CMS Gives $2.3M To Support Navigators In Special Enrollment Period

The Biden administration said Monday (March 1) it is distributing nearly $2.3 million to the 30 navigator entities working to provide in-person enrollment assistance to consumers in states using healthcare.gov. CMS also plans to significantly increase spending for the in-person enrollment assisters and will publish a funding opportunity in the spring so there’s sufficient time to award the grants in advance of the 2022 open enrollment window. The special enrollment period that opened on Feb. 15 is slated to last...