The House Energy and Commerce Committee Debates ACA Implementation
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on December 13 to discuss critical questions regarding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health exchange and...
View ArticleFactors Affecting Self-Funding by Small Employers: Views from the Market
In our most recent report, Kevin Lucia, Christine Monahan, and Sabrina Corlette assess attitudes towards and trends in self-insurance for smaller employers through interviews with stakeholders in 10...
View ArticleOh Where, Oh Where Are The Multi-State Plans?
More than two months after the deadline for health insurance issuers to submit applications for the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) multi-state plan program, news is finally starting to trickle...
View ArticleNew Report: States Going Above and Beyond to Create Sustainable Exchanges and...
In a new report for The Commonwealth Fund, Sarah Dash, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith, and Christine Monahan provide a comprehensive look at the critical design decisions made by 17 states and the District...
View ArticleNew Report Examines Early Indications of Insurer Participation and...
One of the key goals of the Affordable Care Act is to make health insurance coverage more affordable and consumer-friendly by managing competition among health insurers through the creation of health...
View ArticleAccessing Provider Directories and Formularies: CHIR Goes Sleuthing
We're counting down again to Open Enrollment 3 and this year, all health plans must make accessing provider directories and formularies, or the list of covered prescription drugs, easy for consumers....
View ArticleAs Maryland Charts a New Course for Lowering Barriers to Coverage, Feds Could...
Maryland is implementing a program that offers a new, easy way to enroll in comprehensive and affordable health insurance. At the same time, the federal government is considering ending auto renewal in...
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