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Health Insurance Coverage

Access to affordable, high quality health insurance coverage improves access to care, boosts health care outcomes, and provides critical financial security. Yet such coverage is too often difficult to access or inadequate to fully meet people’s needs. Our team of nationally recognized experts investigates the impact of federal and state policies on whether and how health insurance does – or too often does not – work for people.

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Our experts at CHIR conduct research to assess the impact of federal and state policies to improve health care access and affordability and ensure that health insurance works for the people who need it most. 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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Health Care Costs for Small Employers: Analysis of Market Challenges and Policy Solutions

In this report, researchers partnered with health actuaries at Wakely Consulting Group (Wakely) to assess the current state of the market for small employer health insurance, the factors driving its decline, and the scope of potential policies to improve coverage affordability for small businesses and their workers.

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