COVID-19 & SEPs With the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many people may have lost their health insurance coverage due to a loss of employment, or people who do not have insurance may be wondering if they can now enroll in a plan. There are Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) for which many of these people […] Read More »

COVID-19 AND HEALTH INSURANCE With the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many people who do not have insurance may be wondering if they can now enroll in a plan. Currently, individuals in states on the federally facilitated marketplace that use healthcare.gov are ineligible for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) because, as of the writing of […] Read More »

COUNTING DOWN 10 DAYS UNTIL THE ACA TURNS 10 This month represents the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law and in just 10 days, the ACA will have been the law of the land for 10 years. Throughout the month we are highlighting opportunities for you to celebrate what the ACA […] Read More »

THE ACA IS TURNING 10 This month represents the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Throughout the month we will be highlighting opportunities for you to celebrate what the ACA means for consumers and especially people with disabilities. Included in this celebration will be a Twitter chat on […] Read More »

NEW OUTREACH RESOURCES AVAILABLE! While Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) has concluded, AAHD is still working with Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach to educate individuals about health insurance literacy, special enrollment periods (SEPs) and other issues related to healthcare enrollment. Our new blog post this week highlights several new resources which were […] Read More »

CIRCUIT COURT REJECTS MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Last Friday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that CMS exceeded its authority when it approved Arkansas’s waiver request to add work requirements to its Medicaid program. Our news item has a link to the press release from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) which was one of […] Read More »

RESOURCES ON CMS’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT PROPOSAL Last month, CMS issued guidance to states on what it would consider if states wanted to implement a Medicaid block grant for their state. Block grants in the Medicaid program would change the formula for how the federal government reimburses states for running their Medicaid program. To learn […] Read More »

AAHD OPPOSES CMS’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT PROPOSAL AAHD is moving! Please note that there will not be an NDNRC update next week as we will be moving our office at the end of next week. The NDNRC update will return on February 14th. Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to […] Read More »

LAST CALL FOR HEALTH INSURANCE SURVEY The NIDILRR-funded Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) is looking for adults with disabilities to complete an online survey about health insurance and health care services. For more information on the survey and to learn about the drawing they are having for gift cards, check out our […] Read More »

OVER 8 MILLION ENROLLED This week, CMS released the final numbers for Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7). During OE7, nearly 8.3 million people enrolled in a health insurance plan through healthcare.gov, including over 2 million new individuals. To learn more about the final enrollment numbers and for a link to CMS’s final Weekly Enrollment Snapshot, […] Read More »