Open Enrollment officially ended on January 15, closing the period in which enrollment or changes to Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans can occur. At this point, if enrollment or changes need to be made, people with disabilities who are looking for a Marketplace plan would need to qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Common […] Read More »

Happy new year from the NDNRC! Start this 2025 off with comprehensive, affordable, and accessible healthcare coverage. Remember that next Wednesday, January 15, is the official end of open enrollment period (OEP) and the last day to enroll in coverage for the year. After this date, you can enroll in or change plans can only […] Read More »

The NDNRC wishes everyone happy holidays and a wonderful new year! The NDNRC newsletter will resume on January 10, 2025. Remember that January 15 is the official end of open enrollment and the last day to enroll in coverage for the year. After this date, you can enroll in or change plans can only occur […] Read More »

Remember that this Sunday, December 15 is the last day to enroll or change plans for coverage that starts on January 1, 2025, so Visit HealthCare.Gov to sign up for coverage if you have not already and qualify! As per the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), review the latest CMS report, automatic reenrollment, […] Read More »

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a data snapshot of how open enrollment is going so far, with over 5 million people signing up for coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Marketplace plans. This snapshot breaks down overall enrollment and on a statewide basis. CMS also reported that over 988,000 […] Read More »

Please note that there will be no newsletter on November 29, 2024. Enjoy the holidays! The NDNRC wants to make sure that people with disabilities are aware of potential changes to their healthcare with the new administration taking office starting January 20, 2025. The disability community utilizes Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Marketplace […] Read More »

The NDNRC wants to make sure that people with disabilities are aware of potential changes to their healthcare with the new administration taking office starting January 20, 2025. The disability community utilizes Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Marketplace plans at a higher rate than those without disabilities due to their unique needs. By […] Read More »

The NDNRC wants to make sure that people with disabilities are aware of potential changes to their healthcare with the new administration taking office starting January 20, 2025. The disability community utilizes Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Marketplace plans at a higher rate than those without disabilities due to their unique needs. By […] Read More »

As a part of our partnership with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, we will be updating all our factsheets in anticipation for Open Enrollment (OE). We have updated factsheets 1 through 13! Stay tuned next week for the final updates to all the factsheets and don’t forget that Open Enrollment starts on November […] Read More »

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a draft of the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026. Health Affairs Forefront covered this extensively through their “Following the ACA (Affordable Care Act)” segment. Here are a few topics that are covered: Decrease in fraudulent enrollments and increase in program integrity More […] Read More »