One of the key provisions of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is to change federal funding for the Medicaid program to a per capita cap. This would involve setting amounts the state would get per enrollee depending on what eligibility group they fall into for Medicaid. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation […] Read More »

Two new reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation examine some of the effects that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have. The reports and links for them are as follows: State Flexibility to Address Health Insurance Challenges under the American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628 How ACA Repeal and Replace Proposals Could Affect Coverage and […] Read More »

The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families has published a new report on the effect of Medicaid in rural America. The report entitled “Medicaid in Small Towns and Rural America: A lifeline for Children, Families, and Communities” can be downloaded here. Read More »

Yesterday, AAHD was one of several disability organizations to co-sponsor the Save Medicaid Hill Day and Rally. The rally was attended by several senators who spoke about the importance of the Medicaid program. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) which is a coalition of national disability organizations released the following press release regarding the […] Read More »

Previously, we have highlighted the work on high-risk pools of Jean Hall from the University of Kansas and our colleague on the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). Recently, she published a new article on high-risk pools for the Annals of Internal Medicine. Her new article “High-Risk Pools: An Illusion of Coverage That […] Read More »

A lot of the discussion on the AHCA has been on the issue of Medicaid and the restructuring that the AHCA would do to the program. The Alliance for Health Reform (AHR) conducted a webinar last week entitled “Where Medicaid Stands: From the AHCA to State Waivers.” The presentations from that webinar along with a […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new infographic which examines the role that Medicaid plays in providing care for children with special health care needs. The infographic demonstrates the makeup of these children with respect to their age, race and family’s income level. The full info graphic is available here. Also, if you’re assisting a […] Read More »

The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has a new fact sheet which highlights the types of individuals who have been helped most by the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The fact sheet entitled “The Faces of Medicaid Expansion: Filling Gaps in Coverage” demonstrates that individuals helped by the Medicaid expansion have largely been […] Read More »

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new direct enrollment process for individuals that will allow them to complete their enrollment directly through a third-party website. Previously, consumers who attempted to enroll in a plan through a broker, agent or insurer’s website were redirected to healthcare.gov in order to complete […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief which examines how people with pre-existing conditions would fare under the AHCA when they experience gaps in coverage. The brief examines how states will be permitted to request waivers which would allow insurance companies to charge more to individuals with pre-existing conditions if they do experience […] Read More »