Open enrollment starts tomorrow, and the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) has updated their comprehensive navigator resource guide just in time. The CHIR guide goes through many of the technical questions that consumers may have one enrolling such as questions on the individual mandate, premium tax credit eligibility and special enrollment periods. The […] Read More »

In preparation for Open Enrollment Year 4 (OE4), the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a web briefing yesterday entitled “Key Issues Ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s Fourth Open Enrollment Period.” The briefing has been archived on Kaiser’s website and can be viewed here. Kaiser also just released an issue brief which addresses some of the […] Read More »

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 »