At the end of last week, CMS released its proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2019 marketplace. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federal marketplace. For more detail, you can download the proposed rules and summary fact sheet. Comments on the proposed rules are due […] Read More »

In advance of open enrollment, there are some new resources available to help you. The new initiative Get America Covered has released an open enrollment toolkit which includes information about the uninsured population, basic facts about open enrollment and resources to help with messaging, including social media resources. Previously, we highlighted the Georgetown Center on […] Read More »

Last week, we reported on an agreement between Senators Alexander and Murray on a new bipartisan bill aimed at stabilizing the marketplace. Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. The bill would finance payment of the cost-sharing reductions and give states greater flexibility in regulating […] Read More »

Today, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) announced an agreement on a bipartisan bill to help stabilize the marketplace. The Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 already had 24 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle and would finance payment of the cost-sharing reductions and give states greater flexibility in regulating their […] Read More »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the growth of the Medicaid program. The brief examines the historical trends of both the enrollment numbers of and spending on the Medicaid program and where those numbers are expected to go over the next year. According to “Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2017 […] Read More »

A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the reduced funding which CMS will be providing to the navigator programs in the 34 states using the federally facilitated marketplace. “Data Note: Changes in 2017 Federal Navigator Funding” includes results of the survey which Kaiser did of the navigator organizations. It also includes a breakdown […] Read More »

As part of its Health Reform: Beyond the Basics webinar series, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has asked the NDNRC to present on “Assisting People with Disabilities Enroll in Health Coverage.” In this webinar, we will help you think about what questions a person with a disability needs to think about when they are […] Read More »

Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired at the end of September. While there has been discussion about reauthorization of funding for the CHIP program, there is no bill which would imminently address this. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at how states have planned for this expiration […] Read More »

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance on how Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) will be extended for those individuals who have been affected by the recent hurricanes. This will apply to any individual who lives in a county designated by FEMA as needing assistance and who became eligible for an […] Read More »