MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance to states who are interested in submitting waiver applications to add work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation details the states which have already submitted such applications, including Kentucky which CMS […] Read More »

CHRIL ARTICLE EXAMINES HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AND COSTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The NDNRC is part of a project called the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). Members of the CHRIL recently published an article in Inquiry: the Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing looking at how the insurance coverage rates, access […] Read More »

OPEN ENROLLMENT IS OVER – CAN YOU STILL ENROLL? Due to the holiday, there will be no NDNRC Update the next 2 weeks. The next one will be sent on January 12. We extend our best wishes to you and yours for a very Happy Holiday Season. While open enrollment may have ended in most […] Read More »

OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS TODAY Today is the last day for open enrollment in the federally facilitated marketplaces (see below for more on deadlines in the state-based marketplaces). As of December 9, over 4.6 million people have enrolled in coverage through the marketplace, including over 1.3 million new customers. This also includes over 1 million consumers […] Read More »

ONE WEEK LEFT FOR OE5 There is just one week left of Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5) and the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has joined a statement of over 75 organizations encouraging people to make sure that they #GetCovered before the OE5 deadline of December 15. This statement can be found in our […] Read More »

TWO NEW EXPLANATORY VIDEOS FROM CBPP The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has two new explanatory videos on immigrant subsidy eligibility and the auto-renewal process. These videos are available on YouTube: Special Subsidy Eligibility: Assisting Lawfully Present Individuals Who Don’t Qualify for Medicaid Based on Immigration Status gov Auto-Renewal Process for 2018 The […] Read More »

NEW FACT SHEET AVAILABLE ON PAST-DUE PREMIUMS Please note: with the Thanksgiving holiday next week, we will not have a NDNRC Update. The NDNRC Update will return December 1st. Earlier this year, HHS changed the rules for how marketplace insurers could address consumers who had fallen behind on their health insurance premiums. The Center on […] Read More »

REFERENCE GUIDES ON INCOME AND IMMIGRATION NOW AVAILABLE The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has two new reference guides to help assisters with income and immigration. To learn more about these guides or to download copies, check out our news item. AAHD is partnering with the CBPP on a project called the Consumer […] Read More »

OE5 HAS BEGUN!! Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5) started this week. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has created a brochure entitled “It’s Time to Check on Your Health Insurance!” to help promote open enrollment. In addition to the link above, it can be accessed on the NDNRC website on the NDNRC Materials page. […] Read More »

OE5 STARTS WEDNESDAY Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5) will start on Wednesday, November 1. The dates for open enrollment this year are different than they were in prior years as OE5 will end on December 15, 2017. These dates apply for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov). Some states who are running their own […] Read More »