The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief on the effect that the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) would have on state-by-state Medicaid funding. The brief is entitled “Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA): State-by-State Estimates of Reductions in Federal Medicaid Funding” and looks at the cuts which would occur for two different […] Read More »

Previously, we reported on an opportunity with the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) as they are interviewing adults with disabilities on their experience with health insurance. The CHRIL is still in need of volunteers. The announcement is below. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: Health Insurance Interviews: The NIDILRR-funded Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) […] Read More »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines an amendment to the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) proposed by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). In short, this amendment would allow insurance companies to sell plans on the marketplace which would not comply with the Essential Health Benefit (EHBs) regulations found in the […] Read More »

Throughout the debate on health reform this year, there’s been a lot of discussion regarding the stability of the current health insurance marketplaces. The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines how stable the individual marketplace is in the first part of 2017. To download a copy of the issue brief, […] Read More »

Yesterday, the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) was pleased to co-sponsor a bi-partisan congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This briefing highlighted the impact of rehabilitation and habilitation services and therapies and the impact of prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, and other assistive devices. Speakers included Senator Tammy Duckworth […] Read More »

The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, a national disability coalition of which AAHD is a member, has released a statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from April 2017. To read the report from CMS, click here. 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 here. Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new interactive state-by-state map which shows the current statistics which would be affected by the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Statistics included for each state include: the number of Medicaid enrollees, the number of Medicaid expansion enrollees, the number of marketplace enrollees, the number of marketplace […] Read More »

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to co-sponsor a congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This bipartisan briefing will occur on Tuesday, June 27 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room SD-106. The speakers and content of the briefing […] Read More »

There are two new reports which address how the Medicaid per capita caps under the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would affect Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report entitled “Medicaid Cuts in House ACA Repeal Bill Would Limit Availability of Home and Community-Based Services” which […] Read More »