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ACA Note: Defining FPL Categories in the Affordable Care Act
Aug. 22, 2011 : August 22, 2011: The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) establishes several income-based eligibility categories for its public coverage and premium subsidy options. These income categories are each defined by specific upper and lower bounds of the federal poverty level (FPL). But where, precisely, do these boundaries fall? It turns out that each eligibility category starts... Read moreSHADAC Updates ESI Tables for 2010 Estimates
Aug. 17, 2011 : August 17, 2011 SHADAC Updated estimates related to employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) in firms with 50 to 99 employees, made available by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component (MEPS IC). These estimates now include 2010 estimates from the MEPS IC. There are three sets of tables (separate tables by firm... Read moreNew Proposed Rules for ACA Exchanges
Aug. 16, 2011 : August 16, 2011: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury filed three proposed rules last week to assist states as they develop health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. The proposed Medicaid eligibility rule comes from HHS and addresses (1) the expansion of Medicaid to childless adults up to 133 percent of the federal poverty... Read moreSHADAC Featured in Minnesota Public Radio Article about Reform
Aug. 10, 2011 : SHADAC was featured in a recent Minnesota Public Radio article about our work supporting states as they implement federal health reform. Read the article to learn about how the work we conduct and initiatives of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help the states. Read moreACA Note: Modified Adjusted Gross Income - Implications for Medicaid Eligibility Systems
Jul. 29, 2011 : July 29, 2011: The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduces a new income definition—Modified Adjusted Gross Income or “MAGI”—for determining Medicaid income eligibility across the country. Today, rules for counting income for Medicaid vary from state to state, with some states allowing disregards and deductions that are not allowed in others. The... Read moreSHADAC/SHARE July 25 Newsletter Released
Jul. 25, 2011 : View the SHADAC/SHARE newsletter for July 25, 2011. Featured items include: Kathleen Call's discussion of wireless substitution in a University of Minnesota "Expert Alert" video, and the release of MEPS-IC Estimates. Acces the MEPS-IC tables. Read moreHealthy Indiana Plan Opens Enrollment for 8,000 Childless Adults
Jul. 18, 2011 : July 18, 2011: State officials in Indiana have opened up 8,000 slots for childless adults in the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), the state’s health insurance plan for the working poor. To be eligible for HIP, applicants must earn less than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), must not have access to employer-sponsored coverage, and must have been uninsured for the six... Read morePages
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