In most states, it’s the last week to sign up for marketplace plan that begins January 1. The Affordable Care Act expanded access to reproductive health services. As part of CHIR’s weekly installment of FAQs from our updated Navigator Resource Guide, we highlight questions about the marketplace and reproductive health care.
States are expected to resume redeterminations of Medicaid eligibility in early 2023, resulting in a projected 15 million people losing access to Medicaid. Ensuring these individuals transfer to another source of coverage smoothly and seamlessly is a particular challenge for states. In their latest Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies program, Jason Levitis and Sabrina Corlette delve into specific options for states to promote continuity of coverage.
At the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, millions of people will lose Medicaid as states resume eligibility determinations. To help connect these consumers to a new source of affordable coverage, Oregon is considering an option under the ACA to leverage federal funding for health plans that cover lower-income consumers: a Basic Health Program (BHP). CHIR took a look at a recent state task force report recommending a BHP in Oregon to serve as a “bridge program.”
The No Surprises Act (NSA) aims to protect consumers facing surprise medical bills after receiving care from out-of-network providers under circumstances beyond their control. In a new report for the Commonwealth Fund, CHIR experts look at how states are working with the federal government to implement this landmark law.
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that Affordable Care Act requirements that insurers cover and waive cost-sharing for preventive services is unconstitutional. While the case is likely to be appealed, states can act now to preserve residents’ access to affordable and often life-saving preventive care. In a new Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies project, Sabrina Corlette and Justin Giovannelli outline how.
The Biden administration has published its final rules governing the independent dispute resolution process outlined in the No Surprises Act. In a new Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies project, CHIR’s Jack Hoadley, Kevin Lucia, and JoAnn Volk review the rule and its implications for state regulators.
As the number of opioid-related overdose fatalities remains alarmingly high, access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is inconsistent. Private insurance does not always cover the full range of MAT options, and when it does provide coverage cost sharing can be prohibitive. CHIR’s Rachel Swindle takes a look at state and federal reforms that can help lessen private insurance related barriers to treatment.
Congress is poised to enact the Inflation Reduction Act, a $740 billion reconciliation package that includes sweeping climate change, deficit reduction, and health policy provisions. In her latest Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies project, Sabrina Corlette reviews the health care changes and their implications for states.
Many of those losing their Medicaid eligibility after the COVID-19 public health emergency will have illnesses or conditions requiring uninterrupted access to health care services. In their latest Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies project, Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis outline several policy and operational changes states can make to ensure that people transitioning from Medicaid to the Marketplace can maintain continuity of care.
Congress has spent months debating an extension of enhanced premium tax credits enacted under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. However, as CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette and the Urban Institute’s Jason Levitis discuss in this recent Health Affairs Forefront article, the clock is ticking. Continued delays would likely cause coverage losses and additional costs that wouldn’t be restored even if a subsidy extension is later enacted.
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