The Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) along with the Urban Institute have released a new report which examines what states and insurance companies did to prevent consumers to go without an option for coverage on the 2018 marketplace. “Stepping into the Breach: How States and Insurers Worked Together to Prevent Bare Counties […] Read More »
Focus on Medicaid Expansion Reform Turns to 1115 Waivers
While legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has stalled, some states have turned to Section 1115 waivers as a way to modify how Medicaid expansion operates in their states. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation entitled “Section 1115 Medicaid Expansion Waivers: A Look at Key Themes and State […] Read More »
What’s New in Medicaid Expansion
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has just posted a blog article which reviews what occurred in 2015 as it relates to Medicaid expansion and what possible changes could be coming in 2016. States covered that had changes in 2015 or are considering changes include: Alaska Arizona Arkansas Iowa Michigan Montana Ohio Pennsylvania […] Read More »
New Kaiser Brief Looks at Medicaid Expansion Waivers
Many of the newer states that expanded Medicaid have done so in a less traditional way as they expanded Medicaid through a waiver. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation reviews what these six states are doing or are planning to do. The six states are Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana and New […] Read More »
Easter Seals Seeks Input on Consumer Experiences
The national office of Easter Seals is doing research to collect information about how the benefits in the Affordable Care Act are working in the real world. This project is seeking information about the experience of individuals who have purchased insurance plans through the exchanges in six states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Texas. […] Read More »
RWJF Publishes Brief on Impact of Medicaid Expansion
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a brief through it’s State Health Reform Assistance Network program on the effect of Medicaid expansion on the costs for uncompensated care. The brief entitled “The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Uncompensated Care Costs: Early Results and Policy Implications for States” looks at nine states which expanded Medicaid […] Read More »
Families USA Brief Contrasts Medicaid Expansion in Two States
Earlier this week, Families USA released an issue brief that examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on two people who live in neighboring but different states. The brief entitled “A Tale of Two States: Decisions about Extending Medicaid Can Drastically Affect Residents’ Lives” looks at two women who have very different experiences as one lives […] Read More »
State Restrictions on Navigators and the New CMS Regulations
If you have questions regarding restrictions that states are placing on navigators and other in-person assisters, be sure to check out the recent blog post from the Commonwealth Fund. There are currently 22 states which either have restrictions on navigators or are considering restrictions on navigators. This blog post written by Georgetown University’s Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia […] Read More »
HHS Releases Enrollment Data
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the latest enrollment data through March 31 which was the official end of open enrollment. These numbers include enrollment from the federally facilitated marketplace as well as the numbers from the state-based marketplaces. To read the news release from HHS, click here. The specific reports […] Read More »
What to Do When Someone Wants to Change their Policy After Enrollment
And Other New Resources on the NDNRC Now that we are over four months into the open enrollment period, some questions have arisen about what can and should be done for individuals who wish to change policies when they’ve already enrolled. Of interest on this issue is a blog post from the Georgetown University Center on Health […] Read More »
