…full- and part-time workers enrolling in employer-sponsored health plans. The survey of 572 large employers found that most companies already met the ACA’s employer mandate requirements. The Mercer survey also provided evidence that the ACA does not lead to companies dropping health coverage altogether, contrary to critics’ predictions when the law was enacted. Only 3 percent of the companies surveyed…
…of UPMC in Pennsylvania), a state regulator (Dan Schwartzer, deputy Wisconsin insurance commissioner), and a federal official (Richard Kronick of the Agency for Health Care Quality and Research). Very quickly we honed in on the fact that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought about a sea change in how consumers shop for and select health plans. It has also…
The Obama administration issued a final rule this week that clarifies how employers and insurers can use “wraparound” coverage for employees as long as employers and insurers meet certain conditions. Wraparound coverage essentially wraps around individual health insurance so that it is more comparable to the comprehensiveness of coverage offered under an employer-sponsored plan. For example, it could be used…
…consumers, inject competition into highly concentrated health insurance markets and provide more affordable, consumer-focused alternatives to traditional insurance companies. In their latest blog post for the Commonwealth Fund, CHIR experts Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia, Justin Giovannelli and Sean Miskell assess where the CO-OPs are today, challenges to their success, and prospects for the future. Read the full blog post here….
By Tricia Brooks, Sandy Ahn, Sabrina Corlette and JoAnn Volk As part of our Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded work in providing technical assistance to consumer assisters in five states, we are getting a lot of questions about issues related to tax time and health coverage. Here are some of the common questions and answers. Who is subject to the…
…to repeal it entirely. While we’re in the cold dark days of winter, plan year 2016 may seem far away. But that’s not the case for insurance companies and state regulators. Plans and rates for 2016 need to be filed for review relatively soon (May 15 for federally facilitated marketplaces). Under the law, insurers will need to combine the small…
…advocacy and coalition-building with one goal in mind: reforming our health care system so that more people could gain access to affordable, adequate health coverage. Thanks in no small part to his vision and commitment, millions of Americans are now gaining health insurance and with it, access to care and greater financial security. Here at CHIR, we lost a supporter…
…projected significant eligibility for SEPs in 2014, projecting estimates in the millions, particularly for younger adults (between 18 and 34 years of age) who experience common qualifying events like marriage or moving at a higher rate. In a recently published issue brief by the Urban Institute and CHIR, we found that SEP enrollment in 2014 among some SBMs was still…
While much discussion about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has focused on health insurance coverage for individuals and the insurance marketplaces where consumers can shop for plans, the marketplace for small businesses has flown under the radar by comparison. Certainly, much attention has been paid to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) effect on small businesses, as Congress debates the law’s…
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we at Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Center for Children and Families have been providing technical assistance to Navigators and assisters in a handful of states, helping answer the questions they receive from consumers. As the second open enrollment period (OE2) winds down and attention turns to filing taxes,…
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