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 »

OPEN ENROLLMENT CONCLUDES Please note: with the upcoming holidays, we will not have a NDNRC Update the next two weeks. The NDNRC Update will return January 10th. Happy Holidays from AAHD & Happy New Year! This week, Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) concluded after an extension of time was provided for any consumers who may […] Read More »

OPEN ENROLLMENT CLOSES SUNDAY Open Enrollment concludes on Sunday meaning that there are only a few days left for Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) and a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 4.7 million people who do not have insurance could get a bronze plan at no cost. To learn more, check […] Read More »

LAST FULL WEEK FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT Open Enrollment concludes next weekend meaning that this is the final week for enrollment through the marketplace for OE7. AAHD has joined Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach for OE7 to educate individuals about enrolling for health insurance for 2020. Community Catalyst has an Outreach Hub which includes resources […] Read More »

DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION CONCLUDES Please note: with the Thanksgiving holiday next week, we will not have a NDNRC Update. The NDNRC Update will return December 6th. This week has been Disability Week of Action for Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) and throughout the week, we have been posting in our blog about the Week […] Read More »

DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION STARTS SUNDAY! Disability Week of Action is just a few days away! As part of the week of action, we will be publishing a series of blogs to highlight what healthcare coverage means for people with disabilities. The blog posts that we will be publishing will be as follows: Monday: Introduction […] Read More »

DISABILITY WEEK OF ACTION IS COMING! Open Enrollment has been underway for a full week now and if you’re wondering how it’s going so far, CMS has released its first Weekly Enrollment Snapshot. Additionally, our Disability Week of Action is just over a week away. If you’re looking for resources to help you serve people […] Read More »