KFF October 13, 2020
Since taking office, the Trump administration has dramatically reduced funding for federal marketplace Navigators. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created Navigator programs to provide outreach, education, and enrollment assistance to consumers eligible for marketplace and Medicaid coverage and requires that they be funded by the marketplaces. As recently as 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided $63 million in funding per year for Navigator programs in federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) states. In 2017, however, CMS reduced federal Navigator funding to $36.1 million, then reduced funding again in 2018 to $10 million. The Trump administration has also reduced funding for outreach outside of navigator programs by 90%.
For 2020, total federal marketplace funding for Navigators was again limited...
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