Tag: California

Why ACA Marketplaces Should Report Comprehensive Enrollment Data

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The Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance marketplaces could be critical sources of data about how people access and use coverage. Yet, to date, the marketplaces have released varying degrees of information, with little uniformity or consensus over what data should be collected and how. In our latest post for The Commonwealth Fund, CHIR researchers Sean Miskell, Justin Giovannelli and Kevin Lucia examine data collection and reporting by the health insurance marketplaces.

What CHIP Implementation Can Teach Us

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The early problems with the ACA’s health insurance marketplaces are frustrating. But if history is any guide, they will be temporary – and we can learn from them. Gene Lewit, a CHIP expert who lived through that law’s roll out in the 1990s, blogs about his new report, which finds that enrollment in new major health insurance expansions will be slow at first and expose problems that even the most careful planning might not have anticipated.

New Report: States Going Above and Beyond to Create Sustainable Exchanges and Deliver Choice and Value to Consumers

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In a new report for The Commonwealth Fund, Sarah Dash, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith, and Christine Monahan provide a comprehensive look at the critical design decisions made by 17 states and the District of Columbia that chose to establish a state-based exchange for 2014. Sarah Dash has highlights from the report and discusses what the findings mean for stakeholders.

Diving Deep on Two New Rate Studies

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With the Affordable Care Act’s most significant reforms going into effect in 2014, attention has increasingly turned to the price tag for consumers. Following last week’s release of not one but two analyses on projected health insurance premiums in 2014, the issue is receiving headlines once again. Christine Monahan and Katie Keith report on the major findings from these two analyses and the significant distinctions between them.

Paying for Value, By the Numbers

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Everyone likes to talk about paying for value, but how is it being implemented in the real world? Sarah Dash highlights two new studies that shed some light on key benchmarks to watch as health care coverage continues to evolve.

State of the States: Choosing an Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan

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To help make coverage more comprehensive, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurers to cover a minimum set of health insurance benefits, known as “essential health benefits.” JoAnn Volk and Max Levin provide an update on how many states have selected their essential health benefits benchmark plan and help translate what it means for consumers.

Leadership and Staffing Changes at CCIIO

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As HHS races against some incredibly tight deadlines between now and January 1, 2014, we've noted a staff shake-up at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) following the return of Gary Cohen as the Center's new director. Sabrina Corlette summarizes these staffing changes.

State of the States: California and Colorado Identify EHB Benchmark Plans

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Last week, California became the second state in the nation to pass legislation adopting its essential health benefits benchmark plan while Colorado became the eighth state to publically recommend a benchmark plan. Max Levin summarizes these developments and provides an update on state implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits requirements.

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