Do you know what the rate of the uninsured is nationally or in your state? The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a series of state health care snapshots which looks at a variety of issues related to health care coverage, including the rate of those without insurance, income levels which determine eligibility for Medicaid and […] Read More »

Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 4: Grow and Develop ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the fourth module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. This resource is […] Read More »

At the end of last month, CMS issued guidance to states on submitting proposals for Medicaid block grants (see news item for more information). In our blog post, we explain one of the reasons why we are opposed to this proposal. In addition, there are many other organizations expressing opposition to this proposal and many […] Read More »

Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 3: Stabilize ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the third module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. This resource is a ‘how-to’ […] Read More »

On Friday, CMS issued the proposed 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). Below are links to the relevant documents released by CMS on the NBPP. Comments on the proposed rules are due by […] Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to states on what it would consider if states wanted to implement a Medicaid block grant for their state. Block grants in the Medicaid program would change the formula for how the federal government reimburses states for running their Medicaid program. Currently, the formula […] Read More »

The Commonwealth Fund and the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms have released a new issue brief which addresses what states have done to make individual coverage more affordable in the marketplace. The issue brief entitled “States Work to Make Individual Market Health Coverage More Affordable, But Long-Term Solutions Call for Federal Leadership” looks […] Read More »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the state of individual marketplace as of the end of 2019. The brief entitled “Individual Insurance Market Performance in Late 2019” looks at the issue of whether or not the elimination of the individual mandate penalty affected the marketplace in any negative way. The report […] Read More »

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has published a new blog post which summarizes what is going on at the state level on Medicaid work requirements. The blog recaps recent developments in Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire and Virginia. Read More »