HOW WILL ARPA AFFECT THE ACA MARKETPLACES? Last week, we highlighted the fact that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was passed by Congress and signed into law. As we noted, many of the provisions in the ARPA will have a direct effect on the ACA marketplaces. CMS has released a fact sheet […] Read More »

AAHD WEBINAR ON COVID SEP The American Association on Health & Disability (AAHD) is hosting a webinar on March 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET entitled “COVID SEP – How is it different?”. This webinar will address how the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP) is different from usual SEPs. It will explore the specifics of […] Read More »

COVID SEP ENROLLMENT NUMBERS Last month was the start of a COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The SEP is going on now and will last for three months, ending on May 15, 2021. This week, CMS gave the first indication of how well the COVID SEP is going. On Wednesday, CMS reported that over 200,000 […] Read More »

NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COVID SEP This month we’ve been highlighting the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The SEP is going on now and will last for three months, ending on May 15, 2021. CMS has released some resources to help with outreach during the COVID SEP. These resources include social media […] Read More »

UNDERSTANDING THE COVID SEP This past Monday, February 15 was the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). This SEP will last for three months ending on May 15, 2021. To learn more about how the COVID SEP differs from prior SEPs, check out today’s NDNRC blog post. If you want to learn more […] Read More »

COVID SEP STARTS MONDAY! This Monday, February 15, 2021 the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP) will begin. This SEP will last for three months ending on May 15, 2021. If you want to read more about last month’s executive order which led to the COVID SEP for the federally facilitated marketplace, check out our news […] Read More »

MORE COVID SEPS Last week, we highlighted the Biden administration’s announcement that it would be opening up the health insurance marketplace for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) due to the COVID pandemic. Of course, this announcement only affects people who live in states that are on the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Many State Based Marketplaces […] Read More »

NEW COVID SEP ANNOUNCED Yesterday, the Biden administration announced that it would be opening up the health insurance marketplace (healthcare.gov) for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) stating that the SEP “will give Americans that need health care coverage during this global pandemic the opportunity to sign up.” The SEP will run from February 15 – […] Read More »

FINAL NBPP PARTIALLY RELEASED One of the final acts of the Trump administration was the release of part of the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). At the end of November, we had a news item on the proposed NBPP and in a prior newsletter, we highlighted a comment letter which AAHD joined […] Read More »

CMS ISSUES FINAL ENROLLMENT SNAPSHOT With the completion of Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) for the federally facilitated marketplace, CMS has issued its final enrollment snapshot for the 2021 plan year. This snapshot indicates that over 8.2 million people receive coverage through the federally facilitated marketplaces. To learn more about what this number means or […] Read More »