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Georgetown Center Releases Report on Consumer Assistance Needs

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The Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms has released a new issue brief which looks at the consumer assistance experience before, during and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. It looked at consumer assistance programs in 12 different states plus DC to see what the needs of consumers were. Not surprisingly, the […] Read More »

March 20, 2015

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NEW STATE SPECIFIC FACT SHEETS FOR NEW YORK AVAILABLE Last month we announced the release of our first state specific fact sheet. It was an adapted version of our first fact sheet, “Comparing Health Plans’ Benefits and Coverage Summaries.” The adapted version was specific to New York and can be accessed here. It was written […] Read More »

Fact Sheet #12 – Process for Medicaid Eligibility (NY)

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This fact sheet is intended to give Navigators, Assisters and Certified Application Counselors an idea of the questions and informational needs that people with disabilities may have about Medicaid when they are looking into purchasing private insurance in the Marketplace* Click here for a pdf version of this Fact Sheet Q1. What is Medicaid? A. […] Read More »

Fact Sheet #2 – Getting and Using Health Plan Member Handbook, Policy, or Contract (NY)

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This fact sheet is intended to help Navigators answer specific questions that people with disabilities might ask about getting and using health plans’Member Handbook, Policy, or Contract documents when purchasers are considering buying health insurance through the Marketplace.* Click here for a pdf version of this Fact Sheet Q1. What is Member Handbook, Policy, or Contract? […] Read More »

What State Marketplaces are Doing with Tax Penalty SEPs

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Last Friday, CMS announced that there would be a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for anyone who has to pay the “shared financial responsibility payment” also known as the tax penalty. Individuals who have to pay the penalty for not having coverage in 2014 and who do not have coverage for 2015 and attest that they didn’t […] Read More »

February 20, 2015

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IS OPEN ENROLLMENT REALLY OVER? If you thought open enrollment was over – think again! Earlier this week, CMS announced that they would be providing a special enrollment period (SEP) for those who began an application prior to Sunday’s (2/15) deadline. Individuals who started their application will be permitted to complete it this week, but […] Read More »

What State Marketplaces are Doing with Open Enrollment Extensions

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Earlier this week, we reported that CMS was granting a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for anyone who encountered difficulty completing their application prior to the February 15 deadline. This only applies to the 34 states in the federal marketplace. So what about the 17 state-based marketplaces? Here’s a breakdown: California: Consumers have until February 22 to complete (only […] Read More »