Publications

The following are publications written by Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) researchers. The publications were published by CHIR or another organization, as noted.

For further research publications from CHIR experts, please visit the CHIRblog and The Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog.

2023

Improving Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: A Review of Findings from Five Case Studies and Recommendations, Maanasa Kona, Jalisa Clark, Emma Walsh-Alker, Milbank Memorial Fund, November 2023
Looking Under the Hood: “Enhanced” Health Insurance Rate Review to Improve Affordability, Sabrina Corlette, Vrudhi Raimugia, Arnold Ventures, September 2023
Uneven Ground: Differences in Language Access Across State-Based Marketplaces, Christine Monahan, Jalisa Clark, Nadia Stovicek, The Commonwealth Fund, September 2023
State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look at Policies Across the U.S., Maanasa Kona, Vrudhi Raimugia, The Commonwealth Fund, September 2023
The Perfect Storm: Misleading Marketing of Limited Benefit Products Continues as Millions Losing Medicaid Search for New Coverage, Rachel Schwab, JoAnn Volk, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, August 2023
Protecting Patients from Unexpected Outpatient Facility Fees: States on the Precipice of Broader Reform, Christine H. Monahan, Karen Davenport, Rachel Swindle, West Health, July 2023
Regulating Outpatient Facility Fees: States Are Leading the Way to Protect Consumers, Christine H. Monahan, Karen Davenport, Rachel Swindle, Caroline Picher, West Health, July 2023
Mixed Results: State Employee Health Plans Face Challenges, Find Opportunites to Constrain Cost Growth, Sabrina Corlette, Karen Davenport, Emma Walsh-Alker, Arnold Ventures, June 2023
Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations, Case Study Analysis: Kanawha County, West Virginia, Maanasa Kona, Jalisa Clark, Emma Walsh-Alker, Megan Houston, Milbank Memorial Fund, June 2023
The Basic Health Program: Considerations for States and Lessons from New York and Minnesota, Sabrina Corlette, Jason Levitis, Erik Wengle, Rachel Swindle, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2023
Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: A Case Study Analysis of Detroit, Michigan, Maanasa Kona, Megan Houston, Emma Walsh-Alker, Yareli Torres Carrillo, Milbank Memorial Fund, April 2023
No Surprises Act: Perspectives on the Status of Consumer Protections Against Balance Billing, Jack Hoadley, Kevin Lucia, JoAnn Volk, Emma Walsh-Alker, Rachel Swindle, Erik Wengle, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2023
Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: A Case Study Analysis of Columbia County, Arkansas, Maanasa Kona, Jalisa Clark, Megan Houston, Emma Walsh-Alker, Milbank Memorial Fund, January 2023

2022

U.S. Health Insurance Coverage and Financing (new window), Sabrina Corlette and Christine Monahan, New England Journal of Medicine, December 2022
State-Based Marketplace Outreach Strategies for Boosting Health Plan Enrollment of the Uninsured, Rachel Schwab, Rachel Swindle, Justin Giovannelli, Commonwealth Fund, October 2022
A Review of State Efforts to Enforce Mental Health Parity: Lessons for Policymakers and Regulators, JoAnn Volk, Rachel Schwab, Maanasa Kona, Emma Walsh-Alker, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2022
Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: A Case Study Analysis of Baltimore City, Maryland, Maanasa Kona, Jalisa Clark, Megan Houston, Emma Walsh-Alker, Milbank Memorial Fund, August 2022
Assessing and Supporting State Employee Health Plans’ Cost Containment Initiatives, Sabrina Corlette and Maanasa Kona, June 2022
Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: A Case Study Analysis of Grant County, New Mexico, Maanasa Kona, Jalisa Clark, Megan Houston, Emma Walsh-Alker, Milbank Memorial Fund, May 2022
What Four States Are Doing to Advance Health Equity in Marketplace Insurance Plans, Dania Palanker, Nia Denise Gooding, Commonwealth Fund, April 2022
The End of the Public Health Emergency Will Prompt Massive Transitions in Health Insurance Coverage: How State Insurance Regulators Can Prepare, Sabrina Corlette, State Health & Value Strategies, March 2022
Assessing Federal and State Network Adequacy Standards for Medicaid and the Marketplace, Sabrina Corlette, Andy Schneider, Maanasa Kona, Allie Corcoran, Rachel Schwab, Megan Houston, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2022
Preparing for the Biggest Coverage Event Since the Affordable Care Act, Sabrina Corlette, Linda Blumberg, Megan Houston, Erik Wengle, Urban Institute, March 2022
The Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Primary Care Access for Underserved Populations: An Assessment of the Literature, Maanasa Kona, Megan Houston, Nia Gooding, Milbank Memorial Fund, January 2022

2021

Build Back Better Act: Health Coverage Provisions Explained, Edwin Park, Sabrina Corlette, Anne Dwyer, Maggie Clark, Center for Children and Families and Center on Health Insurance Reforms, November 2021
Misleading Marketing of Non-ACA Health Plans Continued During COVID-19 Special Enrollment Period, Dania Palanker and JoAnn Volk, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, October 2021
New Health Care Transparency Requirements: Recommendations for Optimizing Pricing Data to Reduce System Costs, Sabrina Corlette, Megan Houston, Maanasa Kona, Rachel Schwab, Nia Gooding, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 14, 2021
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recent Federal Policies on Small Business Health Insurance, Sabrina Corlette, Erik Wengle, Megan Houston, Tyler Thomas, Urban Institute, August 3, 2021
State Employee Health Plans and Cost Containment Initiatives, Sabrina Corlette, Maanasa Kona, Megan Houston, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, June 2021
Unleashing the Giant: Opportunities for State Employee Health Plans to Drive Improvements in Affordability, Sabrina Corlette, Maanasa Kona, Megan Houston, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, June 2021
Taking the Disputes Out of Dispute Resolution: Lessons from State Balance Billing Laws, Sabrina Corlette, Jack Hoadley, Maanasa Kona, Madeline O’Brien, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2021
American Rescue Plan Act: Health Coverage Provisions Explained, Edwin Park, Sabrina Corlette, Center for Children and Families, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, March 2021
Federal Policy Priorities for Preserving and Improving Access to Coverage: Perspectives from State-Based Marketplaces, Rachel Schwab, Justin Giovannelli, Julia Buschmann, Kevin Lucia, Commonwealth Fund, February 2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Care Practices, Sabrina Corlette, Robert Berenson, Erik Wengle, Kevin Lucia, Tyler Thomas, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2021

2020

The Benefits and Limitations of State-Run Individual Market Reinsurance, Justin Giovannelli, JoAnn Volk, Rachel Schwab, Emily Curran, Commonwealth Fund, November 2020
Equal Treatment: A Review of Mental Health Parity Enforcement in California (new window), JoAnn Volk, Maanasa Kona, Madeline O’Brien, Christina L. Goe, James Mayhew, The California Health Care Foundation, September 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Insurer Insights into Challenges, Implications, and Lessons Learned, Kevin Lucia, Linda Blumberg, Emily Curran, John Holahan, Erik Wengle, Olivia Hoppe, Sabrina Corlette, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2020
Effects of Medicaid Health Plan Dominance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces, Erik Wengle, Emily Curran, Bridget Courtot, Caroline Elmendorf, Kevin Lucia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2020
Perspectives From Brokers: The Individual Market Stabilizes While Short-Term and Other Alternative Products Pose Risks, Sabrina Corlette, Erik Wengle, Ian Hill, Olivia Hoppe, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2020
Minimizing Risks to Patients in High-Stakes Provider-Payer Contract Disputes, Sabrina Corlette, Emily Curran, Rachel Schwab, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2020
The ACA’s Effect On The Individual Insurance Market, Sabrina Corlette, Linda J. Blumberg, and Kevin Lucia, Health Affairs, March 2020
States Seek to Improve Affordability, Expand Coverage Through Public Option and Medicaid Buy-in Proposals (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Rachel Schwab, Justin Giovannelli, and Emily Curran, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, January 2020
States Work to Make Individual Market Health Coverage More Affordable, But Long-Term Solutions Call for Federal Leadership, Justin Giovannelli, JoAnn Volk, and Kevin Lucia, Commonwealth Fund, January 2020

2019

Assessing Responses to Increased Provider Consolidation in Six Markets: Final Report, Sabrina Corlette, Jack Hoadley, Katie Keith, Olivia Hoppe, National Institute for Health Care Reform, October 2019
States Seek Greater Control, Cost-Savings by Converting to State-Based Marketplaces, Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith, Olivia Hoppe, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2019
States Step Up to Protect Insurance Markets and Consumers from Short-Term Health Plans, Dania Palanker, Maanasa Kona, Emily Curran, The Commonwealth Fund, May 2019
New York’s 2014 Law to Protect Consumers from Surprise Out-of-Network Bills Mostly Working as Intended: Results of a Case Study, Sabrina Corlette and Olivia Hoppe, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2019
The Marketing of Short-Term Health Plans: An Assessment of Industry Practices and State Regulatory Responses, Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia, Dania Palanker, Olivia Hoppe, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2019

2018

Assessing the Effectiveness of State-Based Reinsurance: Case Studies of Three States’ Efforts to Bolster Their Individual Markets, Rachel Schwab, Emily Curran, Sabrina Corlette, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, November 2018
Assessing Responses to Increased Provider Consolidation in Three Markets, Sabrina Corlette, Jack Hoadley, Katie Keith, Olivia Hoppe, National Institute for Health Care Reform, November 2018
Views From the Market: Insurance Brokers’ Perspectives on Changes to Individual Health Insurance, Kevin Lucia, Sabrina Corlette, Dania Palanker, Olivia Hoppe, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2018
Health Care Sharing Ministries: What Are the Risks to Consumers and Insurance Markets? JoAnn Volk, Emily Curran, Justin Giovannelli, The Commonwealth Fund, August 2018
Safeguarding Financial Stability of Provider Risk-Bearing Organizations, Erin Taylor, Michael Bailit, JoAnn Volk, Bailit Health and Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms, August 2018
New Rules to Expand Association Health Plans: How Will They Affect the Individual Market? Sabrina Corlette, Josh Hammerquist, Pete Nakahata, Society of Actuaries, May 2018
Short-Term Plans Could Bring Long-Term Risks to California’s Individual Market, Dania Palanker, JoAnn Volk, Kevin Lucia, Rachel Schwab, California Healthcare Foundation and Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms, April 2018
State Regulation of Coverage Options Outside of the Affordable Care Act: Limiting the Risk to the Individual Market, Kevin Lucia, Justin Giovannelli, Sabrina Corlette , JoAnn Volk, Dania Palanker, Maanasa Kona, Emily Curran, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2018
How Did State-Run Health Insurance Marketplaces Fare in 2017? Justin Giovannelli, Emily Curran, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2018
Insurers Remaining in the Affordable Care Act Markets Prepare for Continued Uncertainty in 2018, 2019, Sabrina Corlette, Linda Blumberg, John Holahan, Olivia Hoppe, Kevin Lucia and Erik Wengle, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2018
Association Health Plan Proposed Rule: Summary and Implications for States, State Health & Value Strategies and Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms, January 2018
State Flexibility in a New Era: What Are the Research Priorities for Section 1332 Waivers? Justin Giovannelli, Academy Health, January 2018

2017

State Options to Protect Consumers and Stabilize the Market: Responding to President Trump’s Executive Order on Association Health Plans, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 2017
State Options to Protect Consumers and Stabilize the Market: Responding to President Trump’s Executive Order on Short-Term Health Plans, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 2017
Stepping into the Breach: How States and Insurers Worked Together to Prevent Bare Counties for 2018, Kevin Lucia, Jack Hoadley, Sabrina Corlette, Dania Palanker, Olivia Hoppe, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, November 2017
Stepping into the Breach: State Options to Protect Consumers and Stabilize Markets in the Wake of Federal Changes to the Affordable Care Act, Sabrina Corlette, JoAnn Volk, Kevin Lucia, Sandy Ahn, Rachel Schwab, Dania Palanker, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2017
Small Business Health Insurance and the ACA: Views from the Market 2017 (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Jack Hoadley, Kevin Lucia, and Dania Palanker, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 2017
Navigating the Coverage Experience and Financial Challenges for Cancer Patients: Affordable Care Act Brings Improvements, But Challenges Remain, JoAnn Volk, Sandy Ahn, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, July 2017
Balance Billing by Health Care Providers: Assessing Consumer Protections Across States, Kevin Lucia, Jack Hoadley and Ashley Williams, The Commonwealth Fund, June 2017.
State Efforts to Lower Cost-Sharing Barriers to Health Care for the Privately Insured, Sandy Ahn and Sabrina Corlette, Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2017.
Responding to the Opioid Crisis: Insurers Balance Stepped up Monitoring, Restrictions with Need for Appropriate Pain Treatment, Dania Palanker, Sandy Ahn and Sabrina Corlette, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2017.
Efforts to Support Consumer Enrollment Decisions Using Total Cost Estimators: Lessons from the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces, Justin Giovannelli, Emily Curran, The Commonwealth Fund, February 2017
Uncertain Future for Affordable Care Act Leads Insurers to Rethink Participation, Prices, Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia, Justin Giovannelli and Dania Palanker, Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2017.
How Accessible and Affordable were Individual Market Health Plans before the Affordable Care Act? Depends Where You Lived, Sandy Ahn, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2017.

2016

Strategies to Stabilize the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces: Lessons from Medicare, Sabrina Corlette and Jack Hoadley, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2016.
Regulation of Health Plan Provider Networks, Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, Health Affairs, July 2016.
Factors Affecting Health Insurance Enrollment Through the State Marketplaces: Observations on the ACA’s Third Open Enrollment Period, Justin Giovannelli and Emily Curran, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2016.
Missed Opportunities: State-Based Marketplaces Fail to Meet Stated Policy Goals of Standardized Benefit Designs, Sabrina Corlette, Sandy Ahn, Kevin Lucia and Hannah Ellison, Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 2016.
Understanding the Consumer Enrollment Experience in Federally Facilitated Marketplaces, Sabrina Corlette, Sandy Ahn and Hannah Ellison, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2016.
A Tale of Three Cities: How the Affordable Care Act is Changing the Consumer Coverage Experience in 3 Diverse Communities (new window), JoAnn Volk, Hannah Ellison, Sabrina Corlette and Jack Hoadley, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2016.
Can Telemedicine Help Address Concerns with Network Adequacy? Opportunities and Challenges in Six States (new window), Sandy Ahn, Sabrina Corlette and Kevin Lucia, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2016.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Promoting Competition in the Individual Marketplaces (new window), David Cusano and Kevin Lucia, The Commonwealth Fund, February 2016.

2015

Why are Many CO-OPs Failing? How New Nonprofit Health Plans Have Responded to Market Competition, (new window) Sabrina Corlette, Sean Miskell, Julia Lerche and Justin Giovannelli, The Commonwealth Fund, December 2015.
The Experiences of State-Run Insurance Marketplaces That Use HealthCare.gov (new window), Justin Giovannelli and Kevin Lucia, The Commonwealth Fund, September 2015.
Post–Affordable Care Act Trends in Health Coverage for Small Businesses: Views From the Market, (new window) Kevin Lucia, Sabrina Corlette and Sandy Ahn, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 2015.
Big Data: A New Paradigm for Health Plan Oversight and Consumer Protection? (new window) Sabrina Corlette, Sandy Ahn and JoAnn Volk, August, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2015.
Six State Experiences with Marketplace Renewals: A Look Back and a Glimpse Forward (new window), Sandy Ahn, Jack Hoadley and Sabrina Corlette, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 2015.
Balance Billing: How are States Protecting Consumers from Unexpected Charges? (new window) Jack Hoadley, Sandy Ahn and Kevin Lucia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2015.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Regulation of Marketplace Plan Provider Networks (new window), Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, May 2015.
Before and After the Affordable Care Act: Consumers’ Coverage Experience Through the Eyes of State Consumer Assistance Programs (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Sandy Ahn and JoAnn Volk, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2015.
Special Enrollment Periods in 2014: A Study of Select States (new window), Jane Wishner, Sandy Ahn, Kevin Lucia and Sarah Gadsden, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2015.
Insurance Brokers and the ACA: Early Barriers and Options for Expanding Their Role (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Linda Blumberg and Erik Wengle, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2015.

View 2014 Publications

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Approaches to Premium Rate Reforms in the Individual Health Insurance Market (new window), Justin Giovannelli, Kevin W. Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, December 2014.
Marketplace Renewals, State Efforts to Maximize Enrollment into Affordable Health Plan Options (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Jack Hoadley and Sandy Ahn, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 2014.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Revisiting the ACA’s Essential Health Benefits Requirements, Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, October 2014.
Report from the First Year of Navigator Technical Assistance Project: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the New Year of Enrollment (new window), JoAnn Volk, Sandy Ahn, Sabrina Corlette and Tricia Brooks, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2014.
Federal and State Policy Towards Association Health Plans in Oregon (new window), Kevin Lucia, Sandy Ahn and Sabrina Corlette, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2014.
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Six-State Case Study on Network Adequacy (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia and Sandy Ahn, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 2014.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Action on Quality Improvement in State-Based Marketplaces (new window), Sarah Dash, Sabrina Corlette and Amy Thomas, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2014.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Action to Reform the Individual Health Insurance Market (new window), Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2014.
Narrow Provider Networks in New Health Plans: Balancing Affordability with Access to Quality Care (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Robert Berenson, JoAnn Volk and Judy Feder, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2014.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Action to Establish SHOP Marketplaces (new window), Sarah Dash, Kevin Lucia and Amy Thomas, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2014.
Navigator Resource Guide on Private Health Insurance Coverage & the Health Insurance Marketplace (new window), JoAnn Volk, Sabrina Corlette and Christine Monahan, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2014.
The Launch of the Affordable Care Act in Selected States: Insurer Participation, Competition, and Premiums (new window), John Holahan, Kevin Lucia and Rebecca Peters, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2014.
The Launch of the Affordable Care Act in Selected States: Reforming Insurance Markets and Protecting Consumers (new window), Sabrina Corlette and Kevin Lucia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2014.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: The State of the States (new window), Katie Keith and Kevin Lucia, The Commonwealth Fund, January 2014.

View 2013 Publications

Strengthening the Value and Performance of Health Insurance Market Conduct Examination Programs: Consumer Recommendations for Regulators and Lawmakers, Sabrina Corlette et al, Health Management Associates, December 2013.
What States are Doing to Simplify Health Plan Choice in the Insurance Marketplaces (new window), Christine H. Monahan, Sarah J. Dash, Kevin W. Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, December 2013.
Stabilizing Premiums Under the Affordable Care Act: State Efforts to Reduce Adverse Selection (new window), Linda Blumberg, Sabrina Corlette, Sarah Dash and Shanna Rifkin, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, November 2013.
Real Stories, Real Reforms, Sabrina Corlette, JoAnn Volk and Kevin Lucia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2013.
Only the Beginning – What’s Next at the Health Insurance Exchanges? (new window) Henry J. Aaron and Kevin W. Lucia, New England Journal of Medicine, August 2013.
Moving to High Quality, Adequate Coverage: State Implementation of New Essential Health Benefit Requirements,Sabrina Corlette, Christine Monahan and Kevin Lucia, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2013.
Nondiscrimination under the Affordable Care Act, Katie Keith, Kevin Lucia and Christine Monahan, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, July 2013.
Health Policy Brief: Health Insurance Exchanges and State Decisions, Sarah Dash, Christine Monahan and Kevin W. Lucia, Health Affairs, July 2013.
Cross Cutting Issues: Insurer Participation and Competition in Health Insurance Exchanges: Early Indications from Selected States (new window), John Holahan, Kevin Lucia, Rebecca Peters and Christine Monahan, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 2013.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Key Design Decisions for State-Based Exchanges, Sarah Dash, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith and Christine Monahan, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2013.
Launching the Medicare Part D Program: Lessons for the New Health Insurance Marketplaces, Jack Hoadley, Sabrina Corlette, Laura Summer and Christine Monahan, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2013.
The Affordable Care Act: Improving Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment (new window), Linda Blumberg, Sabrina Corlette and Kevin Lucia, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2013.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Decisions about Health Insurance Exchange Establishment, (new window)Sarah Dash, Christine Monahan and Kevin Lucia, The Commonwealth Fund, April 2013.
Factors Affecting Self-Funding by Small Employers: Views from the Market, Kevin Lucia, Christine Monahan and Sabrina Corlette, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2013.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Choosing an Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan, Sabrina Corlette, Kevin W. Lucia and Max Levin, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2013.
State Insurance Exchanges Face Challenges In Offering Standardized Choices Alongside Innovative Value-Based Insurance, Sabrina Corlette, David Downs, Christine H. Monahan and Barbara Yondorf, Health Affairs, February 2013.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Action on the 2014 Market Reforms, Katie Keith, Kevin Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, February 2013.

View 2012 Publications

Child-Only Coverage and the Affordable Care Act: Lessons for Policymakers, Katie Keith, Kevin W. Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, October 2012.
Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines: An Assessment of State Laws and Implications for Improving Choice and Affordability of Coverage (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Christine Monahan, Katie Keith and Kevin Lucia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2012.
Coverage of Colonoscopies Under the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Benefit, Karen Pollitz, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith, Robert Smith, Mary Doroshenk, Holly Wolf and Thomas K. Weber, Kaiser Family Foundation, American Cancer Society, and National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, September 2012.
Monitoring State Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 10 States: Rate Review (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia and Katie Keith, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 2012.
Monitoring State Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 10 States: Early Market Reforms (new window), Kevin Lucia, Sabrina Corlette and Katie Keith, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 2012.
ACA Implementation – Monitoring and Tracking: New Mexico Site Visit Report, Teresa A. Coughlin,Kevin Lucia, and Katie Keith, Urban Institute, August 2012
Plan Management: Issues for State, Partnership, and Federally Facilitated Health Insurance Exchanges (new window), Sabrina Corlette, JoAnn Volk and Kevin Lucia, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2012.
New York Site Visit Report (new window), Theresa Coughlin, Randall Bovbjerg, Shanna Rifkin and Sabrina Corlette, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April 2012.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: State Action on Early Market Reforms (new window), Katie Keith, Kevin W. Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2012.
Premium Incentives to Drive Wellness in the Workplace: A Review of the Issues and Recommendations for Policymakers (new window), JoAnn Volk and Sabrina Corlette, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2012.
Rhode Island Site Visit Report, (new window) John Holahan, Shanna Rifkin, Kevin Lucia and Katie Keith, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation February 2012.
Oregon Site Visit Report (new window), Terri Coughlin and Sabrina Corlette, Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation February 2012.

View 2011 Publications

The Role of Exchanges in Quality Improvement: An Analysis of the Options (new window), JoAnn Volk and Sabrina Corlette, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 2011.
Active Purchasing for Health Insurance Exchanges: An Analysis of Options (new window), Sabrina Corlette and JoAnn Volk, National Academy of Social Insurance and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2011.
The Massachusetts and Utah Health Insurance Exchanges: Lessons Learned (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Joan Alker, Joe Touschner and JoAnn Volk, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2011.
NAIC’s Model State Laws: Fact Sheets to Help Protect and Improve State Regulation (new window), Sabrina Corlette, Community Catalyst, January 2011.

View 2010 Publications

Rate Review: Spotlight on State Efforts to Make Health Insurance More Affordable (new window), Sabrina Corlette and Janet Lundy, Kaiser Family Foundation, Dec. 2010.
September 23 Health Care Reforms: Making Insurance Work for Children and Families, (new window) Dawn Horner and Sabrina Corlette, Center for Children and Families, Sept. 2010.
Health Insurance Exchanges: New Coverage Options for Children and Families (new window), (new window)Dawn Horner and Sabrina Corlette, Center for Children and Families, August 2010.
American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network: Background Papers on Health Care Reform (new window), Sabrina Corlette, American Cancer Society, Summer 2010.

View 2002-2009 Publications

Unexpected Charges: What States Are Doing About Balance Billing (new window), (new window) Jack Hoadley and Kevin Lucia, National Academy for State Health Policy and California Health Care Foundation, April 2009.
Report on State Law Requirements for Patient Permission to Disclose Health Information, Joy Pritts, Stephanie Lewis, Robin Jacobson, Kevin Lucia, Kyle Kanye, RTI International, AUgust 2009.
Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health Plans, Karen Pollitz, Mila Kofman, Alina Salganicoff and Usha Ranji, Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2007.
Genetic Discrimination In Health Insurance: Current Legal Protections and Industry Practices, Karen Pollitz, Beth Peshkin, Eliza Bangit and Kevin Lucia, Inquiry, Fall 2007.
Association Health Plans: What’s All the Fuss About, Mila Kofman, Kevin Lucia, Eliza Bangit and Karen Pollitz, Health Affairs, November/December 2006.
Discount Medical Plan Organizations: Past, Present, and Future in Florida and in Other States, Georgetown University Health Policy Report to the State of Florida, Mila Kofman, Jennifer Libster and Elisa Fisher, Office of Insurance Regulation, November 2006.
Health Insurance Regulation by the States and the Federal Government: A Review of Current Approaches and Proposals for Change, Mila Kofman and Karen Pollitz, Journal of Insurance Regulation, April 2006.
Imposition Of Durational Residency Requirements. Requirements By State High-Risk Pools: Constitutional Considerations, Kevin Lucia and Susanne Addy, Journal Of Insurance Regulation, December 2006.
Association Health Insurance: Is It Time to Regulate This Product? Mila Kofman, Kevin Lucia, Eliza Bangit and Karen Pollitz, Journal of Insurance Regulation, Fall 2005.
Association Health Plans: Loss of State Oversight Means Regulatory Vacuum and More Fraud, Mila Kofman, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, July 2005.
HSAs: A Great Tax Shelter for Wealthy, Healthy People but Little Help to the Uninsured, Underinsured, and People with Medical Needs, Mila Kofman, Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association, July 2005 (invited op-ed article).
Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future: Is it Time to Reevaluate Regulation of Self-insured Multiple Employer Arrangements? Mila Kofman and Jennifer Libster, Journal of Insurance Regulation, Spring 2005. Not available online.
Discount Medical Cards: Leading the Way to Inexpensive Care or Potential Fraud? Mila Kofman, Managed Care Interface, April 2005 (invited guest article). Not available online.
Health Insurance and Diabetes: The Lack of Available, Affordable, and Adequate Coverage, Karen Pollitz, Eliza Bangit, Kevin Lucia, Mila Kofman, Kelly Montgomery and Holly Whelan, Clinical Diabetes, April 2005.
Discount Medical Cards: Market Innovation or Illusion? Mila Kofman, Eliza Bangit and Jennifer Libster, Commonwealth Fund March 2005.
Falling Through the Cracks: Stories of How Health Insurance Can Fail People With Diabetes, Karen Pollitz, Eliza Bangit, Kevin Lucia, Mila Kofman, Kelly Montgomery and Holly Whelan, American Diabetes Association, February 2005.
Multiple Employer Arrangements: Another Piece of a Puzzle, Analysis of M-1 Filings, Mila Kofman, Eliza Bangit and Kevin Lucia, Journal of Insurance Regulation, Fall 2004.
Issue Brief: HSAs: Issues and Implementation Decisions for States, Mila Kofman, State Coverage Initiatives, September 2004.
Federal Association Health Plans: Will This Proposal Remedy the Health Insurance Crisis? Mila Kofman and Karl Polzer, Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, August 2004.
New York: A Case Study on Private Market Reforms, History, Impact on Public Programs and Other Issues, Mila Kofman and Jennifer Libster, a report to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Spring 2004. Not available online.
MEWAs: The Threat of Plan Insolvency and Other Challenges, Mila Kofman, Eliza Bangit and Kevin Lucia, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2004.
Issue Brief: Consumer Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance: Predictability of Premiums, Mila Kofman and Lee Thompson, Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project, March 2004.
Opinions Commentary, Disassociate from this plan, Mila Kofman and Karl Polzer, Modern Healthcare, February 2004 (invited guest column).
Insurance Markets: What Would Association Health Plans Mean for California , Mila Kofman and Karl Polzer, California HealthCare Foundation, January 2004.
Issue Brief: Health Insurance Scams: How Government Is Responding and What Further Steps Are Necessary, Mila Kofman, Kevin Lucia and Eliza Bangit, The Commonwealth Fund, August 2003.
Proliferation of Phony Health Insurance: States and the Federal Government Respond, Mila Kofman, Kevin Lucia and Eliza Bangit, Bureau of National Affairs, August 2003. Not available online.
Insurance Markets: Group Purchasing Arrangements: Implications of MEWAs , Mila Kofman, Eliza Bangit and Kevin Lucia, California HealthCare Foundation, July 2003.
Fact Sheet: Private Long-Term Care Insurance, Mila Kofman, Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project, May 2003.
Issue Brief: Group Purchasing Arrangements: Issues for States, Mila Kofman, State Coverage Initiatives, April 2003.
Health Insurance Scams Promoted Through Associations: A Primer, Mila Kofman, The Insurance Receiver, September 2002.
Assessing State External Review Programs And The Effects of Pending Federal Patient’s Rights Legislation, Karen Pollitz, Jeff Crowley, Kevin Lucia and Eliza Bangit, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation March 2002.
A Consumer’s Guide to Getting And Keeping Health Insurance In (Multiple States), Karen Pollitz, Jennifer Libester, Eliza Bangit, Kevin Lucia and Mila Kofman, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP, The Commonwealth Fund, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and New York Community Trust, 2001-Present. Multiple reports.