A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation features the 20th annual survey of state Medicaid directors, which found that states expect Medicaid enrollment and spending to increase by over 8% each in FY 2021. The sharp increase reflects a decline in economic conditions and state budgetary concerns due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Officials believe that […] Read More »

While open enrollment for the ACA marketplace does not begin until November 1st, Medicare’s open enrollment begins today. CMS has released resources to help highlight the Medicare open enrollment as well as resources to assist consumers as they are going through the process. Links to these resources can be found below: Medicare Open Enrollment Period […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released their annual survey of employer health benefits. The 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey shows that premiums continue to increase and the employee contribution along with it, including deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs. Read More »

A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the increase in the number of Americans who have reported mental health symptoms over the last year. In fact, comparing the number of adults reporting anxiety or depression in the first half of 2019 to those reporting the same symptoms in July 2020 shows an increase from […] Read More »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the potential impact of the case pending before the Supreme Court related to the Affordable Care Act. The case of California v. Texas centers on the issue of the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate. Previously, the Supreme Court had ruled that the individual […] Read More »

The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) will be hosting two webinars next week to highlight some of the research they have done. Dates and times for the webinar along with links to register are as follows: Monday, September 28, 2020 at 3:00 PM ET – The National Survey on Health and Disability […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released its schedule for a nine-part webinar series for its Health Reform: Beyond the Basics project. This project provides technical assistance to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters and is designed to provide training in advance of Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8). The webinar series […] Read More »

A recent change to the application on healthcare.gov allows for additional time to complete enrollment as a result of a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in a national disaster emergency. Our partners at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities summarized this FEMA SEP in an email as […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new analysis that examines the importance of consumer assistance programs – like the ACA navigators. The report shows that nearly 1 in 5 individuals use a consumer assistance program when shopping for coverage in the ACA marketplaces. Kaiser also found that there was a notable group of people […] Read More »