…programs coming out of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Most commenters also supported promoting high-value care and addressing health care disparities through the public option, including by directing savings generated by the public option to finance efforts to improve health equity. Opposition and Alternative Recommendations Opponents’ comments generally fell into one of two categories: (1) reiterating common attacks…
…points higher in non-expansion states compared to expansion states (37.7 percent compared to 14.5 percent, respectively). Why It Matters COVID-19 ushered in the most precipitous shock to the American economy since the 2008 financial crisis. As the authors note, COVID-19 constitutes the first major “stress-test” of the ACA. Given widespread job losses, many feared that the economic crisis would lead…
…that any state-level efforts to require their compliance with the NSA are preempted. We’ve previously written about the work of the Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee (committee), created as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act in 2018. It is charged with “reviewing options to improve the disclosure of charges and fees for air medical services,…
…Our Methodology This blog is intended to provide a summary of comments submitted by some consumer advocates. This is not intended to be a comprehensive report of all comments on every element 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 http://regulations.gov….
…HealthCare.gov. A Note on Our Methodology This blog is intended to provide a summary of comments submitted by insurers. This is not intended to be a comprehensive report of all comments on every element in the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule, nor does it capture every component of the reviewed comments. For more stakeholder comments, visit http://regulations.gov….
…on Our Methodology This blog is intended to provide a summary of comments submitted by SBMs and state DOIs. This is not intended to be a comprehensive report of all comments on every element in the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule, nor does it capture every component of the reviewed comments. For more stakeholder comments, visit http://regulations.gov….
…FDA has given the Pfizer vaccine full approval. Delta Airlines’ leadership chose not to impose such a mandate but instead will tie vaccination status to the premiums its employees pay for health insurance coverage. Without a doubt, unvaccinated employees not only pose a health risk to their colleagues and customers but also a financial risk to the company’s self-funded health…
…are still posting healthy profits. In our review of the 2021 Q2 earnings reports of six major for-profit insurers, we found that profits fell for Humana, UnitedHealth, Anthem and Cigna compared to Q2 2020, while Centene reported a loss. However, most insurers appear to be making similar or greater gains compared to their 2019 earnings. Insurer 2019 Q2 Profits 2020…
…Covid-19. She has also served as a graduate teaching assistant for several quantitative methods courses at the McCourt School of Public Policy, in addition to interning with the ACLU and Senate Finance Committee under ranking member Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). Rachel holds a Master in Public Policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy, where she completed a graduate thesis…
The Affordable Care Act includes many requirements that advance health equity in the commercial coverage market and has contributed to significant progress in narrowing racial and ethnic health disparities. While health insurers alone cannot close disparities, insurance stakeholders play a key role and have committed to doing more to address systemic racism. For instance, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners…
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