SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 15 FOR COVERAGE THAT STARTS ON JANUARY 1 Start the new year off with affordable, accessible, and continuous coverage! Make sure to sign up for healthcare coverage through the marketplace by next Friday, December 15 for coverage that starts right on the new year on January 1. Visit healthcare.gov to start […] Read More »
November 17, 2023
THANKFUL FOR COVERAGE DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT With the Thanksgiving holiday next week, we will not be posting an NDNRC update. We will return on November 30th. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Open enrollment approaches its third week during the Thanksgiving holiday season! Those who have been disenrolled from Medicaid during the unwinding are eligible for financial […] Read More »
November 10, 2023
OVER 10 MILLION HAVE LOST COVERAGE As of November 1, over 10 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 35% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 18.2 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in each […] Read More »
November 3, 2023
OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGAN THIS WEEK Open Enrollment began on Wednesday, November 1 and the NDNRC wants to make sure that navigators who work with people with disabilities have all the resources that they need as it relates to enrollment in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. These resources consist of a Disability Guide to help in […] Read More »
October 27, 2023
OPEN ENROLLMENT STARTS NOVEMBER 1 Open enrollment starts next Wednesday, November 1! Between November 1 and January 16 (in 2024, January 15 is a federal holiday. As a result, enrollees will have until midnight to enroll in coverage on January 16 – 5 AM EST on January 17), enrollees can enroll in a Marketplace health […] Read More »
October 20, 2023
NEARLY 9 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of October 16, over 8.8 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 35% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 15.9 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »
New Report Addresses Enrollment of Diverse Populations
The Texas Health Institute has released a report on the efforts in some states to enroll racially and ethnically diverse populations. “Evolution of Health Insurance Marketplaces: Experiences and Progress in Reaching and Enrolling Diverse Populations” looks at eleven states and what efforts were made to reach these populations in the first two years open enrollment […] Read More »
New Report Addresses the Issues in Pharmacy Benefit Designs
The Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms recently released an issue brief entitled “Specialty Tier Pharmacy Benefit Designs in Commercial Insurance Policies: Issues and Considerations.” A prescription drug benefit can be especially important for people with disabilities as they are considering their options in qualified health plans. This issue brief draws attention to how insurance companies have started treating prescription […] 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 »