Tag: health insurance
Consumer Representatives Issue Recommendations for Sweeping Insurance Reforms Under the Affordable Care Act
On August 11, 2012, the consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) debuted a a set of recommendations to ensure that state and federal lawmakers implement the Affordable Care Act's insurance reforms in a way that meet consumers’ needs. Learn more about the consumer representatives' recommendations and read the press release here!
Health Reform on the Campaign Trail
New Developments in the Stop-Loss Debate
Action on Multi-State Plans, But Still No Specifics
Pass the Stuffing: There's a lot going on in the new essential health benefit rules
Health Reform on the Campaign Trail – Obama's Blueprint
State of the States: Choosing an Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan
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.
Waiting for 2014: One Family's Story
Thanks to the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CHIRblog will feature profiles of everyday people across the country who will – or have already – benefited from new consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act. Sabrina Corlette tells us about Joshua and his family's struggle to obtain affordable, quality insurance that will cover the care he needs for his heart syndrome in the first personal story in our new series, “Real Stories, Real Reforms.”