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 »

TO EXPAND OR NOT TO EXPAND? Our partners at Community Catalyst recently posted two blog posts which highlight the benefits of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This week, we highlighted some of these findings in our new blog post. One of the provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) made it […] Read More »

CBPP REPORT ON CONTINUOUS COVERAGE THROUGH MEDICAID With the Memorial Day holiday next week, we will not be publishing a NDNRC Update next week. Our partners at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) have released a new study which demonstrates that determining health care coverage in Medicaid on a yearly basis rather than […] Read More »

COVID SEP ENROLLMENT HITS 1 MILLION This week, HHS Secretary Becerra acknowledged a milestone achievement – over 1 million people signed up for coverage on healthcare.gov since the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). To learn more and for links to Secretary Becerra’s statement and the most recent marketplace SEP report, check out […] Read More »