The NDNRC newsletter will return to being published on a weekly basis after Labor Day Weekend. Enjoy the rest of the summer! As of August 1, states have reported renewal outcomes for more than half of those enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) with 15 million renewals still remaining. […] Read More »
UPDATES TO MARKETPLACE PREMIUMS AND MEDICAID WAIVERS
The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reported on the increase in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace premiums increasing in 2025. This 7% increase is due to health care prices for hospital care and the use of specialty drugs. A […] Read More »
MARKETPLACE AND MEDICAID ENROLLMENT CONTINUE
The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continues to commit itself to ensuring the protection of enrollees from unauthorized agents and brokers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. Changes to mitigate this activity include blocking unknown agents or […] Read More »
IMPACTS OF THE MEDICAID UNWINDING
The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has noted that states that have many application backlogs will most likely affect a person’s access to healthcare coverage. Issues for this are due to application process timelines, decreased staff, and […] Read More »
50 MILLION INDIVIDUALS HAVE COVERAGE RENEWED
The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. As of June 14, states have reported renewal outcomes for more than half of those enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP, according to data from the KFF with 20.3 million renewals still remaining. 24% of those who completed the renewal process were […] Read More »
MEDICAID PROVISIONS FOR PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
The NDNRC newsletter will be published on a biweekly basis until the end of the summer. Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families (CCF) posted an explainer on the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)’s mental health and substance use conditions provisions and guidance related to improving the behavioral […] Read More »
Finalized Rules of Section 1557 of the ACA – What People with Disabilities Need to Know About Covered Entities
In our final blog post on a series of Section 1557 blog posts, the NDNRC will be covering which entities are covered by the rules and what people with disabilities need to know. The 2024 final rules for Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act was covered in our previous blog post; these new rules […] Read More »
SEC. 1557 OF THE ACA & SEC. 504 OF THE REHAB ACT: INFORMATION CONTINUES
Check out our blog series that documents the 2024 finalized rules for Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act! Last week, we touched on what this new rule states and how it affects people with disabilities (PWDs). This week, we cover discriminatory benefit designs. This weekly newsletter will be transitioning to a biweekly basis starting […] Read More »
FINALIZED RULES OF SECTION 1557 FOR THE ACA
The NDNRC is continuing to review the finalized rules of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released finalized rules last week that will directly affect people who are hard-of-hearing or those who are deaf that utilize sign language interpreters […] Read More »
Finalized Rules of Section 1557 of the ACA – What People with Disabilities Need to Know
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released final rules for Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on disability in covered health programs/activities. The text of the pre-publication version of the final rule is also available to read online with OCR having […] Read More »