This past Friday, HHS issued its final rules for §1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 is the civil rights portion of the ACA and prohibits discrimination in health care settings for a variety of populations, including people with disabilities. Links for the final rules as well as the HHS press release and fact […] Read More »
Medicaid Enrollment Up as a Result of COVID-19
A new report from the National Academy on State Health Policy (NASHP) indicates that Medicaid enrollment has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a post on the NASHP blog, they detail increase enrollment trends in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The blog also cites […] Read More »
Kaiser Examines Options for Those Who Have Lost Employer Coverage
The Kaiser Family Foundation has just released a new issue brief which addresses eligibility for coverage for individuals who have lost employer-based coverage due to a layoff during the COVID-19 outbreak. Kaiser estimates that 27 million people could have lost employer-based coverage during the pandemic. Among those individuals, Kaiser further estimates that almost half (12.7 […] Read More »
CMS Finalizes NBPP for 2021
At the end of last week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2021 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Here are the links to the documents which CMS released […] Read More »
CMS Releases Final Enrollment Numbers for 2020
Last week, CMS released the final enrollment numbers for 2020. The report shows that approximately 11.4 million people enrolled in coverage through both the federal marketplaces and the state-based marketplaces. This is essentially the same as the number that enrolled in 2019. The report also shows that overall the average premium for consumers who enrolled […] Read More »
Two States Extend COVID-19 SEPs
Previously, we reported that many of the states which use state-based marketplaces (SBMs) were offering Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) due to the COVID-19 outbreak. You can see the full list in our prior news item. Two SBMs have since announced that they are extending the time period for a COVID-19 SEP. Maryland is extending their […] Read More »
SEPs for COVID-19
With the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many people who do not have insurance are wondering if they can now enroll in a plan. Currently, individuals in states on the federally facilitated marketplace that use healthcare.gov are ineligible for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) as the federal government has not authorized a SEP due to […] Read More »
AAHD Starts ACA Blog Series
This month represents the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law and on March 23, the ACA will have been the law of the land for 10 years. Today we are starting a series of blog posts which highlight the importance of the ACA for people with disabilities. Today’s blog post highlights […] Read More »
AAHD Joins Comments Expressing Concerns over Proposed NBPP
Previously, we reported on CMS’s proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). Comments were due on the proposed rules earlier this week and AAHD joined comment letters expressing concerns over some of the proposed changes. Links to these coalition letters can be found below: Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation Habilitation Benefits Coalition Consortium for Citizens […] Read More »
Supreme Court Takes up ACA Case
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the Texas v. US case. As we reported in December, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was unconstitutional. This was based on the fact that the constitutionality of the ACA had previously been determined by the Supreme Court to […] Read More »
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