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 »

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 »