The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a recent survey where they interviewed Medicaid directors in all 50 states and District of Columbia to identify benefits covered for adult beneficiary programs. Federal Medicaid rules grant states flexibility to design their own Medicaid benefit packages beyond meeting core federal requirements. Required benefits specify that certain mandatory services in […] Read More »

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin updating the amounts for the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for 2019. The FPL is used to determine who is eligible for the Medicaid expansion and who receives premium tax credits for qualified health plans on the exchange. Read More »

A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund looks at the relationship of the uninsured rate to the underinsured rate. The survey reports that while the ACA has effectively brought the uninsured rate down, that there are a larger number of individuals who are underinsured. Whether or not someone is considered underinsured is based on the […] Read More »

A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with the Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute and the Urban Institute takes a look at the rise of short-term health plans and the way that issuers have been marketing them and states have been regulating them. The report entitled “The Marketing of Short-Term Health Plans: An […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has just released a new series of state fact sheets which show how Medicaid helps families and individuals with low income. These fact sheets can be accessed through the article on the CBPP website. Read More »

An updated resource from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides information on how insurance has changed and expanded under the ACA and provides data on insured and uninsured individuals. “The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer” emphasizes the impact that health insurance can have on the uninsured and change health outcomes and financial impact. Lack of […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has done an analysis of the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) and the effect that it could have on premiums in the marketplace. Their analysis entitled “Change to Insurance Payment Formulas Would Raise Costs for Millions With Marketplace or Employer Plans” shows that the […] Read More »

The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET entitled “Health Reform and People with Disabilities: Lessons to Date from the CHRIL.” They will be highlighting many of the findings that the CHRIL has made as a result of its research. You […] Read More »

At the end of last week, CMS issued the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). For more detail, you can check out the press release from CMS, or download the proposed rules […] Read More »

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) addresses the unintended consequences which Medicaid work requirements can have and how there are no easy solutions to the problems they create. The report is entitled “Medicaid Work Requirements Can’t Be Fixed: Unintended Consequences Are Inevitable Result” and highlights the problems the work requirements cause […] Read More »