Taking a Closer Look at Implementation of the ACA’s Insurance Reforms
As stakeholders wrap up their comments on ACA proposed rules published last month, JoAnn Volk takes another look at where things stand in the market reform and EHB rules.
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New Study Finds that Improved Coverage for Young Adults Has Increased Access to Care
A new study in the journal Health Affairs finds that the ACA's dependent coverage provision has not only increased coverage for young adults, it's improved their access to health care services. Sabrina Corlette takes a look.
The Top Three Questions on Multi-State Plans
With the deadline looming for comments on the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) recent proposed rule implementing the Multi-State Plan Program, Christine Monahan poses three key questions stakeholders are thinking about.
New Report Finds Patients Pay for Confusion Over Colonoscopy Screening
Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation—in partnership with CHIR, the American Cancer Society, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable—released a new report exploring how private insurers are applying cost-sharing for colorectal cancer screening, such as colonoscopies. Kevin Lucia, one of the report's authors, discusses what the findings mean for this new benefit under the Affordable Care Act.
NAIC – Moving Forward on Consumer Protections in the ACA
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is moving forward with model state laws to implement the ACA's sweeping insurance reforms. Sabrina Corlette takes a look.
Everything You Need to Know from This Week’s National NAIC Meeting
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its annual summer meeting in Atlanta from August 11 to August 14. Katie Keith discusses the most interesting things heard at the meeting.
First Public Meeting of New NAIC Working Group on Regulatory Alternatives to the ACA
On November 16, state regulators and interested parties held the first public meeting of the NAIC's new Health Care Reform Regulatory Alternatives Working Group, charged with providing a forum for discussing open issues and alternatives to state-based exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Katie Keith has highlights from this meeting and previews what the group might discuss at the next NAIC national meeting later this month.
New Report Adds Insights to Debate on Whether Florida Should Exercise Medicaid Option
Our colleagues at the Center for Children and Families are out with a new report analyzing the impact that Medicaid expansion would have in Florida. They found that 800,000 to 1.3 million uninsured Floridians would gain health coverage with no net cost to the state and potential state savings as high as $100 million per year. Joan Alker has more about the report and what it could mean for Floridians.
CCIIO Releases New Exchange Blueprint
States have consistently asked for more guidance from the federal government on health insurance exchanges, and, today, federal regulators delivered (at least partially). Sabrina Corlette discusses the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight's release of the final Blueprint for Approval of Affordable State-based and State Partnership Insurance Exchanges.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Debates ACA Implementation
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on December 13 to discuss critical questions regarding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health exchange and Medicaid expansion provisions. Max Levin was there and provides some key highlights.