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 »

NEW YEAR, NEW MEDICAID OUTREACH PROJECT AAHD is excited to announce a new project in partnership with Community Catalyst and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This project is aimed at conducting Medicaid outreach to raise awareness about the potential enrollment in the program for individuals without health insurance. At AAHD, we recognize that […] Read More »

OE8 ENDS – CAN YOU STILL GET COVERED? Please note: with the upcoming holidays, we will not have a NDNRC Update the next two weeks. The NDNRC Update will return January 8th. Happy Holidays from AAHD & Happy New Year! While Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) ended on Tuesday for most, there is still an […] Read More »

OE8 DEADLINE APPROACHES On Tuesday, Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) comes to a close, and on Wednesday, CMS issued its Week Five Enrollment Snapshot. This snapshot shows that through December 5th, over 3.8 million consumers had selected plans through healthcare.gov. This does not include consumers who enrolled in a state-based marketplace, including the new state-based […] Read More »

PROPOSED NBPP RELEASED On the day before Thanksgiving, CMS released their proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2022 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). For links to the actual proposed rules, the CMS press release and the summary fact […] Read More »

THANKFUL FOR COVERAGE With the Thanksgiving holiday next week, we will not be having an NDNRC update. We will return on December 4th. As we conclude week 3 of Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) and enter the week of Thanksgiving, we at AAHD are giving thanks for coverage. We will be co-hosting a Twitter chat […] Read More »

SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENTS ON ACA CASE This past Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the California v. Texas case. California v. Texas centers on the issue of the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate. If you want to learn more about the case, we posted a blog this week explaining the case […] Read More »