News & Updates
Stay current on the policy shifts, program changes, and new resources that affect the people you serve. We translate what's changing in earned income, health coverage, and housing supports into what it means for your daily practice.
News ACA Open Enrollment Opens November 1 Amid Medicaid Work Requirement Changes
Published: October 23, 2026
Marketplace Open Enrollment runs November 1, 2026 through January 15, 2027, and the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative is pointing enrollment assisters to disability-specific guidance for what it calls a particularly consequential coverage year.
News Archive
Published: October 23, 2026
SSA has announced a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, with increased SSI payments beginning December 31, 2026 and Social Security increases beginning in January 2027.
Published: October 7, 2026
SSA has issued updated guidance on what people receiving SSI must report and when, with a reminder that changes are due by the 10th day of the month after they occur and that wages are best reported by the 6th.
Published: October 5, 2026
SSA has published updated resources to help people recognize and report scams, including guidance on scammers using fake social media accounts and artificial intelligence to impersonate the agency.
Published: September 2, 2026
SSA has unified oversight of all eight processing centers under a new Central Processing organization, and the Representative Call Center now serves as a single point of contact for appointed representatives with cases pending at any processing center.
Published: September 2, 2026
The Office of Disability Employment Policy has announced that National Disability Employment Awareness Month, observed each October, will carry the theme "Celebrating Value and Talent" for 2026
Published: September 2, 2026
HHS has announced $96.7 million in behavioral health grants and cooperative agreements, with the largest share going to PATH formula funding for outreach and services to people with serious mental health conditions who are homeless.