Open Enrollment begins in just over a week and the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are hosting a call on Thursday to discuss the upcoming open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act. The call details are as follows: Date: Thursday, October 27th Time: 4:30 […] Read More »

A recent blog post by Community Catalyst looks at some of the recent research on the phenomenon known as churning. Churning is the result of individuals’ eligibility status changing between marketplace coverage and Medicaid. This is critical as changing between types of coverages can have a negative affect an individual’s continuity of care. To read the […] Read More »

A new report came out today from the Kaiser Family Foundation which estimates that there are 11.7 million individuals who are uninsured but would be eligible for either Medicaid or premium tax credits if they applied. To read the full Kaiser report, click here. Kaiser’s press release announcing the report is available here. Read More »

Yesterday, CMS announced their outreach campaign for Open Enrollment Year 4 (OE4). To read the CMS announcement about the campaign, click here. Read More »

The NDNRC will be presenting on a webinar for the National Association of Community Health Centers that will focus on hard to reach populations. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 1 PM ET. The full announcement and information to register is below. 2017 Open Enrollment Kick-Off Webinar Enrolling Hard-to-Reach Populations: Tools, Strategies, […] Read More »

Yesterday, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released a report which helps to identify those individuals who remain uninsured but would be eligible for premium tax credits if they enrolled. Some of the key findings include the fact that there are approximately 9 million uninsured individuals who would be eligible […] Read More »

The Commonwealth Fund just published an article that looks at the number of individuals who are subject to “churning.” Churning is the result of individuals’ eligibility status changing between marketplace coverage and Medicaid. The Commonwealth Fund article suggests that churning may not be as much of a problem as was originally feared, but the effects […] Read More »

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from July 2016. To read the report from CMS, click here. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” If you are looking for prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, we have a webpage that has all […] Read More »

A new report from the National Academy of Medicine looks at the role that benefit design plays in promoting health care. The report entitled “Benefit Design to Promote Effective, Efficient, and Affordable Care: A Vital Direction for Health and Health Care” provides an overview of the opportunities with benefit design and the challenges that exist, […] Read More »