GET READY FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT YEAR 3 – KNOW THE CHALLENGE! On Tuesday, HHS Secretary Burwell highlighted the previous accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by referencing the new HHS data showing that 17.6 million people have coverage today due to the ACA. However, she also pointed out that there are about 10.5 million […] Read More »

NEW ENROLLMENMT DATA SHOWS NEARLY 10 MILLION ARE COVERED CMS has released enrollment data for the marketplace as of June 30, 2015 showing that 9.9 million people had effective coverage through both federally facilitated and state-based marketplaces. To read our news item which includes information on the number of consumers receiving premium assistance and has […] Read More »

NEW BLOG POST ON PROPOSED HHS RULES Yesterday, we posted a summary of the new proposed HHS rules on our blog. The blog reviews what the new requirements will be for navigator organizations in areas of auxiliary aids, sign language interpreters, building accessibility and more. To read the summary on our blog, click here. To […] Read More »

THE NDNRC WEEKLY UPDATE IS BACK! After taking the month of August off from our Weekly Updates, we return just as two big announcements related to the marketplaces are made. First of all on Wednesday, CMS announced the organizations who are receiving navigator funding for Open Enrollment Year 3 and beyond. To read our news […] Read More »

NEW REPORTS AVAILABLE ON STATE ENROLLMENT EXPERIENCES Note: the NDNRC Weekly Update will be taking a summer break for the month of August. You can check our website for regular news updates and we will resume the updates the first Friday in September. Enjoy the rest of your summer! The National Academy for State Health […] Read More »

NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL RELEASES STATE REPORT CARDS The National Health Council (NHC) has released state report cards for all 50 states plus DC on how well the state is doing in protecting consumers purchasing insurance on the exchanges. In addition to the report cards, NHC also wrote a full report entitled “Enhancing the Patient-Centeredness of […] Read More »

HEALTH INSURANCE JEOPARDY IS ON YOUTUBE! As we told you last week, our well received presentation “Health Insurance Jeopardy” has come to YouTube! Last week, we highlighted the three videos we had added on topics such as prescription drugs, medical devices and rehabilitation and habilitation benefits. This week, the final three videos were released and […] Read More »

MORE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS Are you a numbers geek looking for information on who enrolled and what they picked in the second year of open enrollment? Well, CMS has released a bunch of new data related to Open Enrollment Year 2. The new data breaks down enrollment numbers by county and is sorted in numerous ways […] Read More »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA & THE ADA!! With the holiday weekend, we are releasing our weekly update a day early. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July!! Also as America celebrates its 239th birthday this weekend, we also want to bring to your attention another big anniversary this month. This month marks the 25th anniversary […] Read More »

KING V. BURWELL – MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in King v. Burwell and in a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that the subsidies available to consumers in the federally facilitated marketplaces (FFMs) were allowable under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read our blog post with […] Read More »