On August 9, 2012, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released three new reports prepared by the Urban Institute and CHIR on Minnesota, New Mexico, and Virginia as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking series. The reports include detailed case studies on the implementation of health reform in each state and are part of a broader series of reports on ACA implementation in 10 key states.
While many will be focused on the drama of the November election, Katie Keith discusses the need for federal and state officials, health plans, providers, and consumer advocates to stay focused on meeting critical implementation goals on very tight timeframes so that the promise of the Affordable Care Act's reforms can be realized.
Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released four new cross-cutting reports prepared by the Urban Institute and CHIR on trends in 10 key states regarding the early market reforms, state insurance exchange development, rate review, and plan participation and competition within the exchange. Katie Keith provides an overview of these reports and their findings.
Today, the Commonwealth Fund released a new issue brief from CHIR on the availability of child-only policies. Katie Keith discusses the actions that states have taken to promote coverage for kids and what our findings mean for federal and state regulators as they implement the Affordable Care Act.
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