Yesterday, CMS released the final rules for the 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). The NBPP sets the rules for how the Marketplaces will operate, and they directly affect Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) which will be offered in 2019. The CMS announcement includes a summary of what is included in the rules or […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new poll of individuals in the non-group health insurance market, which is largely made up of individuals enrolled in the ACA marketplace. One of the questions that Kaiser asked enrollees was what were the factors in their decision to enroll in coverage. As the graphic shows below, the […] Read More »

The Protect Our Care Coalition is recognizing April as Medicaid Awareness month and has released a new fact sheet highlighting how Medicaid benefits children and families. Read More »

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from January 2018. 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 »

A new issue brief from the Commonwealth Fund looks at the experiences of the state-based marketplaces in 2017. The brief entitled “How Did State-Run Health Insurance Marketplaces Fare in 2017?” gives the results of interviews done with the state-based marketplaces. The brief looks at how the state-based marketplaces handled potentially extending open enrollment beyond the […] Read More »

A new fact sheet from the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum highlights the role assisters play in helping consumers to enroll in healthcare coverage. Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released its annual report “Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost Sharing Policies as of January 2018: Findings from a 50-State Survey“. This year’s survey took a special look at what states have done to modernize or streamline their application process. Read More »

The Urban Institute has a new report examining what insurers are planning to do for the marketplace in 2018 and 2019. The report entitled “Insurers Remaining in Affordable Care Act Markets Prepare for Continued Uncertainty in 2018, 2019” highlights the results of interviews conducted with 10 insurance companies which participate in the ACA marketplaces. Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines the effect that adding premiums to the Medicaid program in Indiana has had on beneficiaries. The brief is entitled “Digging Into the Data: What Can We Learn from the State Evaluation of Healthy Indiana (HIP 2.0) Premiums” and highlights the fact that over […] Read More »

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver for the state of Arkansas which adds both premium and work requirements for enrollees. The American Association on Health and Disability (lead partner for the NDNRC) has serious concerns with adding work requirements to the Medicaid program and our partners in our enrollment outreach project, Community […] Read More »