NEW GUIDANCE FROM CMS ON RE-ENROLLMENT Please note that for the summer the NDNRC Update is being released on a biweekly basis. If you’re wondering what will happen with re-enrollment to the consumers who are enrolled in plans offered by one of the health insurance carriers leaving the marketplace, CMS has released new guidance to […] Read More »

NEW REPORT SHOWS EFFECT OF MEDICAID EXPANSION Please note that for the remainder of the summer the NDNRC Update will be released on a biweekly basis. Enjoy your July 4 holiday next weekend! A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines the effect that Medicaid expansion has had on both the rate of […] Read More »

NEW REPORT ANALYZES REHAB AND HAB BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN QHPs A new report is available from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) which reviews the rehabilitation and habilitation benefits available in Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) available on the ACA Marketplaces. To read more about what’s included in the report or to download a copy, click […] Read More »

NEW SURVEY LOOKS AT THE ROLE OF CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new survey this week examining the importance of navigators and other consumer assistance programs which help people enroll in health insurance. To learn more about the survey or to read the full report, check out our news item here. […] Read More »

MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON NEW NON-DISCRIMINATION RULES Last month, we reported on the final rules released by HHS on non-discrimination under the ACA (click here for that news item). Last week, the CMS Assisters webinar addressed these rules in detail. That webinar is archived and can still be viewed. To read the CMS announcement on […] Read More »

DOUBLE JEOPARDY VIDEO SERIES IS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE Last week, we started releasing a series of videos entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy Round 2 – Double Jeopardy.” If you haven’t seen any of our presentations before, we like to say that a consumer looking at plans on the ACA marketplace is like playing a game of Health Insurance […] Read More »

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO SERIES Last year, the NDNRC released a series of videos entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy” (the summary blog of that series can be found here). We are proud to announce that we are releasing a new series entitled “Health Insurance Jeopardy Round 2 – Double Jeopardy.” This new video series will be released over the next week and […] Read More »

ARCHIVED WEBINAR ON ACA AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AVAILABLE If you missed it on Wednesday, the NDNRC presented on a webinar entitled “The Affordable Care Act and Persons with Disabilities: An Introduction and Overview Webinar.” To access the archived webinar recording or slides, check out our news item by clicking here. The slides and recording […] Read More »

NEW REPORTS EXAMINE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY FOR LOW & MODERATE INCOME CONSUMERS The Urban Institute released a new survey this week entitled “Health Care Access and Affordability among Low and Moderate Income Insured and Uninsured Adults under the Affordable Care Act.” It looks at data from the September 2015 Health Reform Monitoring Survey and focuses […] Read More »

NDNRC PRESENTING ON WEBINAR ABOUT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE ACA The NDNRC will be presenting on a webinar on Wednesday, May 4 at 3:00 PM ET entitled “The Affordable Care Act and Persons with Disabilities: An Introduction and Overview Webinar.” To read the full announcement or for a link to register for the webinar, […] Read More »