We wanted to share a quick update with our readers: One of our very first guest bloggers, Massachusetts Health Care for All’s Kate Bicego, was recently featured on the Washington Post’s WonkBlog.
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In 2014, the Affordable Care Act will expand Medicaid eligibility and bring coverage to more than 15 million people who don’t have it today, which is a real step forward on many levels. But challenges await the newly eligible. The most elementary step is the first one: signing up. Enroll America and its partners will be actively engaged in a public education campaign to raise awareness so people can connect to coverage they are eligible to receive.
But staying covered is a bigger challenge than you might think. Every year, millions of people who are eligible for Medicaid fall off the rolls, but not because they move to another state or find a good-paying job. They fall off the rolls for purely administrative reasons. Some can’t take time off work to go to a local Medicaid office to re-verify their income—which some states require every three months. Others move to a different address, forget to provide the needed paperwork, and “get lost” in the system. They are then summarily removed from the Medicaid rolls despite their underlying eligibility. They will likely re-enroll in Medicaid when the time comes to receive medical services, creating unnecessary administrative costs. This is known as “churning.”
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Many followers of the Enroll America blog are familiar with the work of the Enroll UX 2014 project. The project has been extremely busy through the winter, and with spring upon us, it’s time for an update.
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April showers brings May flowers. Oh yes, and it's also the dreaded tax season. Just like many Americans, I was up the night of April 16th scrambling to complete final paperwork to meet the tax filing deadline. You know the drill: we fill in pages upon pages of boxes and bubbles in order to find out whether we are getting a refund or writing a check. However, some states are using this information for an added purpose: to identify people who are likely eligible for enrollment in health coverage...
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Beginning May 1, eligibility requirements for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) will change in the 24 states with PCIPs administered by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). In order to enroll, applicants must prove that they have a pre-existing health condition with one of the following documents...
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The Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (COHBE) wants to hear from stakeholders like you about how to establish volunteer advisory groups that will work on important issues related to designing the new health insurance marketplace. COHBE will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 17, in order to get public input about the Board’s plan to create a set of advisory groups charged with providing guidance on important elements of the exchange, like the individual shopping experience and the needs of small businesses. Here are the details...
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This week is National Public Health Week (NPHW), which the American Public Health Association (APHA) calls “an opportunity to unite around critical public health issues and focus our collective energy on the singular goal of helping people live longer, happier, and healthier lives.” This year’s theme is A Healthier America Begins Today: Join the Movement, and we like to think Enroll America is playing an important role in that movement!
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As the real estate mantra goes, location is everything! And we’ve found several new interactive maps that provide location-specific information about health coverage and status. These maps highlight important health information you might find useful for your work.
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