The Kaiser Family Foundation has released two new briefs analyzing the Graham-Cassidy bill. These briefs look at the massive change that Graham-Cassidy would make to the Medicaid program and the effect it would have on the federal government’s contribution in each state. The briefs can be downloaded at the following links: Five Ways the Graham-Cassidy […] Read More »

A new report from Avalere is out today and it looks at the effect that the Graham-Cassidy bill would have on the funding each state receives from the federal government. Overall, the report indicates that federal Medicaid funding under Graham-Cassidy would be reduced by $489 billion from 2020-2027 and while a handful of states would receive […] Read More »

A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation takes a look at the uninsured population. “Key Facts about the Uninsured Population” answers these five questions about this group: How has the number of uninsured changed under the ACA? Why do people remain uninsured? Who remains uninsured? How does the lack of insurance affect access […] Read More »

The American Association on Health & Disability (lead partner for the NDNRC) joined a coalition of 100 consumer, patient and provider groups calling on Congress to pass bi-partisan legislation aimed at stabilizing the health insurance marketplaces. The letter to Congress calls for three actions which would help with marketplace stabilization: guaranteeing funding for cost-sharing reductions, restoring premium […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is reprising their Health Reform: Beyond the Basics webinar series. Through the month, they will be presenting 4 webinars in preparation for the upcoming Open Enrollment. The schedule for these webinars along with links to them are as follows: Part I: Premium Tax Credits  Tuesday, September 19, […] Read More »

Late last week, the Trump Administration announced significant cuts to the upcoming open enrollment efforts as they will significantly reduce the amount of advertising they will be doing and cutting the funding for the navigator programs. Originally, CMS was set to spend $100 million on advertising and outreach efforts. That amount has been reduced to […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a report entitled “Medicaid Works for People with Disabilities.” The report outlines the important role that Medicaid plays in providing not only health care, but services and supports for people with disabilities. Read More »

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from June 2017. 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 »

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report today which examines what would happen to the health insurance marketplace if the Trump Administration ended the cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The CSR payments are payments made to the insurance companies to help offset out-of-pocket costs for lower income enrollees and have been the subject of an ongoing lawsuit […] Read More »