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New Fact Sheet Available on Getting More Out of Health Care Visits

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A new fact sheet has been released by the University of Washington Aging and Physical Disability Rehabilitation Research and Training Center entitled “How to Get the Most Out of Health Care Visits.” The fact sheet goes over four important areas for every health care visit: preparing, asking questions, creating a plan and receiving take-away materials. To […] Read More »

New Issue Brief on Medicaid Enrollment and the Marketplace

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The Commonwealth Fund has released a new issue brief entitled “Streamlining Medicaid Enrollment: The Role of the Health Insurance Marketplaces and the Impact of State Policies.” This brief examines the difference in Medicaid enrollment in states with state-based marketplaces, states on the federally facilitated marketplace where the marketplace makes the eligibility determination and states on […] Read More »

CMS Updates SBC for 2017

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Yesterday, CMS issued an updated template for issuers to use for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). The new template will be in effect for any plan offered in open enrollment after April 1, 2017. To read the CMS press release on the new SBC template, click here. To download the template itself, click here. […] Read More »

NASHP Releases Brief on Coverage for Children and the ACA

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Last week, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) released an issue brief entitled “Using CHIP and the ACA to Better Serve Children Now and in the Future.” The brief examines opportunities states have under the provisions in the ACA to improve the coverage for children and provides policy options for strengthening that coverage. […] Read More »

CMS Issues Final Rules on Mental Health Parity

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Yesterday, CMS released the final rules on mental health and substance use disorder parity for Medicaid and CHIP. The rules are aimed at providing better access to mental health and substance use disorder services in Medicaid managed care, alternative benefit plans and CHIP. To read the CMS press release on the final rules, click here. The actual […] Read More »

ASPE Releases Report on Medicaid Expansion and Behavioral Health

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The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released an issue brief yesterday on the benefits that Medicaid expansion has had on behavioral health. The brief examines the affect that expansion had in states that have expanded Medicaid but also examines what it could mean for the 1.9 million people who have a […] Read More »

New Guidance on Appeals

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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance on Marketplace appeals in any of the states on the federally facilitated marketplace (Healthcare.gov). To download this new guidance, click here. If you want to learn more about the Marketplace appeals process, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is hosting a webinar tomorrow, March 24 […] Read More »

Kaiser Releases New Brief on Employer Coverage

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The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which looks at the trends for employer-based health insurance for the last 15 years (1999-2014). Included in this report is a breakdown of how full-time vs. part-time status affects whether an employee is offered health insurance by their employer. It also breaks down the likelihood […] Read More »