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 »
Report Examines What States Did to Avoid Bare Counties
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 »
New Kaiser Brief Looks at 2018 Marketplace
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 »
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 »
Seedco Issues Report on Navigator Program
Seedco has just issued a report on its navigator program. Seedco runs navigator programs in four states: Georgia, Maryland, New York and Tennessee. The report looks at the factors that led to successful enrollment in their navigator programs and makes recommendations based on these consumer experiences. For a link to Seedco’s website with a link to their […] 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 »
Report Says That 13 States Are Suppressing Navigators Efforts
A report from Health Care for America Now indicates that 13 states have adopted measures aimed at suppressing the efforts of navigator organizations. Click here for the report or click here to read more. Read More »
