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 »

REPORT ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY SURVEY The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to release the COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities & was […] Read More »

MORE VIDEOS ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY Over the last few weeks, we have been releasing a series of videos on COVID-19 and disability. Thus far, we have addressed topics such as who is at risk for complications due to COVID-19 and precautions people with disabilities need to take during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week we […] Read More »

LAST CALL TO TAKE SURVEY ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY If you have not yet taken our survey on coronavirus (COVID-19) and disability, today is your last chance! AAHD is conducting a confidential, real-time online assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. We […] Read More »

NEW VIDEO SERIES ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is proud to announce the launch of our video series on coronavirus (COVID-19) and disability. This week, we released the first two of these videos which addressed who in the disability community is most at risk for severe complications due […] Read More »

NEW SURVEY ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is conducting a confidential, real-time online assessment of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. We are inviting adults with disabilities to complete the COVID-19 & Disability Survey between […] Read More »

RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON COVID-19 At AAHD, we have gathered resources that address the COVID-19 outbreak and disability. You can now find all these resources on our website at: https://www.aahd.us/covid-19/. On this page, you’ll find general resources on Disability and COVID-19, COVID-19 & Medicaid, Advocacy Resources and Governmental Resources. Read More »

NO SEP FOR COVID-19 ON FEDERAL MARKETPLACE A report came out this week that the Trump Administration would not be opening up the marketplace for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, many of the state-based marketplaces (SBMs) have decided to offer a SEP for COVID-19 […] Read More »

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 »