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Employer-sponsored Insurance

Employer-sponsored insurance has long been considered the backbone of the U.S. health care system, with more than 60% of Americans enrolled in a job-based plan. Our team of nationally recognized experts investigates policy solutions to address growing concerns regarding the affordability of employer coverage for plan sponsors and workers alike, as well as other reforms to ensure employer-sponsored insurance works for enrollees.

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Our experts at CHIR conduct research to assess the impact of federal and state policies to reduce costs and foster healthcare competition on consumers, patients, providers, and payers. We provide unbiased, relevant, and timely information, analysis, and technical assistance to policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders seeking a marketplace where consumers have access to affordable and high quality healthcare coverage.

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Insights from a Multi-Stakeholder Study of Individual Coverage HRAs: Considerations for Employers and Employees

Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR), with support from the National Institute for Health Care Reform, released an issue brief that provides insights into employers’ and employees’ experiences with Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs), recently rebranded as CHOICE Arrangements.

Affordable Care Act and Marketplaces, Costs and Competition, Employer-sponsored Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage

A 3-Part Strategy for Better Health Insurance, Executive Summary

To help policymakers confront health care affordability challenges, the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) has released A 3-Part Strategy for Better Health Insurance: Reducing Costs, Complexity, and Corporate Abuses, a new brief that details actionable federal solutions to reform commercial coverage.

Affordable Care Act and Marketplaces, Corporatization of Health Care, Costs and Competition, Employer-sponsored Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage

A 3-Part Strategy for Better Health Insurance, Full Brief

To help policymakers confront health care affordability challenges, the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) has released A 3-Part Strategy for Better Health Insurance: Reducing Costs, Complexity, and Corporate Abuses, a new brief that details actionable federal solutions to reform commercial coverage.

Affordable Care Act and Marketplaces, Corporatization of Health Care, Costs and Competition, Employer-sponsored Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage