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 »

AAHD WORKING WITH CBPP FOR 2022 OPEN ENROLLMENT Throughout the summer, we are publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. AAHD is proud to announce that we will be working with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) again to provide technical assistance to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters. As part […] Read More »

COVID SEP CONCLUDES SUNDAY Throughout the summer, we are publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. There are just over two days left for people to enroll in health insurance through the use of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP) as the SEP ends on Sunday, August 15. If people want to learn about […] Read More »

DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION CONCLUDES As Disability Week of Action comes to a close, we will resume publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. As we highlighted last week, this week represented Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). AAHD participated in several activities which highlighted the opportunity the COVID […] Read More »

NEXT WEEK IS DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION! Coinciding with the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which is Monday, 7/26, CMS has designated next week as Disability Week of Action for the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Throughout the week, AAHD will be participating in activities which highlight the opportunity which the […] Read More »

CLOSING THE MEDICAID COVERAGE GAP Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a new series of state specific fact sheets which highlight the Medicaid coverage gap which exists in 11 states which have not expanded Medicaid under the […] Read More »

ACA IS STILL THE LAW OF THE LAND! Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Last week, the Supreme Court threw out a challenge from Texas and other states who were trying to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by questioning the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate. […] Read More »

CMS SEEKING NAVIGATOR APPLICATIONS After this week and throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. If you’re interested in serving as a navigator organization and helping consumers enroll in the Affordable Care Act marketplace, CMS is accepting applications from organizations to serve as navigators in states which utilize […] Read More »