The Urban Institute has published a helpful analysis of proposals to delay the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate provisions. The authors detail why such proposals would have disastrous consequences for the millions of consumers expected to benefit from the law. Sabrina Corlette took a look and shares why delaying the individual mandate is tantamount to repealing the ACA itself.
Affordable Care Act opponents are using intimidation tactics to inhibit navigators from helping consumers understand their new coverage options on the exchanges. Sabrina Corlette takes a look at some recent action in the states – and what the federal government can do to make sure consumers can get the help they need, when they need it.
It’s only 19 days to the launch of the new health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. In a recent article for the New England Journal of Medicine, Kevin Lucia and Brookings scholar Henry Aaron discuss how these new marketplaces are likely to evolve and transform the U.S. health care system. In this blog, Kevin provides some key highlights.
In yet another attempt in a very long line of efforts to delay or derail the health care law, members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee demanded that organizations awarded federal navigator grants answer multiple detailed questions and produce reams of paper documents about their grants. Our colleague at Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families, Tricia Brooks, takes a look at what’s driving the debate over consumer assistance and the ACA.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General recently examined the progress of the new Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs), created under the ACA. Their report shows that the CO-OPs are mostly meeting key milestones, but also face some tough challenges. Sabrina Corlette takes a closer look.
Yesterday three federal agencies released a set of Frequently Asked Questions about ACA implementation, addressing new employer requirements and the status of certain insurance products. Sabrina Corlette takes a look.
Next year’s premiums for individual market plans will be way down in New York thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Christine Monahan discusses how a competitive exchange and the individual mandate will provide relief to cash-strapped New Yorkers.
It was another hot summer Friday for regulations with the release of the final rule on navigator and non-navigator assisters (aka in-person assisters) and Exchange-based certified application counselors (CACs). Our colleague with Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families, Tricia Brooks, dives in on what the rules mean for consumers.
With just under nine months to go until the open enrollment season begins on October 1, 2013, polls show that the general public is still largely unaware of the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Sarah Dash takes a look at the new Health Insurance Marketplace website unveiled by HHS to educate the public about health insurance exchanges.
On Thursday the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine implementation of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges. CHIR's Allison Johnson and Sarah Dash were there and report back in this blog.
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