UPDATED GEORGETOWN NAVIGATOR GUIDE AVAILABLE The Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) has recently updated their comprehensive Navigator resource guide. The CHIR guide goes through many of the technical questions that consumers may have when enrolling such as questions on the individual mandate, premium tax credit eligibility and special enrollment periods. The CHIR wrote about […] Read More »

OPEN ENROLLMENT SET TO BEGIN Open Enrollment starts next week and if you’re looking for a promotional brochure to use for people with disabilities, then check out the handout entitled “Time to Check Your Health Insurance.” This brochure was prepared by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities and highlights the issues consumers need to think […] Read More »

NEW REPORT ANALYZES UNINSURED AVAILABLE FOR ACA COVERAGE Open enrollment is a week and a half away – do you know how many uninsured would be eligible for assistance if they applied? A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation came out this week which answers these questions. If you want to understand more about […] Read More »

NDNRC TO PRESENT ON WEBINAR FOR HEALTH CENTERS The NDNRC will be presenting on a webinar for the National Association of Community Health Centers that will focus on hard to reach populations. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 1 PM ET. To read the full announcement and for the link to […] Read More »

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR, BUT NOT RECEIVING TAX CREDITS This week, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released a report which helps to identify those individuals who remain uninsured or are enrolled in a plan outside of the marketplace but would be eligible for premium tax credits if they […] Read More »

NEW CMS INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENROLLMENT OF YOUNG ADULTS This week the White House held the Millennial Outreach and Enrollment Summit where CMS announced its initiative to target young adults for enrollment in the coming open enrollment period. As part of this initiative, CMS has improved the functionality of healthcare.gov on mobile platforms. The initiative […] Read More »

AAHD JOINS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT ADMINISTRATION ON ACA ENROLLMENT The American Association on Health and Disability is pleased to join Enroll America in its five recommendations for the next administration to help keep health insurance premiums affordable and make it easier for consumers to enroll through the marketplace. To read more about these recommendations, including […] Read More »

CHRIL WEBINAR TO PRESENT EARLY FINDINGS The National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) is pleased to be part of the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL), and the CHRIL has recently announced that it will be hosting a webinar later this month where they will be sharing the early findings from the first […] Read More »

POLICY BRIEFS ON PARALYSIS NOW AVAILABLE NDNRC Partner, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, recently released three new policy briefs on paralysis and its effect on access to health care. The briefs focus on paralysis in the United States, access to durable medical equipment and access to health care for people with paralysis. The findings in these […] Read More »

PROPOSED RULES FOR 2018 MARKETPLACE RELEASED Last Friday, CMS announced its proposed rules for the 2018 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP). The NBPP sets the rules for how the Marketplaces will operate, and they directly affect Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) which will be offered in 2018 (or Open Enrollment Year 5 – OE5). […] Read More »