Tag: Medicaid
CMS & HRSA Issue Joint Letter on HIV/AIDS Coordination
Two great tastes that taste great together?! That’s what happens when federal agencies coordinate! On May 1, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) released an informational bulletin on coordination between Medicaid and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs. The bulletin provides a background on the Ryan White program, including [...]
New Report: Immigrant Access to Health Care Reform Programs in Illinois
Our partners at Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) released in early May a report on immigrant access to health care. The report focuses on barriers to enrollment for both legal and undocumented immigrants in Illinois, and highlights a successful program: This report addresses the challenges of Affordable Care Act implementation in Illinois. [...]
Webinar Video, Slides & Handouts – HIV Medical Clinics & Health Reform Webinar: Preparing for 2014
HIV Medical Clinics and Health Reform – Preparing for 2014 from HIVHealthReform.org on Vimeo. Did you miss the webinar, HIV Medical Clinics and Health Reform-Preparing for 2014? It’s not too late. You can now see the video. WATCH THE FULL WEBINAR HERE =>DOWNLOAD THE WEBINAR SLIDES HERE (PDF) Resources mentioned during the webinar HIVMA fact [...]
Download and customize: Health Reform Q & A for Ryan White Program Clients
Don’t ya love it when someone else does all the hard work? Fill in the blanks and VAVOOM! A ready-to-use FAQ for clients. Well, look what magically appeared, thanks to the great folks in San Francisco… A customizable frequently asked questions document about the Affordable Care Act designed for Ryan White Program clients. Download this [...]
New Health Insurance Options: What will be Available for You?
The Ryan White Program, Medicaid, and health insurance marketplaces: How will all of these programs work after health reforms take effect? With all of these changes and the different ways that states are planning to implement reforms, what will be available for people living with HIV? Our friends at HIVMA have produced another great fact [...]
Moving Forward on Reform Implementation: Navigator Grants Now Available
Exciting news: The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a grant opportunity to fund insurance navigators in federally-facilitated and state partnership marketplaces. Navigators will provide information and guidance to people enrolling in insurance through marketplaces, qualified health plans, and Medicaid. This is a great opportunity to get federal funding to train [...]
A Must Read for Ryan White Program Providers: Getting Ready for Marketplaces & Medicaid
Thinking about the ways your agency’s Ryan White Program funding can be used to help enroll clients in health reform programs? Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently released a breakdown of the Ryan White Program service categories that can be used to provide enrollment, outreach and benefits counseling for people with HIV. This information [...]
Illinois Medicaid is Changing – Webinar Slides & Resources
Watch the webinar recording and download the slides from the webinar “Illinois Medicaid is Changing”, featuring Ann Fisher of AIDS Legal Council of Chicago and John Peller of AIDS Foundation of Chicago. There’s lots of resources listed below, too. Illinois Medicaid is Changing – What Case Managers HIV Providers Need to Know from Dose of [...]
A fact sheet for providers: First steps in preparing for expanded health coverage
If you are a medical provider for people living with HIV, this fact sheet is for you! HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) put together a great fact sheet for medical providers outlining some of the new requirements for medical providers offering care to people living with HIV. Starting in January 2014, many of the new insurance [...]
Tools to help you fight for state Medicaid expansion
If you are working to expand Medicaid for people with low incomes in your state, Community Catalyst has compiled new and updated resources to help. Here you can get campaign planning tools, infographics, and updated Medicaid report cards to name a few resources. Changes in Medicaid eligibility would expand coverage to all individuals under 133% [...]