state employee health plans

In An Era Of Premium And Provider Price Increases, State Employee Health Plans Target Key Cost Drivers

Posted November 28, 2023 by CHIR Faculty

It’s open enrollment season for many employer health plans, and the rising cost of care may increase workers’ premiums and out-of-pocket expenditures. Recently, CHIR surveyed state employee health plans (SEHP) to identify challenges and opportunities for controlling health care costs. In a new post for Health Affairs Forefront, Sabrina Corlette and Karen Davenport discuss the survey findings and how SEHP strategies can inform broader cost containment efforts.

Mixed Results: Efforts of State Health Plans to Combat Cost Growth Reveal Broader Challenges for Employer-based Insurance

Posted July 10, 2023 by CHIR Faculty

State employee health plans are uniquely situated to tackle the health care cost growth that is reducing health care affordability. CHIR’s 50-state survey of state employee health plans has key findings about their cost containment strategies, and the implications for other employer purchasers.

State Health Care Purchasers Can Push Hospitals To Comply With Federal Transparency Requirements

Posted October 13, 2021 by CHIR Faculty

Federal law now requires hospitals to publish the prices they negotiate with private insurers, yet many of them are not complying. In this post for the Health Affairs Blog, CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette and Maanasa Kona and Marilyn Bartlett of the National Academy for State Health Policy discuss ways that state health benefit purchasers, such as state employee plans, can help increase hospital compliance.