GET YOUR RESOURCES FOR OE3 – UPDATED NDNRC FACT SHEET ON VETERANS Open Enrollment Year 3 is just over a week away and the NDNRC has updated some of our materials to help you be better prepared. A couple weeks ago, we reported that we updated our population specific fact sheet “What to Know When […] Read More »

NDNRC RECEIVES YEAR 3 FUNDING We were pleased to announce this week that the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) has received funding for a third year. As part of that new year of funding, we are expanding our Community Outreach Collaboratives (COCs) from eleven to eighteen. The seven new locations will be located in […] Read More »

OPEN ENROLLMENT IS APPROACHING – GET ALL THE MATERIALS YOU NEED Open Enrollment Year 3 is just over 3 weeks away and the NDNRC has the resources you need to make sure you are ready. If you haven’t already, be sure you have our Disability Guide (available here) and our fact sheets (available here). As […] Read More »

BEYOND COVERAGE: ACCESSING CARE This week, the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a survey which looks at issues that individuals with a disability encounter when trying to access care even after they have obtained coverage. We’ve written a blog post entitled “Beyond Coverage: Accessing Care” which summarizes some of these findings and […] Read More »

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 »