Application to support consumer engagement related to american rescue plan act enhanced tax credits and end of the public health emergency/medicaid maintenance of effort

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $650,000 to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange through its State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525) on September 10, 2021.

The purpose of this one-year cooperative agreement is to support consumer engagement related to enhanced tax credits and the end of the public health emergency Medicaid maintenance of effort provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act. Specifically, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange will modernize or update systems, programs, or technologies necessary to implement Sections 9661 and 9663 of the ARPA, which make changes to premium assistance amounts and Medicaid eligibility. The key deliverables are expected to include enhanced outreach and assistance to help consumers understand and take advantage of expanded affordability options for health coverage.