Operationalizing the New Fast Track Enrollment Options: A Roadmap for State Officials
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance alerting states to the availability of waivers to facilitate the enrollment of eligible individuals into Medicaid using data states already have “on hand” in their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid files.
Qualified Health Plan Selection: Considerations for Consumers Webinar
As part of their series on “Helping Consumers Understand the Marketplaces,” Manatt Health Solutions, with support from the State Health Reform Assistance Network, led a webinar reviewing factors states will want to call out for consumers seeking guidance on how to choose among plans, especially young adults who may be choosing between catastrophic coverage and other options.
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Option: Considerations for States
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives qualified hospitals the opportunity to determine presumptive eligibility (PE) for all Medicaid-eligible populations which will enable hospitals to temporarily enroll individuals in Medicaid, ensuring compensation for hospital-based services, while providing patients access to medical care and a pathway to longer-term Medicaid coverage.
Reconciliation of Advanced Premium Tax Credits: A Primer for Assisters Webinar
As part of a series on “Helping Consumers Understand the Marketplaces,” Manatt Health Solutions led a webinar reviewing a primer on the reconciliation of advance premium tax credits (APTC), explaining how reconciliation will work when consumers file their taxes, and strategies consumers can use to minimize the risk of repayment.
Advance Premium Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Reductions: A Primer for Assistors
dvance Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) and Cost-Sharing Reductions (CSRs) remain critical to the ability of marketplaces to offer affordable coverage. It is especially important that marketplace staff, eligibility workers, navigators, certified application counselors, and other assistors are well-informed regarding the role of APTCs and CSRs in the continuum of coverage created by the Affordable Care Act.
Individual Eligibility Appeals Webinar
The State Coverage Initiatives program, in coordination with the State Network, hosted a webinar on September 23, 2013 that discussed individual eligibility appeals. Melinda Dutton and Kinda Serafi from Manatt Health Solutions facilitated this webinar with state respondents from Illinois and Rhode Island.
Strategies for Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Plans for Health Insurance Marketplaces Webinar
The National Governors Association (NGA) and State Network hosted a webinar entitled ‘Strategies for Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Plans for Health Insurance Marketplaces’ on September 10, 2013.
ACA Implications for State Network Adequacy Standards
This brief, prepared by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, explores some of the discrepancies that can arise with varying network adequacy standards and provides examples of how some states have resolved such issues. Network adequacy refers to a health plan’s ability to deliver the benefits promised by providing reasonable access to a sufficient number of in-network primary care and specialty physicians, as well as all health care services included under the terms of the contract.
Tools and Policy Considerations for State Medicaid Expansion Analyses
This brief, prepared by the National Academy for State Health Policy, lays out the major factors states have considered in estimating the cost of a potential Medicaid expansion. The major factors addressed in this brief are: Who will enroll in Medicaid with or without a Medicaid expansion?; How do the alternatives afforded by Medicaid’s Alternative Benefit Plans and Medicaid waivers affect expansion considerations?; How are health care institutions, state agencies, and a state’s broader economy affected by a state’s decision regarding Medicaid expansion?
Rate Review and Next Steps in Health Reform
The Oregon Health Policy Board met on August 6, 2013 to present updates on the 2013 legislative recap, the Coordinated Care Model Alignment workgroup, Health System Transformation Quarterly Report, and rate review and transparency opportunities.