January Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
Welcome to another year of health policy research. In the first month of 2023, CHIR reviewed studies...
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Navigator Guide FAQs of the Week: Who is Eligible for Financial Assistance on the Marketplace?
As part of CHIR’s weekly series highlighting FAQs from our updated Navigator Resource Guide, we hi...
Navigator Guide FAQs Of The Week: Who is Eligible for Financial Assistance?
President Biden has recently signed an executive order to re-open the federal marketplace for a COVI...
Partial Vindication for Insurers in Cost-sharing Reduction Litigation: Implications for State Insurance Regulation
Health insurers won a partial victory against the government in federal court last week, when the Co...
This Thanksgiving, We’re Thankful for the Affordable Care Act’s Protections
It’s that time of year again. Our team at CHIR is heading far and wide for Thanksgiving, and as we...
May Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
This May, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe reviewed new studies on the effects of silver loading in the Affordabl...
Stakeholders React to HHS’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020. Part 2: State Insurance Departments and Marketplaces
On April 18, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized changes to the Affordable C...
What, if Anything, Do the Latest Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) Court Rulings Mean for 2020 Premiums?
The federal government could be on the hook for billions of dollars in reimbursement to insurance co...
January Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
For the January Research Round Up, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe goes over new research that examines the root...
Translating Coverage into Care: Answers to Common Post-Enrollment Questions
Open Enrollment has ended in the majority of states, and almost 8.5 million people signed up for cov...
June Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
State officials, insurers, and consumer advocates and assisters are gearing up for a hectic 2019 enr...
The Urban Institute’s New Proposal to Get Us Closer to Universal Coverage
In preparation for the day when a progressive vision for health reform may have more supporters in t...
March Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
In CHIRblog’s March installment of What We’re Reading, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe dives into new resea...
New Georgetown – Urban Institute Report Finds Health Plans Bracing for More Federal Uncertainty Over Affordable Care Act
Researchers from Georgetown CHIR and the Urban Institute have released a new report documenting the ...
States Face Key Decisions if Alexander-Murray Proposal Is Included in Year-End Budget Bill
The Alexander-Murray bill to fund the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing subsidies could be included...
States Step Up to Protect Consumers in Wake of Cuts to ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
In the wake of President Trump's decision to cut off payments for a key ACA subsidy for low-income e...
It’s Not Time to Give Away Consumer Protections for Cost-Sharing Reduction Reimbursements
In the wake of a White House decision to end reimbursements to insurers for cost-sharing reduction (...
Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
The Trump administration's indecision over whether to reimburse insurance companies for Affordable C...
Lots of Questions but Few Answers: NAIC’s 2017 Summer Meeting
State insurance regulators met for the NAIC's annual summer meeting in Philadelphia last week amidst...
Relaxing the ACA’s Regulations: Stakeholders Respond to HHS’ Request for Information: Part 1—Insurers
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services asked this spring for public comments on potential ch...
Signs of Marketplace Stability May Be Undercut by Federal Policy Uncertainty
Recently, analysts have found evidence of marketplace stability after a number of insurers scaled ba...
We Read Actuarial Memoranda so You Don’t Have to: Trends from Early Health Plan Rate Filings
A handful of states have received insurers' 2018 premium rate requests for the Affordable Care Act m...
Running Down the Clock: Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes
Insurers are required to submit their health plans and premium rates for regulatory review in the fa...
At NAIC Spring National Meeting, the Future of the Affordable Care Act Was Front and Center
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners wrapped up its Spring National meeting, and the ...
Loss of Cost-Sharing Reductions in the ACA Marketplace: Impact on Consumers and Insurer Participation
In an updated article published on The Commonwealth Fund's To the Point site, CHIR experts JoAnn Vol...
Loss of Cost-Sharing Reductions in the ACA Marketplace: Impact on Consumers and Insurer Participation
As Congress discusses ACA repeal, there is another, potentially more immediate threat to ACA marketp...
A Look at Proposals for Improving Health Coverage Affordability
Welcome to 2016. With first votes being cast in the 2016 election cycle less than two weeks away and...
Consumer Assistance and Tools Needed to Ensure that All Eligible Marketplace Enrollees Get Cost-Sharing Reductions
A recent study has found that as many as 2.2 million people are missing out on Affordable Care Act c...
Grace Periods for Failing to Pay Insurance Premiums: What Consumers Need to Know
On July 16 the Obama Administration published guidance for insurers in the federally facilitated mar...
Help for Consumers Who Faced Marketplace Glitches
The Obama administration recently announced that the health insurance Marketplaces can offer consume...