…Declines in ESI and other private insurance enrollment were apparently offset by gains in public insurance coverage: NHIS and HRSM data showed 2.1 and 3.9 percentage point increases in public coverage, respectively. These results are substantiated by Medicaid administrative enrollment data: Medicaid enrollment increased by over 15 percent between March 2019 and March 2021, largely due to the continuous coverage…
…contemplating similar moves, are working hard to meet these goals while ensuring robust provider participation. In their latest post for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog, CHIR’s Christine Monahan, Justin Giovannelli, and Kevin Lucia provide an update on public option implementation, including Washington’s efforts to expand availability of the state’s public option, the status of Colorado’s plans set to…
…Note on Our Methodology This blog provides a summary of comments submitted by stakeholders in response to the request for feedback on future health equity initiatives. This is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all comments responding to this request, nor does it capture every component of the reviewed comments. To view more stakeholder comments, please visit https://www.regulations.gov/….
Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) and the Center for Children and Families (CCF) have published two new resources examining state-level preparations for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the redetermination of the Medicaid eligibility of close to 85 million people. Although the date of the end of the public health emergency is uncertain, many…
…for comparing and purchasing comprehensive health insurance. All of these elements combined resulted in the largest single year-to-year drop in the uninsurance rate on record in the first year of the law’s full implementation. Over time, the nation’s uninsurance rate has fallen from 16.3 percent in 2010, the year the ACA passed, to 8.6 percent in 2020. Not surprisingly, some…
By JoAnn Volk, Justin Giovannelli and Christina L. Goe Health coverage products that don’t adhere to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) consumer protections continue to be marketed widely, often as a direct alternative to comprehensive coverage. This trend includes Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSM), arrangements in which members, pledging to follow a common set of religious or ethical beliefs, make…
…all comments on every provision in the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule, nor does it capture every component of the reviewed comments. To view more stakeholder comments, please visit https://www.regulations.gov/. Our next blog on the 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters will summarize responses to CMS’s request for comments on advancing health equity and climate health….
…intended to be a comprehensive review of all comments on every provision in the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule, nor does it capture every component of the reviewed comments. To view more stakeholder comments, please visit https://www.regulations.gov/. Stay tuned for the third and final post in our series, summarizing comments from state insurance departments and state-based marketplaces….
…percent in 2011 compared to 18 percent in 2020), worries about medical bills (25 percent in 2011 compared to 18 percent in 2020), or delaying prescription refills to save money (13 percent in 2011 compared to 9 percent in 2022). However, since 2013, these rates have been higher among Black Americans than white Americans. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi had…
…This is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all comments on every provision in the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule, nor does it capture every component of the reviewed comments. To view more stakeholder comments, please visit https://www.regulations.gov/. Stay tuned for upcoming CHIRblog summaries of stakeholder comments from insurers, state insurance departments, and state marketplaces….
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