Implications of navigator funding changes on people with HIV: navigator perspectives

Implications of navigator funding changes on people with HIV: navigator perspectives

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Author(s):
Dawson, Lindsey, author
Kates, Jennifer, author
Contributor(s):
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, December 2017
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- economics
Health Insurance Exchanges -- economics
HIV Infections -- economics
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Patient Navigation
Patient Navigation -- economics
United States
United States.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires healthcare marketplaces to establish "Navigator" programs to assist individuals with outreach, education, and enrollment in insurance coverage. For states using the federal marketplace (currently 34) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides navigator funding and manages the program. However, recent funding cuts to the program have meant that grantees have had to assess and, in some cases curb, the services they provide. We examined the potential impact of these funding cuts on people with HIV, a population that has experienced significant gains in insurance coverage under the ACA, with, in many cases, the help of navigators. Several of the federal navigator grantees were AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) and/or organizations that identified people with HIV as a population they would specifically work with. This issue brief analyzes funding data and findings from stakeholder interviews with these navigator grantees to assess their role in serving people with HIV as well as the potential impact of cuts going forward.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
101727552 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101727552