HOUSE PASSES AHCA What Its Passage Means for People with Disabilities Yesterday, the House voted on and approved the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and it now moves to the Senate for consideration. Back when the AHCA was originally introduced in March, we did a blog post analyzing what the AHCA would mean for people […] Read More »

MARKET STABILIZATION RULES FINALIZED Please note: The NDNRC Update is now being released on a biweekly basis. If there is major news regarding the ACA, it will be available in the news section of the NDNRC website and we may run special NDNRC Updates on the in between weeks if warranted. Last week, CMS finalized […] Read More »

AHCA STALLED – FOR NOW Please note: The NDNRC Update will come out on a biweekly basis for the time being. If there is major news regarding the ACA, it will be available in the news section of the NDNRC website and we may run special NDNRC Updates on the in between weeks if warranted. […] Read More »

AMENDMENTS TO AHCA COULD REPEAL EHBs After postponing a scheduled vote yesterday, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on the American Health Care Act (AHCA). In our original blog post on the AHCA (available here), we pointed out that the bill as originally introduced would not repeal the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) […] Read More »

WHAT EFFECT WOULD THE AHCA HAVE ON MEDICAID Do you want to have a better understanding of how the Medicaid program affects adults with disabilities and what the impact the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have? The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new issue brief which addresses many of these issues. To read more about […] Read More »

ACA REPLACEMENT BILL INTRODUCED This week, the long-awaited ACA replacement plan from congressional Republicans was introduced in the House. We have posted a blog entry entitled “What the AHCA Would Mean for People with Disabilities.” In the blog, we review the American Health Care Act (AHCA) against the eight principles we outlined in our NDNRC […] Read More »

KAISER RESOURCES EXAMINE ACA REPLACEMENT PROPOSALS A new issue brief released by the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the effect that ACA replacement legislation may have on the premium tax credits that are currently available. To read more about the brief or to download a copy, check out our news item here. If you’re looking […] Read More »

CHRIL LOOKING FOR INTERVIEW VOLUNTEERS The Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) is a 5-year research project funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to study how health reforms affect working-age adults with disabilities. The CHRIL is currently looking for individuals with disabilities who are 18-63 years […] Read More »

CMS RELEASES PROPOSED MARKET STABILIZATION RULES This week, CMS issued proposed rules designed to stabilize the ACA marketplaces. These rules address a wide variety of areas including the length of next year’s open enrollment period, the determination process for eligibility for Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) and network adequacy rules, to name a few. To learn […] Read More »

KAISER BRIEF EXAMINES MEDICAID EXPANSION WAIVERS With the new administration, it is possible that some states will look to modify their Medicaid expansion or add the Medicaid expansion as part of a waiver similar to what was done in Michigan and Indiana. The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report last week which looks at the […] Read More »