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 »

NEW FACT SHEET TO ASSIST CONSUMERS WITH HEALTH CARE VISITS Do you get questions from consumers on using their coverage or seeing a doctor? A new fact sheet from the University of Washington Aging and Physical Disability Rehabilitation Research and Training Center may be able to help. To learn more about this fact sheet or […] Read More »

UPDATED SBC FOR 2017 This week, CMS issued an updated template for issuers to use for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). To read more about the new template and to download a copy of the template and the CMS press release, click here. Speaking of the new SBC, Health Affairs has posted a […] Read More »

CMS ISSUES FINAL RULES ON MENTAL HEALTH PARITY IN MEDICAID This week, CMS released the final rules on mental health and substance use disorder parity for Medicaid and CHIP. To read our news item which includes links to the CMS press release, the actual rules, a CMS fact sheet and a list of frequently asked […] Read More »

NDNRC RELEASES NEW POPULATION SPECIFIC FACT SHEET The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce the publication of a new fact sheet for the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC). “What to Know When Assisting a Consumer with Spina Bifida” is intended to help Navigators identify what issues are unique to […] Read More »

ASPE RELEASES REPORT ON OE3 Last week, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released their report on the enrollment totals for Open Enrollment Year 3 (OE3). To learn more about what’s included in the report or to download a copy, read our news item by clicking here. The report […] Read More »

ASSESSING ENROLLMENT Last Friday, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report entitled “Assessing ACA Marketplace Enrollment.” To read more about what’s included in the report and to download a copy, click here. As for Marketplace enrollees, Health Affairs has released a new report that looks at who the most likely enrollees are. So if you […] Read More »

MEDICAID OUTREACH CONTINUES Last week, we reported on a new Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief which addressed the remaining uninsured population who would be eligible for Medicaid and CHIP if they applied (read that news item here). Following up on that report, Kaiser has released another issue brief this week entitled “Outreach and Enrollment Strategies […] Read More »