OVER 32.5 MILLION HAVE THEIR COVERAGE RENEWED As of February 1, over 16.4 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) with 45.1 million renewals still remaining. 33% of those who completed the renewal process disenrolled and 32.5 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The […] Read More »
December 8, 2023
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 »
September 29, 2023
NIH OFFICIALLY DESIGNATES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS A HEALTH DISPARITIES POPULATION This week, the National Institutes of Health officially designated people with disabilities as a health disparities population, marking a huge win for disability populations, advocates, and researchers. “Disability advocates have pushed for the inclusion of people with disabilities as a health disparity population for […] Read More »
September 22, 2023
OVER 7 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 20, over 7.1 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 37% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 11.9 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »
State Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheets Available
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 »