This week is Disability Week of Action for Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7). This week, we have been posting in our blog about the Week of Action and highlighting health insurance enrollment for people with disabilities. The topics of our first two blogs were: Monday: Introduction to Disability Week of Action Tuesday: What ACA Coverage […] Read More »
What ACA Coverage Means for People with Disabilities
This week is Disability Week of Action for Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7). Yesterday, we posted a blog introducing you to the week as an opportunity to highlight enrollment for people with disabilities. Today we want to look at what coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means for people with disabilities. Did you know […] Read More »
Introduction to Disability Week of Action
AAHD is partnering with Community Catalyst with an ACA enrollment outreach project (read about it more in this news item). As part of that project, each week has been designated as a separate week of action and this week is our opportunity to highlight enrollment for people with disabilities. As a disability organization, we have […] Read More »
AAHD Launches Health Insurance Literacy Academy
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce the launch of the Health Insurance Literacy Academy (HILA) Project. The HILA is a partnership among the AAHD, Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU), the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) and includes the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the […] Read More »
Resources Available on the Section 1557
We previously reported on the proposed changes to the regulations for §1557 which is the section of the ACA which addresses civil rights in healthcare settings. Below are some helpful resources that help explain some of the proposed changes and what they could mean. Comments on the proposed regulations are due August 13, 2019. NHeLP Webinar […] Read More »
Tis the Season for SEPs
With Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) clearly in our rearview, the focus now turns to helping consumers enroll who are entitled to a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). We are continuing to work with Community Catalyst and other partners to make sure that consumers are aware when they are entitled to a SEP. For more graphics […] Read More »
Resources to Help Consumers
As we reported in the fall, we are working with Community Catalyst on highlighting the importance of health insurance enrollment for Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6). Now that OE6 has ended for most, this project is highlighting the benefits of health insurance and how to get the most out of your coverage. For more graphics like the […] Read More »
State-Based Marketplace OE6 Deadlines
Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) ends tomorrow, 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 OE6. Several of the state-based marketplaces follow the federally facilitated marketplace with open enrollment ending tomorrow, December 15. These five states are: Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Vermont […] Read More »
Why We are Thankful for Medicaid
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and most Americans will be expressing what they are grateful for as they celebrate the holiday. We at the American Association on Health and Disability are taking this holiday to express why we are so thankful for the Medicaid program in this country and what it means for people with disabilities. So […] Read More »
Disability Week of Action Is Here
As we have written about before, AAHD is partnering with Community Catalyst with an ACA enrollment outreach project (read about it more in this blog post). As part of that project, Community Catalyst has designated each week as a separate week of action. As a disability organization, we are especially thankful for the protections that […] Read More »
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