SENATE TO VOTE ON ACA REPEAL NEXT WEEK As of the writing of this newsletter, the Senate is preparing to vote on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) next week. At this time, it is unknown whether it will be an ACA replacement bill, such as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 […] Read More »

SENATE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF THE BCRA As the Senate continues to consider the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), the Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines an amendment to the BCRA proposed by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). In short, this amendment would allow insurance companies to sell plans on […] Read More »

BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF REHAB AND HABILITATION On Tuesday, AAHD was pleased to co-sponsor a bi-partisan congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This briefing highlighted the impact of rehabilitation and habilitation services and therapies and the impact of prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, and other assistive devices. To learn […] Read More »

SENATE RELEASES ITS VERSION OF ACA REPEAL Yesterday, the Senate released its long-awaited version of an ACA repeal or as the Senate is calling it, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). Previously, we had blogged about how the House’s American Health Care Act (AHCA) would affect people with disabilities (once in March when […] Read More »

AAHD CO-SPONSORS HILL BRIEFING ON REHAB AND HABILITATION The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to co-sponsor a congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This bipartisan briefing will occur on Tuesday, June 27 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room […] Read More »

NEW ARTICLE ON HIGH-RISK POOLS 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. Recently, she published a new article on high-risk pools for the Annals of Internal Medicine. Her new article “High-Risk Pools: An […] Read More »

NHELP FACT SHEET HIGHLIGHTS THE FACES OF MEDICAID The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has a new fact sheet entitled “The Faces of Medicaid Expansion: Filling Gaps in Coverage” which highlights the types of individuals who have been helped most by the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To learn more about the […] Read More »

HELPFUL RESOURCES IN THE BATTLE FOR THE ACA With the House passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) two weeks ago, the legislation has moved to the Senate. AAHD remains opposed to this legislation for the reasons stated in our two blog posts – one in March when the bill was originally introduced and […] Read More »

HOUSE PASSES AHCA What Its Passage Means for People with Disabilities Yesterday, the House voted on and approved the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and it now moves to the Senate for consideration. Back when the AHCA was originally introduced in March, we did a blog post analyzing what the AHCA would mean for people […] Read More »

MARKET STABILIZATION RULES FINALIZED Please note: The NDNRC Update is now being released on a biweekly basis. If there is major news regarding the ACA, it will be available in the news section of the NDNRC website and we may run special NDNRC Updates on the in between weeks if warranted. Last week, CMS finalized […] Read More »