RECAPPING DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION This past week was Disability Week of Action for Open Enrollment Year 9 (OE9) and we conducted many activities with the aim of encouraging people with disabilities to enroll in health insurance for 2022. This included three new blog posts which can be found at the following links: Monday: Welcome […] Read More »

DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION STARTS SUNDAY Sunday is the start of Disability Week of Action for Open Enrollment Year 9 (OE9) and we have several activities planned to encourage people with disabilities to make sure they enroll in health insurance for 2022. On Tuesday, November 9 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET, we will be hosting a […] Read More »

OE9 STARTS MONDAY! Open Enrollment Year 9 (OE9) starts Monday and AAHD has the resources you need as you assist people with disabilities enroll in health insurance! AAHD is once again working with Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach to educate individuals about the ACA Marketplace. This outreach includes graphics like the one […] Read More »

OE9 IS 10 DAYS AWAY! Open Enrollment Year 9 (OE9) is just over a week away and CMS has announced a series of theme weeks that will occur throughout OE9. This includes one from November 7-13 for Disability Week of Action. The entire list of theme weeks can be found in our news item. With […] Read More »

AAHD WEBINAR ARCHIVED Last week, we highlighted a webinar we were doing with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters on best practices for assisting people with disabilities as they enroll in health care insurance. This was part of CBPP’s fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series […] Read More »

AAHD WEBINAR ON ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES For Open Enrollment Year 9 (OE9), AAHD is working with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) again to provide technical assistance to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters, and we will be conducting a webinar on disability issues this coming week. Over the […] Read More »

OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COVERAGE AND CARE Currently, there are proposals in Congress which are being considered which could increase access to both coverage and care and two new reports highlight the benefits that those proposals could have. Justice in Aging has released a fact sheet along with the Medicare Rights Center which highlights […] Read More »

OE9 DATES ANNOUNCED Last Friday, CMS released new rules related to the Open Enrollment Period for Year Nine (OE9). Included in this announcement was the fact that the actual open enrollment period will be longer than last year’s and go from November 1, 2021 – January 15, 2022. This announcement was part of the updated […] Read More »

RECORD ENROLLMENT IN ACA MARKETPLACES Earlier this week, CMS released the final enrollment report for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The report indicates that 2.8 million people got coverage through the ACA marketplaces during the COVID SEP. This brings the total enrollment through the ACA marketplaces to 12.2 million people – which is the […] Read More »

ASPE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS COVERAGE GAINS FOR DISABILITY COMMUNITY Earlier this summer, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released an issue brief which looked at health insurance coverage for working age adults with disabilities in the years following the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The brief demonstrates how effective the ACA has […] Read More »