Healthcare Innovation August 28, 2024
David Raths

To encourage smaller community-based organizations to become Navigators, CMS said it streamlined and simplified the application process this year

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded a new round of $100 million in funding to organizations that help consumers and small businesses find and enroll in health coverage through HealthCare.gov.

Navigator programs offer free assistance to people exploring health coverage options through HealthCare.gov, from reviewing available plans to assisting with eligibility and enrollment forms, and post-enrollment services such as using their coverage to get care. Navigators can also assist people in helping enroll in or renew Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage.

During the plan year 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period, 21.4 million people selected...

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