Access & Health Coverage
As the nation debates changes to the Affordable Care Act, it鈥檚 worth noting what鈥檚 been gained with the expansion of health care coverage to more than 20 million Americans. For the first time, many who suffer from addiction and substance abuse disorders are getting treatment thanks to their鈥
Nearly 16.2 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2016, increasing total enrollment in the programs by more than 28% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a鈥
When Congress returns next week, Republican leaders intend on advancing legislation repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act 鈥 legislation which would currently include the possible redesign of the Medicaid program. Medicaid today provides coverage to more than 70 million children and poor,鈥
鈥淥f all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.鈥濃 Martin Luther King Jr.Black History Month is the perfect time to ask, 鈥淲hat progress is your hospital making in equity of care? What progress are you making in support of the idea that a person鈥檚 fate in鈥
Today, draft legislative language became public regarding potential Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replace legislation that may be considered by the House. This Bulletin summarizes major parts of the bill.
Most governors are planning upcoming budgets that assume federal funding for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program will continue, according to a survey released today by the National Academy for State Health Policy. Thirty-three of the 40 states responding to the December survey said their鈥
While Congress passed a budget resolution last month 鈥渦nlocking鈥 the reconciliation process to repeal and replace or repair the Affordable Care Act, the January 27 deadline for the committees of jurisdiction to develop substantive legislation has come and gone. That鈥檚 why the options outlined鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule designed to help stabilize the Health Insurance Marketplaces. The rule proposes changes in six areas: special enrollment periods; guaranteed issue; actuarial value; network adequacy; qualified health plan鈥
The Health Insurance Marketplaces continue to face challenges related to plan pricing and participation, putting consumer access to coverage at risk. We believe many of today鈥檚 proposals have the potential to make participation in the marketplaces more appealing to insurers and consumers, such as鈥