At the end of December, CMS released the latest numbers on enrollment for Open Enrollment Year 10 (OE10) through December 15. As of December 15, almost 11.5 million people had enrolled for coverage through the ACA marketplaces – either through healthcare.gov or a state-based marketplace. That represented a 1.8 million increase over the same time […] Read More »

Earlier this week, CMS released the proposed rule for the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Below are links to the relevant documents released by CMS on the NBPP. Comments on the proposed rules are due 45 […] Read More »

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, there are expanded subsidies available to consumers buying health insurance through the Marketplace! Getting covered is now more affordable than ever. Learn more about the subsidies you might qualify for in our newest comic: Check out this subsidy calculator to see what your health coverage might cost in 2023! Read More »

Yesterday, CMS released the latest numbers on enrollment thus far through OE10. As of December 3, over 5.4 million individuals have gotten coverage through the ACA marketplaces – either through healthcare.gov or a state-based marketplace. Included in that number is 1.2 million individuals who are new enrollees for 2023. To learn more about the enrollment […] Read More »

When you sign-up for a Marketplace plan or renew your coverage, you’ll want to make sure that your favorite medical providers are still in-network! Talk to a health Navigator to confirm that your care providers are covered. Visit HealthCare.gov to learn more! And be sure to enroll by December 15th to #GetCovered for January 1st! Read More »

We’re one month into Open Enrollment! For those of you planning to keep your existing coverage, make sure you’re eligible to auto-renew before you cruise into the new year. Our newest comic with Olli the NaviGator shares some steps you might need to take to stay current on your coverage. Check out HealthCare.gov to update […] Read More »

The Biden Administration has released long awaited final rules on a fix for the so-called “family glitch.” The family glitch was a situation when an individual had an offer of employer-based coverage that would not cover the rest of his or her family. If that occurred, the entire family was precluded from receiving premium tax […] Read More »

The HHS Office for Civil Rights released proposed rules this summer which address the enforcement of ACA §1557. Section 1557 makes discrimination illegal in healthcare settings as it relates to several minority groups, including the disability community. Comments to the proposed rules were due to be submitted this past Monday, October 3. AAHD joined comments […] Read More »

Young Invincibles has announced a series of webinars which they will be conducting throughout the month of October designed to help new health insurance navigators and enrollment assisters get ready for the upcoming Open Enrollment Year 10 (OE10). These webinars are specifically intended to provide guidance for those who are new to enrollment work, but […] Read More »