Category: Implementing the Affordable Care Act

The Reconciliation Bill Eliminates Long-Standing State Flexibility to Operate Marketplaces and Regulate Private Health Insurance

The budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would eliminate much of the flexibility granted to states over the operations of State-Based Marketplaces (SBMs), impose burdensome new requirements, and reduce their revenue base. In a new CHIRblog post, ACA experts Jason Levitis, Christen Linke-Young, Sabrina Corlette, Ellen Montz, and Claire O’Brien dive into the bill’s costly new mandates for states.

The Sleeper Provision in the Reconciliation Bill That Could Hobble the ACA Marketplaces

An obscure provision in the U.S. House reconciliation bill could have major consequences for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces. In a guest post for CHIRblog, the Urban Institute’s Jason Levitis and Brookings’ Visiting Fellow Christen Linke-Young dig into how this provision could radically change people’s ability to access and maintain affordable health insurance.

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.

Protecting Access to Preventive Services: A State Roadmap

A case before the Supreme Court and a new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services could substantially weaken the ACA’s guarantee of no-cost preventive services in private insurance. Experts Sabrina Corlette and Tara Straw provide a roadmap for state policymakers to protect their residents, in a recent article for State Health and Value Strategies.

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