It’s three strikes you’re out for opponents of the Affordable Care Act. For the third – and hopefully final – time, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the latest legal challenge. We at CHIR celebrate this victory for the American people, including the millions that rely on the ACA for coverage.
A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms presents first-ever findings on the structure and governance of various state employee health plan agencies, the generosity of their plans, and cost containment initiatives each has undertaken in the last three years.
CHIR is pleased to welcome Christine Monahan, J.D. back to our team as an Assistant Research Professor. Christine will be working with us on a range of issues, including coverage expansion and affordability. Join us in welcoming her back to the CHIR family.
Connecticut’s efforts to pass a public option bill for the third year in a row came to an early end in late May when the bill lost Governor Lamont’s support. CHIR’s Maanasa Kona takes a look at the state’s latest attempt and the politics surrounding its failure.
With another month comes a new crop of health policy research. This May, Nia Gooding reviewed studies on the demographic makeup of the uninsured population eligible for marketplace coverage, the association between hospital-physician integration and unnecessary patient referrals, and rationales for replacing silver loading for Marketplace coverage.
Colorado’s legislature is debating a proposal to curb health insurance premiums that some are calling a “public option.” CHIR’s Megan Houston takes a look at the bill and what it might mean for Coloradan’s access to affordable coverage options.
The American Rescue Plan temporarily increases the availability and generosity of federal premium assistance for people who obtain coverage through the ACA marketplaces. Were Congress to make these premium subsidy enhancements permanent, states would have more breathing space to address other barriers to care, potentially with support from an ACA Section 1332 waiver. In a new work for The Commonwealth Fund, Justin Giovannelli examines how a permanent boost to federal subsidies could give states new and different opportunities to help their residents using the ACA’s waiver program.
The Biden administration has pledged to use its executive authority to build on and improve the Affordable Care Act. In a new issue brief for the Commonwealth Fund, Katie Keith analyzes recommendations to the Biden–Harris presidential transition team made by patient and consumer advocates, health insurers, hospitals, physicians, state marketplace officials, and state insurance commissioners to identify high-priority policy changes.
Nevada is the latest state to consider sponsoring a public option plan to compete with private insurers on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette takes a look at the proposal now working its way through the state legislature.
By the end of May, employers must notify eligible employees and former employees about the COBRA subsidies under the American Rescue Plan. Many of these folks may also be eligible for enhanced premium tax credits through the Affordable Care Act. CHIR’s Maanasa Kona walks through the different coverage options available.
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