RATES OF UNINSURANCE ON THE RISE Open Enrollment Year 8 (OE8) is approaching but there are already some indications that this could be one of the busier open enrollments thus far. Data from the American Community Survey was released this week and it shows that the rate of those without health insurance for 2019 rose […] Read More »

CBPP WEBINAR SERIES REGISTRATION OPEN The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released its schedule for a nine-part webinar series for its Health Reform: Beyond the Basics project. This project provides technical assistance to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters and is designed to provide training in advance of Open Enrollment Year […] Read More »

AAHD RELEASES COMPARATIVE COVID-19 SURVEY REPORT With the Labor Day weekend approaching, we are publishing the NDNRC Update a day early. Enjoy your holiday weekend! In April, AAHD conducted a rapid, real-time online survey of COVID-19 and persons with a range of disabilities.  The purpose of the COVID-19 & Disability Project is to understand the […] Read More »

KAISER REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new analysis that examines the importance of consumer assistance programs – like the ACA navigators. The report shows that there is still a need for navigators […] Read More »

MEDICAID ENROLLMENT IS UP SINCE COVID-19 Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the increase in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment as the start of the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit the country. To learn more about the report or […] Read More »

COVID-19 & THE 2021 MARKETPLACE Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. How could the COVID-19 pandemic affect the 2021 marketplace? A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at early filings by health insurers with state regulators about premiums for the 2021 plan year. The […] Read More »

NEW REPORTS & RESOURCES ON AAHD COVID-19 DISABILITY SURVEY Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. In April, AAHD conducted a survey as a rapid, real-time online assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities. We’ve been releasing the […] Read More »

HHS ISSUES FINAL §1557 RULES Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Earlier this month, HHS issued its final rules for §1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 is the civil rights portion of the ACA and prohibits discrimination in health care settings for a variety of […] Read More »

NEW REPORTS ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY SURVEY Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. If you missed it last month, we began releasing reports and summaries from our COVID-19 & Disability Survey which we conducted from April 17th – May 1st. The purpose of the survey was to […] Read More »

ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY SURVEY If you missed it two weeks ago, we released our COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities. The survey was […] Read More »