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MARKETPLACE AND MEDICAID ENROLLMENT CONTINUE

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The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continues to commit itself to ensuring the protection of enrollees from unauthorized agents and brokers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. Changes to mitigate this activity include blocking unknown agents or […] Read More »

IMPACTS OF THE MEDICAID UNWINDING

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The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has noted that states that have many application backlogs will most likely affect a person’s access to healthcare coverage. Issues for this are due to application process timelines, decreased staff, and […] Read More »

50 MILLION INDIVIDUALS HAVE COVERAGE RENEWED

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The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. As of June 14, states have reported renewal outcomes for more than half of those enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP, according to data from the KFF with 20.3 million renewals still remaining. 24% of those who completed the renewal process were […] Read More »

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THROUGH MEDICAID

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The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has chosen ten states to take part in the Medicaid Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration (CCBHC). CCBHCs aim to establish payment systems for those who use Medicaid services delivered at CCBHCs and […] Read More »

MEDICAID PROVISIONS FOR PEER SUPPORT SERVICES

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The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families (CCF) posted an explainer on the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)’s mental health and substance use conditions provisions and guidance related to improving the behavioral […] Read More »

FINALIZED RULES OF SECTION 1557 FOR THE ACA

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The NDNRC is continuing to review the finalized rules of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released finalized rules last week that will directly affect people who are hard-of-hearing or those who are deaf that utilize sign language interpreters […] Read More »

May 3, 2024

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HHS/OCR FINALIZES RULE ON PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION It has been a busy week for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)! HHS through the OCR finalized a rule that prohibits the discrimination based on disability, in turn strengthening […] Read More »

April 26, 2024

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HHS AND CMS STRENGTHENING HCBS SERVICES The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued three final rules: minimum staffing standards for nursing homes, ensuring access to Medicaid services as an access rule that will strengthen home and community-based services (HCBS), and improving access to […] Read More »