The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a new series of state specific fact sheets which highlight the Medicaid coverage gap which exists in the 11 states which have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. These fact sheets detail the demographics of those individuals in the states which could be […] Read More »
State Fact Sheets Emphasize Effect Medicaid Expansion Could Have
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a series of fact sheets which highlight the effect that Medicaid expansion could in 13 states that have yet to expand. The state fact sheets can be found below: Alabama Florida Georgia Kansas Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wyoming Read More »
Medicaid Expansion Coming to 3 States
As a result of yesterday’s election, Medicaid expansion appears to be coming to three states. Voters in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah all approved ballot initiatives that require the state to expand their Medicaid programs as allowed by the Affordable Care Act. In addition, two states elected governors who campaigned on expanding Medicaid: Kansas & Wisconsin. […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Looks at Medicaid Work Requirements
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the new guidance from CMS to states who are interested in submitting waiver applications to add work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. So far, 10 states have submitted applications to CMS for a waiver to add work requirements (Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah […] Read More »
NDNRC Announces Locations of 11 Community Outreach Collaboratives (COCs)
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce that it will be funding eleven Community Outreach Collaboratives (COCs) through the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) project. The COCs will increase collaborations in the community, dissemination and outreach efforts and enrollment of people with disabilities in the ACA. The COCs will […] 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 »