In August, 16 U.S. Senators asked CHIR to review health insurers’ filings to state regulators supporting their 2026 rate requests. Drawing on an analysis of 178 Marketplace plan filings, CHIR examines the double-digit premium increases many insurers are proposing for 2026.
On August 22, a federal court blocked major provisions of a regulation affecting the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces. In a new post for the State Health & Value Strategies program, CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette and the Urban Institute’s Jason Levitis review the court’s ruling and its implications for states.
We are delighted to welcome Sloane Daly as a Research Assistant.
The recently enacted federal budget law is set to significantly roll back health insurance coverage for millions. CHIR experts Billy Dering, Amy Killelea and Christine Monahan discuss what this means for people with insulin-requiring diabetes.
The 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters gave states the flexibility to require adult dental coverage beginning in plan year 2027. CHIR experts discuss Kentucky’s decision to not add adult dental services as an essential health benefit and what recent federal law changes may mean for states considering coverage changes.
With the recent signing of H.R. 1, many may be wondering what this means for their Medicaid and Marketplace plans. CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette and CCF’s Edwin Park break it down in this reader-friendly Explainer.
We are delighted to welcome two new faculty members: Madison Harden and Abigail Knapp.
IDR entities have come to play an instrumental role in OON payments, but entities’ determinations and decision-making practices lack transparency. In their latest piece for Health Affairs Forefront, Kennah Watts and Jack Hoadley analyze variation IDR entities’ decision-making patterns and discuss the implications for the IDR process.
President Trump’s signature on H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill, will lead to upwards of 17 million people losing their health insurance and millions more with higher barriers to accessing care. At CHIR, we’ll be working to minimize the law’s harms, document its effects, and partner with those seeking to reverse its worst abuses.
Dental coverage offered through the ACA Marketplaces is constantly changing. Building on CHIR’s 2024 analysis of enrollment, premiums, and insurer participation in stand-alone dental plans (SADPs), this new interactive map allows users to dive deeper into state-level data.
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