Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that CMS exceeded its authority in approving work requirements for the Medicaid program in the state of New Hampshire. To learn more about this lawsuit, check out the press release from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). Read More »
New Fact Sheet on Medicaid Buy-In
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released a new Q&A fact sheet on the Medicaid buy-in program. The fact sheet addresses important questions like “what is the Medicaid buy-in program?” and “can a person with a disability moved to the Medicaid buy-in program if they get a job?” Read More »
Report Shows Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives
A new report came out recently that looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion and mortality rates. The report from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that states that expanded Medicaid have seen continued drops in mortality rates in every year of the expansion. Read More »
Report Examines Reason for Drop in Medicaid Enrollment
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) looks at the drop in Medicaid enrollment and why it can’t be explained by a change in unemployment. Read More »
New Hampshire Suspends Work Requirements
The state of New Hampshire has announced that it is suspending its Medicaid work requirements in order to provide more time for beneficiaries to be notified of the mandate. A new blog from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) explains why this problem which simply cannot be fixed. Read More »
ACA: Back in the News and Back in Court
Tomorrow, arguments will be heard in the case of Texas v. US which is the court case which challenges the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the individual mandate penalty was eliminated. Previously, the Supreme Court had held that the ACA was constitutional under the taxing authority given to Congress. As there was […] Read More »
Kaiser Examines 2019 ACA Marketplace
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines the performance of the ACA marketplaces through the first part of 2019. The issue brief points out that insurers are generally remain profitable in offering coverage through the marketplace despite the uncertainty that has plagued it. Read More »
AAHD Supports the ENROLL Act
This week, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act. The ENROLL Act would increase support and funding to the navigator program by increasing the funding for navigators to $100 million annually, require that each state have at least two organizations physically located in […] Read More »
Comparing Coverage for Children with Special Needs under Medicaid/CHIP and Private Insurance
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief with an in-depth analysis comparing the economic and social prevalence among special needs children who received health insurance through Medicaid/CHIP, private insurance, a combination of Medicaid/CHIP and private insurance, or who are uninsured. The analysis from Kaiser shows that children with special needs who benefit from Medicaid/CHIP […] Read More »
Kaiser State Survey Examines Pathways to Medicaid Coverage
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the different pathways which people with disabilities can obtain coverage through the Medicaid program. The issue brief entitled “Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities” is the result of a 50-state survey which Kaiser conducted of all the state Medicaid programs. The brief goes […] Read More »
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