State Policy Solutions: Expanding Health Care Access with Mobile Vans
On February 13, 2026, Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms hosted a webinar, “State P...
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Variability in Continuous Glucose Monitor Coverage in the Fully Insured Market
CHIR’s newly released report, supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust, examines coverage policies from ten of the nation’s largest carriers and uncovers substantial variation in device availability, benefit classification, and clinical eligibility requirements.
Beyond the Clinic Walls: Exploring the Potential of Mobile Health
This report draws on evidence from over 160 studies to highlight how mobile health programs can expand access to care, improve health outcomes, and reduce barriers for underserved populations by bringing services directly into communities.
Building Behavioral Health System Capacity
This report analyzes strategies to build and expand the capacity of the behavioral health delivery system by identifying policy and operational approaches that help sustain and grow specialized behavioral health facilities and programs, such as opioid treatment programs, community-based mental health centers, intensive outpatient programs, and inpatient psychiatric units.
Understanding and Mitigating Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages
This report examines strategies to understand and mitigate behavioral health workforce shortages in the United States by analyzing state-level efforts to expand and support the supply, training, and distribution of behavioral health providers to improve access to care.
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From Clinics to Communities: Mobile Health in State Rural Health Transformation Plans
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) aims to help states modernize rural health care infra...
Aligning Insurance and Evidence in Diabetes Care: Reflections on Recent Research
Coverage on paper does not always translate into meaningful access to care. In this blog, CHIR exper...
How States Are Preserving Science-Backed Recommendations for Preventive Care and Vaccines
Recent events have cast doubt on whether federal expert bodies can be relied on to provide science-b...
Cash is No Substitute for Coverage: Why Health Insurance Matters
As Congress ends the government shutdown, the debate over extending enhanced premium tax credits rem...
Translating Clinical Guidelines into Insurance Coverage Standards: High Stakes for Diabetes Access
As states move to regulate prior authorization and other utilization management practices, growing s...
Preventive Services at Risk: Federal Instability and State Responses
Although the Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's mandat...