A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the status of the upcoming marketplace for the 2018 plan year. The brief entitled “An Early Look at 2018 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation on ACA Exchanges” examines some of the preliminary filings done by insurers in 20 states plus the District of Columbia […] 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 »
Kaiser Publishes Fact Sheet on Medicaid Expansion in PA
In last Fall’s election, the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race resulted in Democrat Tom Wolf defeating incumbent Republican Tom Corbett. Previously under Governor Corbett, Pennsylvania had expanded Medicaid in a non-traditional way – using vouchers for the expansion population to purchase private insurance plans (click here to read more about that announcement). Newly elected Governor Wolf has […] Read More »
State Medicaid Expansion Update
It was recently announced by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam that Tennessee would be considering a modified Medicaid expansion in that state. Tennessee joins a growing list of states that are considering a Medicaid expansion either in a traditional format or a modified version. Pennsylvania already has been approved by CMS to do a modified version […] 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 »
CMS Approves Medicaid Expansion in Pennsylvania
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it had approved Pennsylvania’s proposed approach to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. To read the press release which includes the statement of CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, click here. Here is some additional information, courtesy of CMS, which details the Medicaid expansion in […] 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 »