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 »

OPEN ENROLLMENT HAS BEGUN Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) started on Sunday! For the opening of OE8, we released a blog post highlighting all the relevant resources available on the NDNRC website, including our Disability Guide and fact sheets. Are you looking for resources to help with outreach for the upcoming OE8? AAHD is once […] Read More »

OE8 BEGINS SUNDAY! Are you looking for resources to help with outreach for the upcoming Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8)? AAHD is once again working with Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach to educate individuals about the ACA Marketplace. This outreach includes graphics like the one to the right which count down to […] Read More »

OE8 BEGINS IN 8 DAYS In just eight days, Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) will begin. If you plan on assisting consumers with disabilities during OE8, we want to make sure you have the resources you need to be able to assist them as they consider their options on the ACA marketplace. Last week we […] Read More »

OE8 IS JUST 15 DAYS AWAY In just over two weeks, Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) will begin. If you will be planning on assisting consumers with disabilities throughout OE8, we want to make sure you have the resources you need to be able to assist individuals with disabilities as they consider their options on […] Read More »

OE8 JUST OVER 3 WEEKS AWAY In just over three weeks, Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) will begin. To make sure you are ready, Healthcare.gov has a helpful list of things you can do to get ready for OE8. In some State-Based Marketplaces (SBM), consumers can even begin to browse plans and compare pricing, so […] Read More »

WHAT DOES THE SUPREME COURT CASE MEAN FOR THE ACA? A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the potential impact of the case pending before the Supreme Court related to the Affordable Care Act. To learn more about the California v. Texas case and for a link to the Kaiser brief, […] Read More »

UPCOMING CHRIL WEBINARS The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) will be hosting two webinars next week to highlight some of the research they have done. To learn more about what the two webinars will cover, please see our news item. Dates and times for the webinar along with links to access the […] Read More »