MEDICAID MATTERS April is Medicaid Awareness Month and throughout the month, we have been highlighting the importance that Medicaid plays in the lives of people with disabilities. This past Tuesday, we cohosted a Medicaid Matters Twitter chat with Young Invincibles which was a huge success because of all of your engagement. Thanks to all those […] Read More »

JOIN OUR MEDICAID TWITTER CHAT April is Medicaid Awareness Month and throughout the month, we are highlighting the importance that Medicaid plays in the lives of people with disabilities. On Tuesday, April 19 we will be co-hosting a Twitter chat with Young Invincibles at 3 PM ET. You can follow along on the AAHD and […] Read More »

UPDATED MEDICAID SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT AVAILABLE April is Medicaid Awareness Month and throughout the month, we are highlighting the importance that Medicaid plays in the lives of people with disabilities. To help promote the importance of the Medicaid program, AAHD has updated its Medicaid Social Media Toolkit. The toolkit provides sample social media posts as […] Read More »

WELCOME TO MEDICAID AWARENESS MONTH April is Medicaid Awareness Month and throughout the month, we will be highlighting the importance that Medicaid plays in the lives of people with disabilities. Next week, we will be releasing our updated Medicaid social media toolkit. For more information about what we’re doing to highlight the Medicaid program, check […] Read More »

CELEBRATING THE ACA ANNIVERSARY This past Wednesday marked the 12-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law. To celebrate the anniversary, we released a new blog post which highlights what the ACA means for people with disabilities. We also participated in a tweet storm on Wednesday afternoon. You can still view […] Read More »

ACA ANNIVERSARY WEEK Wednesday, March 23 represents the 12 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law. To celebrate this anniversary, we will be participating in a tweet storm along with Young Invincibles on Wednesday, March 23 at 2:00 PM ET. You can follow along on the AAHD Twitter or with […] Read More »

ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE? On Wednesday, we started a new series of live interviews with members of the disability community to learn how they make the most of their insurance coverage. This week’s topic focused on getting the most out of rehabilitation/habilitation benefits. You can view this interview on […] Read More »

NEW INTERVIEW SERIES STARTS NEXT WEEK Next week, the American Association on Health and Disability is starting a new series of live interviews with disability community members to learn how they make the most of their insurance coverage. From March 9th through April 6th, tune in on Wednesday afternoons as we discuss how to access care […] Read More »

PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IS ENDING – WHAT IT MEANS FOR MEDICAID/CHIP A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families looks at what the end of the public health emergency in April could mean for children who are enrolled in Medicaid and/or CHIP. To read more about this report or for a […] Read More »

NEW LOW-INCOME SEP AVAILABLE Even though Open Enrollment Year 9 (OE9) has ended, there could be still ways to enroll. Generally, if someone experiences a major life event, they could qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). However, CMS recently announced a new SEP for low-income individuals. To learn more about this new SEP, check […] Read More »