HAPPY BIRTHDAY ACA!! Tomorrow marks the 9-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a new chartbook which outlines many of the accomplishments of the ACA especially in the areas of reducing uninsured rates across demographic groups. Yesterday afternoon, we participated in a Twitter […] Read More »

ILRU SUMMER INTERNSHIP The Independent Living Research Utilization program in Houston, Texas is currently seeking 1-3 undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a summer internship as part of the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). The internship is 10 to 12 weeks and includes a stipend. Applications are due March 29th. To […] Read More »

SEP RESOURCES The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently updated their reference chart on Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs). The reference chart goes through the available SEPs and provides helpful information, such as whether someone needed to be covered before and the timing for the SEP. CBPP also conducted a recent webinar on SEPs, […] Read More »

RESOURCES ON MEDICAID EXPANSION Families USA has released a new fact sheet which looks at the impact that Medicaid expansion has had on state budgets. To learn more or to download the fact sheet, check out our news item. If you want to learn more about Medicaid expansion and where it’s possibly going, Health Management […] Read More »

AAHD JOINS COMMENT LETTER ON NBPP The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has joined a sign-on letter with 87 organizations in the “I Am Essential” Coalition responding to the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). AAHD is also a member of the CCD Health Task Force which also submitted a comment letter. […] Read More »

TIS THE SEASON FOR SEPS With Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) clearly in our rearview, the focus now turns to helping consumers enroll who are entitled to a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). We are continuing to work with Community Catalyst and other partners to make sure that consumers are aware when they are entitled to […] Read More »

AAHD Call to Action to Promote the All of Us Research Program to People with Disabilities AAHD is challenging the disability community to learn about the All of Us Research Program and consider participation with a Call to Action. The All of Us Research Program is seeking to improve precision medicine and the Call to […] Read More »

REPORT EXAMINES MARKETING AND REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM PLANS A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation takes a look at the rise of short-term health plans and the way that issuers have been marketing them and states have been regulating them. To learn more about the report or to download a copy, check out […] Read More »

CMS RELEASES PROPOSED 2020 NBPP At the end of last week, CMS issued the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace. To learn more, you can check out our news item which includes links […] Read More »

WHAT’S NEW IN MEDICAID? Earlier this month, we reported on the latest numbers of people who have lost coverage in Arkansas due to the Medicaid work requirements. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a new blog post which looks at the total effect this new policy has had. This post has been […] Read More »