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Proposed Insurance Rules Call for Significant Changes for States and Insurance Markets
/in Health Coverage and Access Blogs, Featured News Home State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartOn December 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the 2023 plan year, the annual regulation governing health insurance plans and marketplaces for the upcoming year. This year’s proposed regulations include several potentially significant changes for states, insurers, and the health insurance […]
Implications of BBBA’s Proposed Changes on Unwinding Medicaid’s Continuous Coverage Requirement
/in Health Coverage and Access Blogs, Featured News Home Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Anita CardwellState-based Marketplace (SBM) Directors Support Continued Tax Credit Enhancements
/in Health Coverage and Access Featured News Home Health Coverage and Access, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHP StaffState-Based Marketplaces Report Savings and Growth for Older Adult and Moderate-Income Populations
/in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Resource Center, Policy Featured News Home State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartFinal 2022 Insurance Rule Rescinds Trump Administration Policies, Establishes Special Enrollment Period for Low-Income Households
/in Health Coverage and Access Blogs, Featured News Home State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartOn September 17, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury issued a final rule governing marketplaces and qualified health plans sold through the marketplaces in 2022. The final rule largely codifies changes proposed in June including several changes to rescind policies made under the prior administration including: Repealing prior guidance on 1332 state innovation waivers that significantly broadened the interpretation of […]
Understanding the Impact of ARPA Subsidies on State-Based Marketplace Plans
/in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Resource Center Blogs, Featured News Home Relief and Recovery, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Maureen Hensley-Quinn, Christina Cousart and Hemi Tewarson2021 Individual Market Health Insurance Enrollment Periods
/in Policy Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartUpdated Aug 18, 2021 This chart describes the regular and special enrollment periods when individuals may sign up for health insurance coverage through either the federal marketplace (healthcare.gov, which 36 states use) or state-operated marketplaces (used by 14 states and Washington, DC). Marketplace Original 2021 Open Enrollment Period 2021 COVID-19 Special Enrollment Period (SEP) Federally facilitated marketplace (36 states) Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 2020 Feb. 15 – May 15, 2021* State-Operated Marketplaces California Nov. 1, 2020 – Jan. 31, 2021 Feb. 1 – May 15, 2021 and […]
The 2021 American Rescue Plan Act’s Major Health Care Provisions
/in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Resource Center Blogs, Featured News Home Consumer Affordability, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Equity, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Housing and Health, Medicaid Expansion, Population Health, Relief and Recovery, Social Determinants of Health, State Insurance Marketplaces, Workforce Capacity Recovery and Relief /by Christina CousartAmerican Rescue Plan Could Significantly Enhance Health Insurance Coverage
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, Consumer Affordability, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Relief and Recovery, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina Cousart and Anita CardwellLast week, the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The $1.9 trillion relief package’s current proposals would change health coverage programs, including Medicaid, health insurance marketplaces, and continuation coverage offered through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). If enacted, the changes could have significant ramifications for states and individuals served by these […]
Congressional Proposals Could Improve Coverage Affordability and Access for Millions
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Consumer Affordability, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartLast week, Congress released a series of legislative proposals designed to respond to COVID-19’s ongoing public health and economic crises. The proposed legislation, expected to be voted on in early March, is a direct response to the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan and includes several provisions that could significantly impact eligibility and coverage sold through […]
For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 
Rhode Island Looks to Auto-Enrollment to Ease Transitions from Medicaid to Marketplace
/in Health Coverage and Access, Policy Rhode Island Blogs, Featured News Home State Insurance Marketplaces /by Gia Gould and Maureen Hensley-Quinn