With the Affordable Care Act’s most significant reforms going into effect in 2014, attention has increasingly turned to the price tag for consumers. Following last week’s release of not one but two analyses on projected health insurance premiums in 2014, the issue is receiving headlines once again. Christine Monahan and Katie Keith report on the major findings from these two analyses and the significant distinctions between them.
On April 1, the Department of Labor released its annual report to Congress on Self-Insured Group Health Plans. Sabrina Corlette examines its usefulness for policymakers.
Everyone likes to talk about paying for value, but how is it being implemented in the real world? Sarah Dash highlights two new studies that shed some light on key benchmarks to watch as health care coverage continues to evolve.
On the third anniversary of Affordable Care Act implementation, significant reforms have been set in motion, but much remains to be done. Sarah Dash poses a few of the most critical questions that state and federal policymakers continue to grapple with on March 23, 2013.
As significant an impact as the Affordable Care Act will have on the U.S. health insurance market, there remain a number of ways health insurance carriers and other stakeholders may avoid or delay the law’s reforms. Christine Monahan discusses a new loophole gaining attention at the state level that would allow health insurance carriers to delay compliance with the ACA’s 2014 market reforms for a year.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is developing a set of materials to help educate consumers about their new rights under the Affordable Care Act. Sabrina Corlette is a member of the NAIC’s newly reconvened “Consumer Information Subgroup” and reports on the latest developments.
On August 11, 2012, the consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) debuted a a set of recommendations to ensure that state and federal lawmakers implement the Affordable Care Act's insurance reforms in a way that meet consumers’ needs. Learn more about the consumer representatives' recommendations and read the press release here!
As exchange watchers count down to the December 14th deadline for states to officially choose a state-based exchange and submit their blueprints, Sarah Dash takes a look at news from the states and the feds – including progress on the quality requirements for exchanges.
With much attention focused on this week’s Republican National Convention, Katie Keith dives in to presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s platform on healthcare—and what it could mean for consumers and the future of the Affordable Care Act.
The debate over the sale of stop-loss insurance to small employers is a hot topic among health policy wonks. Christine Monahan offers the latest news on this developing issue.
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