Posts tagged with: affordable care act

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December Research Roundup: What We’re Reading

Happy New Year! The holiday season may be over, but health policy researchers continue to bestow gif...
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Stakeholder Perspectives on CMS’s 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters. Part 2: State Insurance Departments and Marketplaces

In one of the Trump administration's last acts, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final...
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Idaho Misses Opportunities to Help Consumers Get Affordable, Comprehensive Health Coverage During COVID-19 Pandemic

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, states have taken charge of responding to the public health emerg...
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March Research Round Up: What We’re Reading

Spring has arrived, and the research is blooming! This March, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe was buzzing around...
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Stakeholders React to the Administration’s Proposed Rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangements. Part 4: Consumer, Patient, and Union Organizations

In October, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule...
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The Marketing of Short-Term Health Plans: Industry Practices Create Consumer Confusion

A 2018 federal rule changing the definition of short-term limited-duration insurance (STLDI) has cre...
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December Research Round Up: What We’re Reading

Many people make New Year’s resolutions, with popular ones being to get healthy and save money. In...
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Virginia’s Enrollment Season Perfect Storm

Across the country, states are yet again dealing with policy changes just before the fall open enrol...
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I’m A Certified Application Counselor. This Year’s Open Enrollment Will Be the Most Challenging Yet

Enrolling in marketplace health insurance is already a tall order for many consumers because of the ...
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State Options Blog Series: Federal Regulators Relax ACA Health Plan Oversight, Creating Opportunities and Challenges for States

In the second of a multi-part blog series on state options in the wake of federal actions to roll ba...
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Relaxing the ACA’s Regulations: Stakeholders Respond to HHS’ Request for Information, Part 2 – State Departments of Insurance

In Part 2 of this three-part series, we look at how state departments of insurance responded to the ...
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Mother’s Day Menu from Congress and the American Health Care Act

This Mother’s Day, Congress is giving mothers a new health coverage menu with options for states a...
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Proposed Pre-Verification Process for Special Enrollment Periods: Policy Goals, Potential Impact, and the need for State Flexibility

In the wake of failed congressional attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, we turn ...
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The Affordable Care Act’s Requirements for Quality Improvement in the Health Insurance Marketplaces: What Recent Federal Action Tells Us

The Affordable Care Act sets out several requirements for the health insurance marketplaces to encou...
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READ THE FINE PRINT: A New Provision in BCBS of Mississippi Plan Could Mean Huge Unexpected Costs for Plan Enrollees

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi has included a new provision in its plan description that coul...
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Cancellation of Policies in the Individual Market: Apology Accepted, Mr. President – No Further Action Required

Last Thursday, the President apologized to those individuals currently covered under an individual p...
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Under Pressure: An Update on Restrictive State Insurance Marketplace Consumer Assistance Laws

Seventeen states have enacted rules for health insurance marketplace navigators that could hinder th...
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New Report on ACA Implications for State Network Adequacy Standards

The Affordable Care Act promises consumers a more comprehensive set of health insurance benefits, bu...
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New Report Examines Early Indications of Insurer Participation and Competition in Health Insurance Exchanges

One of the key goals of the Affordable Care Act is to make health insurance coverage more affordable...
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New Report: States Going Above and Beyond to Create Sustainable Exchanges and Deliver Choice and Value to Consumers

In a new report for The Commonwealth Fund, Sarah Dash, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith, and Christine Monah...
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Will New Laws in States with Federally Run Health Insurance Marketplaces Hinder Outreach?

Although the federal government will play a primary role in administering the navigator program in t...
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Get Ready for the Rulemaking!

The election results mean full steam ahead with implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The ultim...
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