The Kaiser Family Foundation has just released a new issue brief entitled “Implications of Work Requirements in Medicaid: What Does the Data Say?” The brief looks at data that shows that most Medicaid enrollees who are able to work are working but could face barriers in meeting the reporting requirements due to lack of internet […] Read More »

As part of their Beyond the Basics project, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a new fact sheet to help assisters understand what the new tax law means for MAGI calculations entitled “How Does the Tax Bill Affect MAGI?” AAHD has partnered with CBPP on a project called the Consumer Assistance […] Read More »

Families USA has released a new issue brief entitled “How Medicaid Protects Children with Special Health Care Needs.” The issue brief explains how one in five children have special healthcare needs (or 14 million children) and half of them rely on Medicaid/CHIP for coverage. In some cases, the coverage Medicaid provides supplements private insurance for […] Read More »

Throughout last year’s open enrollment and the first part of this year, we’ve been involved in two projects promoting ACA enrollment – the Community Catalyst outreach project and the Consumer Assistance Coordination Hub (CACH) run by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). With the assistance of CBPP, Community Catalyst has just released a […] Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from March 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 »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the effects that the Medicaid expansion has had in states on the access and affordability of coverage as well as economic effects, including employment. The brief entitled “Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: A Look at the Data and Evidence” shows that states that expanded Medicaid […] Read More »

New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the performance of the individual marketplace in 2017. The analysis shows that from an economic standpoint, insurers experienced their most profitable year yet in the individual marketplace since full implementation of the ACA started. Read More »

The Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas has a new fact sheet on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and disability. The fact sheet answers questions like “What is the ACA?”; “Why is the ACA important to me?”; and “How can I use the ACA to make my life better?” Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a new report out entitled “Marketplace Sign-Up Rate Is Strong Despite a Tumultuous Year, But Will It Last?” It looks at how enrollment has fared despite cuts to outreach and consumer assistance and what caused enrollment to remain strong. The paper also looks forward as to […] Read More »

A new blog post from the Commonwealth Fund takes a look at the trends for insurance coverage comparing the numbers for 2018 with prior years. They found that the uninsured rate for adults between the ages of 19-64 was at 15.5% in 2018 which is an increase from 2016 when the uninsured rate was at […] Read More »