The Affordable Care Act and Entrepreneurship

By Sean Miskell This week, numerous media outlets reported that Senator Ted Cruz may sign up for health coverage through the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While the Washington Post calls this development the “irony of all ironies” given Cruz’s seemingly unrelenting opposition to the ACA, this is exactly the kind…

March 27, 2015

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House Passes 2 Year CHIP Extension Included in ‘SGR’ Compromise Deal

Editor’s Note UPDATE: Yesterday, the House passed this SGR-CHIP package, H.R.2, by a tremendous bipartisan vote (392-37-4). Despite attempts by Senate leadership to get a vote to the floor before their recess, it looks like they will be taking the package up when they return April 13th. Stay tuned… We’ve all been watching developments on…

March 27, 2015

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Elisabeth Wright Burak

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ACA Turns Five: Reflecting on the Past and Looking Forward to the Future

By Sean Miskell Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law five years ago today, health reform has unfolded in fits and starts amid political opposition and staggered implementation of its insurance market reforms and coverage expansions. But as a result of these occasionally frantic first years of implementation, children and families now have improved…

March 23, 2015

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Florida Consumer Reporter Takes on Complicated Task of Explaining the Coverage Gap

Say Ahhh! is excited to welcome Florida Legal Services to the health policy blogosphere. The new blog will focus on issues surrounding the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, and Medicaid Managed Care in Florida. Contributors include staff members working on health law throughout the state of Florida. Please check out this fantastic new resource for those…

March 17, 2015

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Cathy Hope

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Confused About What Happens at Tax Time (Part Two)? People in Immigrant Families

Now that we are knee-deep in tax season, we have heard reports of confusion about new tax filing rules related to health coverage for people in immigrant families. Here are some of the common questions we’ve heard so far and our answers. Q: Are noncitizens subject to the tax penalty (or the individual shared responsibility…

March 12, 2015

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Sonya Schwartz

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Confused about What Happens at Tax Time? FAQs on Penalties, Exemptions, Reconciliation, and SEPs:

By Tricia Brooks, Sandy Ahn, Sabrina Corlette, and JoAnn Volk As part of our Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded work in providing technical assistance to consumer assisters in five states, we are getting a lot of questions about issues related to tax time and health coverage. Here are some of the common questions and answers.…

March 9, 2015

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Tricia Brooks

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JoAnn Volk

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Sabrina Corlette

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Many Qualify for Affordability Exemption to Tax Penalty

With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we at Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Center for Children and Families have been providing technical assistance to Navigators and assisters in a handful of states, helping answer the questions they receive from consumers. As the second open enrollment period (OE2) winds down and attention turns…

February 23, 2015

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JoAnn Volk

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Critiquing the Performance as the Curtain Closes on OE2

A big round of applause as the curtain drops at the end of the second open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces with more than 11 million people signing up at the box office. OE2, as it’s affectionately called, was part sequel, part new production. Throughout its run, which was just over half the…

February 20, 2015

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Tricia Brooks

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Answers to Tough Q’s from Navigators, Assisters, Brokers, Tax Advisors About ACA Coverage

[Editor’s Note: Open Enrollment is officially closed but HHS announced that those trying to enroll on February 15 may be eligible for an extension until February 22. ] By JoAnn Volk, Tricia Brooks, Sabrina Corlette and Sandy Ahn As open enrollment (often called “OE2”) for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act draws to a…

February 18, 2015

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JoAnn Volk

Research & Reports

OE2: A Round Up of Questions from Consumer Assisters During the Second Year of the Affordable Care Act

As part of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded project providing technical assistance to navigators and assisters in five states with federally run marketplaces, a joint team of experts from Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Center for Children and Families have received a broad range of questions since open enrollment began…

February 17, 2015

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JoAnn Volk

and

Tricia Brooks

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February 12, 2015

Marketplace

Assisting Our Assisters

February 11, 2015

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February 9, 2015

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Getting MAGI Right: Current Monthly Income vs. Projected Annual Income

Last week, we released a primer on the basics of MAGI – how rules for counting household size and income to determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP have been aligned with Marketplace subsidies. The move to MAGI has brought about a number of changes but to further complicate things, there are some differences that apply…

February 6, 2015

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Tricia Brooks

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Getting MAGI Right: Changes to Income Counting Rules in Medicaid and CHIP

Last week, we released a primer on the basics of MAGI – how rules for counting household size and income to determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP have been aligned with Marketplace subsidies. The move to MAGI has brought about a number of changes in Medicaid and CHIP, but to further complicate things, there are…

February 5, 2015

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Tricia Brooks

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How Do Updated 2015 Federal Poverty Level Thresholds Impact Medicaid, CHIP & Premium Tax Credit Eligibility?

Over the weekend, Healthcare.gov uploaded the new 2015 federal poverty levels (FPL) to use in assessing eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP. What does this mean to consumers applying for coverage? Let’s start with eligibility for Marketplace subsidies. For 2015 calendar year coverage, regardless of when someone applies or enrolls, eligibility is based on the 2014…

February 4, 2015

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Tricia Brooks

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Getting MAGI Right: When Does Social Security Income Count?

UPDATED VERSION HERE Last week, we released a primer on the basics of MAGI – how rules for counting household size and income to determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP have been aligned with Marketplace subsidies. The move to MAGI has brought about a number of changes in Medicaid and CHIP, but to further complicate…

February 4, 2015

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Tricia Brooks

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Need Help Learning Eligibility Rules and Application Process for Families with Immigrants?

With less than two weeks left until the end of Open Enrollment two, assisters are racing to get everyone covered, including families with immigrants, often among the most difficult cases. I recently had a chance to help train more than 800 consumer assisters about how to overcome barriers to eligibility and enrollment for health coverage programs…

February 3, 2015

By

Sonya Schwartz

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Getting MAGI Right: An Assisters Worksheet for Determining Household Size in Medicaid and CHIP

Last week, we released a primer on the basics of MAGI – how rules for counting household size and income to determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP have been aligned with Marketplace subsidies. The move to MAGI has brought about a number of changes, but to further complicate things, there are some differences that apply…

February 3, 2015

By

Tricia Brooks

MAGI Assister worksheet

February 3, 2015

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