the last two weeks, we have released a series of six videos entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy.” The Jeopardy presentation is one we have done on several occasions and for those of you who haven’t seen it before, we say that a consumer looking at plans on the ACA marketplace is like playing […] 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 »

State Benchmark Plans & EHBs

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In previous news items, we had reported on state benchmark plans and essential health benefits (EHBs). In April, we wrote about the report CMS did on the three largest small group products by state, and in May, we wrote about the brief that the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) published on EHBs and prescription drugs. More recently, we […] Read More »