The end of open enrollment is just over a week away but many people don’t know it (check out last week’s news item). AAHD is working with Community Catalyst and other partners in educating individuals about enrolling for health insurance for 2019 and we have countdown graphics like the one to the right which can […] Read More »
CHRIL Looking for Interview Participants
LOOKING FOR: Adults ages 18 to 63 with any type of disability and/or chronic health condition to participate in interviews about their experiences accessing health insurance and health care services* *people of color and males are especially encouraged to participate The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL), is a 5-year research project funded by […] Read More »
Rate of Uninsured Children Goes up
A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families shows that for the first time since the ACA was fully implemented, the rate of children who did not have any form of health insurance coverage increased from 4.7% in 2016 to 5% in 2017. Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for September 2018
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from September 2018. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website. Read More »
Public Doesn’t Know When Open Enrollment Ends
The latest tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation asked people if they knew when the deadline was to enroll for health insurance on the ACA marketplace and more than 3 out of 4 people either said they didn’t know or gave the wrong answer which demonstrates the importance of doing outreach and educating the […] Read More »
ACA Open Enrollment & Disability Week of Action
Happy Thanksgiving week! As you know, this week is Disability Week of Action and we at the American Association on Health & Disability are focusing on why we are #Thankful4Coverage and #Thankful4Medicaid. We wanted to share some more materials and resources to use this week and thank you to Community Catalyst and Young Invincibles for […] Read More »
CBPP Report Shows Work Requirements Don’t Protect People with Disabilities
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows that Medicaid work requirements do not adequately protect people with disabilities. The report entitled “Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Protect People with Disabilities” points out that 8,400 people in Arkansas lost coverage through Medicaid in September and October as a result of the […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines Insurer Participation Rates
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the participation rates for health insurers in the ACA marketplace for 2019. The brief entitled “Insurer Participation on ACA Marketplaces, 2014 – 2019” looks at the number of options that consumers have on the marketplace in 2019 and compares it to previous years. The results […] Read More »
Medicaid Expansion Coming to 3 States
As a result of yesterday’s election, Medicaid expansion appears to be coming to three states. Voters in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah all approved ballot initiatives that require the state to expand their Medicaid programs as allowed by the Affordable Care Act. In addition, two states elected governors who campaigned on expanding Medicaid: Kansas & Wisconsin. […] Read More »
Denying Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Allows Insurance Companies to Charge Lower Premiums
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation demonstrates how insurance companies are able to keep premiums significantly lower for short-term, limited duration health plans. One of the main ways that insurance companies keep premiums lower for these plans is by denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. The brief entitled “Why do Short-Term […] Read More »
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