CHRIL SURVEY LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) is conducting an online survey of people with disabilities about getting and using health insurance and health care services. To learn more about the survey and how to enter a drawing to win one of five $100 gift cards, check out […] Read More »

OPEN ENROLLMENT OUTREACH PROJECT CHANGES FOCUS Previously, we reported on a project we are working on with Community Catalyst which was aimed at spreading awareness about the open enrollment period. Now that open enrollment has concluded, the project is highlighting the benefits of coverage and how to effectively use your insurance (with tools like the […] Read More »

NHeLP SUES ADMINISTRATION OVER MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Last week, we reported on the new waiver which was approved by CMS in Kentucky which would allow the state to impose work requirements as a prerequisite for Medicaid enrollment. This week, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed a lawsuit challenging the approval of the Kentucky waiver […] Read More »

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 »