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October 16, 2018 News Release

People on Medicare Will Be Able to Choose Among 24 Medicare Advantage Plans and 27 Medicare Part D Drug Plans, on Average, During the Open Enrollment Period for 2019, New Analyses Find

With Medicare Advantage playing an increasingly larger role in Medicare, the average person on Medicare will be able to choose among 24 plans during the annual Medicare open enrollment period that began Oct. 15, finds a new analysis from KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation). The new analysis, Medicare Advantage Plans…

October 16, 2018 Event

What Are the Latest Trends in Medicaid? Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 at a Forum with the National Association of Medicaid Directors

At 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 25, KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation) will release its 18th annual 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2018 and 2019. KFF and the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) will hold a joint briefing to discuss trends in enrollment and spending…

October 16, 2018 Issue Brief

A Look at State Data for Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas

Arkansas is the first state to implement a Section 1115 waiver that conditions Medicaid eligibility on meeting a work requirement. This brief looks at data related to the work requirement released by the state for September 2018.

October 16, 2018 Issue Brief

Medicare Part D: A First Look at Prescription Drug Plans in 2019

This issue brief provides an overview of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit plan landscape, with a focus on stand-alone drug plans, the largest segment of the Part D market. It includes national and state-level data on plan availability, premiums, benefit design, cost sharing, information about premium-free plans for low-income beneficiaries, and information about the top ten Part D plans for 2019.

October 16, 2018 Issue Brief

Medicare Advantage 2019 Spotlight: First Look

In 2019, more than 20 million Medicare beneficiaries (34%) are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, which are mainly HMOs and PPOs offered by private insurers as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program. This issue brief provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage plans that will be available in 2019, including the variation in the number of plans available by county and plan type. The brief also examines the insurers entering the Medicare Advantage market for the first time and also examines the insurers exiting the market.

October 14, 2018 FAQ

FAQs: Health Insurance Marketplace and the ACA

This list of more than 300 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) covers the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplace (aka exchange), individual mandate, open enrollment, premiums and more. It provides answers to questions about specific groups, such as young adults, smokers, the uninsured, and non-traditional households.

October 14, 2018 FAQ

Medicare Open Enrollment FAQs

This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Medicare Open Enrollment covers a range of topics related to Medicare enrollment, Medicare Advantage, Part D, Medigap, employer/retiree coverage, Medicaid and other low-income assistance, Medicare and the Marketplaces, and more.

October 12, 2018 Fact Sheet

An Overview of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

This fact sheet includes the latest information and data about the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, including current plan information, the standard benefit parameters, low-income assistance, the latest available enrollment data, and Part D program spending and financing.

October 12, 2018 News Release

Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Policies Could Lead to Declines in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment as Immigrant Families Face Rising Fear and Uncertainty About Using Public Programs

As the Trump administration proposes changes to federal “public charge” policies, the resulting fear and uncertainty among immigrant families about using public programs could drive down enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, potentially by millions of people, a new analysis by KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation) shows.…

October 12, 2018 Perspective

Narrow Health Care Networks Aren’t Actually That Common

In this Axios column, Drew Altman shows that unlike the individual market, narrow networks are not common in the much larger group market, and discusses why and why it matters.

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People on Medicare Will Be Able to Choose Among 24 Medicare Advantage Plans and 27 Medicare Part D Drug Plans, on Average, During the Open Enrollment Period for 2019, New Analyses Find

What Are the Latest Trends in Medicaid? Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 at a Forum with the National Association of Medicaid Directors

A Look at State Data for Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas

Medicare Part D: A First Look at Prescription Drug Plans in 2019

Medicare Advantage 2019 Spotlight: First Look

FAQs: Health Insurance Marketplace and the ACA

Medicare Open Enrollment FAQs

An Overview of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Policies Could Lead to Declines in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment as Immigrant Families Face Rising Fear and Uncertainty About Using Public Programs

Narrow Health Care Networks Aren’t Actually That Common