As state policymakers grapple with rising commercial health care prices, they showed a growing interest during 2025 legislative sessions in leveraging ownership transparency as a tool to understand health care markets, strengthen oversight efforts, and inform consumers. Stacey Pogue discusses what states are doing to increase ownership transparency, and how other states may follow.
The Trump administration’s proposed “Marketplace Integrity” rule has generated almost 26,000 public comments. In this fourth in a 4-part blog series summarizing comments from a range of key stakeholders, CHIR’s Leila Sullivan digs into the responses and recommendations from consumer and patient advocate organizations.
The Trump administration’s proposed “Marketplace Integrity” rule has generated almost 26,000 public comments. In this third in a 4-part blog series summarizing comments from a range of key stakeholders, CHIR’s Stacey Pogue digs into the responses and recommendations from state-based Marketplaces and insurance departments.
The Trump administration’s proposed “Marketplace Integrity” rule has generated almost 26,000 public comments. In this second in a 4-part blog series summarizing comments from a range of key stakeholders, CHIR’s Karen Davenport digs into the responses and recommendations from provider representatives.
The Trump administration’s proposed “Marketplace Integrity” rule has generated almost 26,000 public comments. In this first in a 4-part blog series summarizing comments from a range of key stakeholders, CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette digs into the responses and recommendations from health insurers and health insurance agents and brokers.
Massachusetts recently enacted a law to increase transparency and oversight of private equity in healthcare following the collapse of Steward Health Care. CHIR experts Stacey Pogue and Kennah Watts break down the law and how it serves as a potential model for other states facing similar challenges with healthcare corporatization.
Like other employer health plans across the commercial insurance market, state employee health plans (SEHPs) regularly face significant increases in health care costs. A new piece by CHIR faculty for Health Affairs explores how SEHPs’ use of provider-based reference pricing to constrain cost growth has been gaining traction.
The Association of Health Care Journalists has released an updated, interactive 50-state Media Guide to help journalists navigate the complexities of the U.S. health care system, offering detailed data on health insurance coverage, state policies, and regulatory agencies. Developed in partnership with Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms, the guide includes a national overview, state-level resources, and essential tools for reporting on health coverage and consumer experiences.
While the weather may be cooling down, the research is not! This month we read about Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments, out-of-pocket drug costs for consumers, effects of enhanced premium tax credits on older adults, and strategies to increase eligibility verification and receipt of Marketplace subsidies.
A recently enacted law creates a streamlined pathway to health insurance for individuals who are found ineligible for Medi-Cal but are likely eligible for Marketplace subsidies. In a recent report, CHIR experts assess the critical policy and operational decisions to implement the program and how these choices have affected consumers’ coverage transitions.
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