CHIR Welcomes New Faculty and Staff
We are delighted to welcome two new faculty members and one new staff member: Karen Handorf, Julia Burleson, and Amanda Gabrielle Concepcion.
New Executive Order Outlines Next Steps For Health Care Price Transparency
In February, the Trump administration issued an executive order outlining steps for federal agencies to promote healthcare price transparency for patients, employers, and policymakers. In her latest piece for Health Affairs, Stacey Pogue explores how this executive order could improve areas where healthcare price transparency has historically faced challenges.
A blast from the past: Dusting off ACA Section 1333 compacts
Peter Nelson, the new director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) has brought a long forgotten ACA provision back into the spotlight. CHIR’s Stacey Pogue breaks down Section 1333 compacts, what it would mean for consumers, and concerns for implementation.
Here’s Something to Celebrate: The Affordable Care Act Just Turned 15!
On March 23, 2025, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In this post, CHIR experts reflect on how the law’s reforms affected people’s access to affordable, high quality health insurance, and what the next 15 years might bring.
The Corporate Transformation of Health Care: Takeaways from the CHIR Webinar Series
Over the last two months, CHIR hosted a three-part webinar series about the corporate transformation of health care. Kennah Watts discusses some unanswered questions from the series relating to price caps, transparency, and rural hospitals, and highlights further CHIR resources on the subject.
Recent Federal Marketplace Proposal Imposes New Requirements for States and Consumers
On March 10, 2025, the Trump administration released draft rules with policy changes for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces and insurance rules. In their latest Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies program, Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis review the implications of the proposal for State-Based Marketplaces and state insurance regulators.
February Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
In February we stayed out of the cold and bundled up with the latest in health policy research. We read about salary and utilization changes in hospitals acquired by private equity, challenges with price transparency requirements, and changes to hospital community benefit rules in Oregon.
Policymakers Can Protect Against Fraud in the ACA Marketplaces Without Hiking Premiums
Last year, reports emerged of unscrupulous health insurance brokers enrolling people in marketplace coverage or switching enrollees to different plans without permission. In their latest piece for the Commonwealth Fund, CHIR’s Justin Giovannelli and Stacey Pogue explore how policymakers can crack down on broker misconduct.
State Spotlight: New Massachusetts Law Enhances Oversight of Private Equity in Health Care
Massachusetts recently enacted a law to increase transparency and oversight of private equity in healthcare following the collapse of Steward Health Care. CHIR experts Stacey Pogue and Kennah Watts break down the law and how it serves as a potential model for other states facing similar challenges with healthcare corporatization.
Coverage Matters: Enduring and Recent Evidence
As the federal budget reconciliation process heats up, Congressional committees will soon be drafting legislation that spells out the program cuts Congress will need to offset the cost of extending existing tax cuts. CHIR’s Karen Davenport discusses the growing body of research around the important role health insurance plays in the health and financial status of American families.