After more than three years, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is set to expire on ...
The COVID-19 public health emergency expires this spring, bringing an end to pandemic-related fundin...
As we approach the end of the public health emergency, Medicaid will not be the only program affecte...
Along with the cherry blossoms, new health policy research was in full bloom this month. In addition...
Health insurers reported healthy earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks in large part to...
Private health plans are now required to cover at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. CHIR's Megan...
New federal rules require health insurers to cover and waive consumer cost-sharing for over-the-coun...
The Biden administration has announced a new policy to require health plans to pay for at-home COVID...
Insurers are still required to fully cover COVID-19 testing, but finding a free test is a lot more d...
In our newest monthly roundup of health policy research, CHIR intern Madison Berry reviews studies e...
COVID-19 survivors may experience new symptoms well after their initial infection. Health systems of...
For the latest monthly roundup of health policy research, CHIR's Rachel Swindle takes a look at stud...
Delta Airlines made headlines by announcing it would charge unvaccinated workers an additional $200 ...
In the second quarter of 2020 insurers made significant profits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Several states ask for – and publicly post – health insurers’ proposed 2022 premium rates in M...
By the end of May, employers must notify eligible employees and former employees about the COBRA sub...
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April is Minority Health Month, a good time to consider ways to reduce the wide disparities in healt...
Insurer's fourth quarter earnings showed a decline in profits after the surge in COVID-19 hospitaliz...
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Health insurers spent millions to defeat the ACA in 2010. Ten years later, major insurers are joinin...
President Biden has issued an Executive Order likely to expand the mandate for private insurers to c...
We at CHIR are excited to ring in the New Year with new health insurance research! In December we re...
Open Enrollment has ended in most states, and many consumers have signed up for a health insurance...
We at Georgetown CHIR look back at this tumultuous, tragic, and eventful year and are thankful we ha...
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As the year comes to a close, CHIR's Megan Houston reflects on the continued financial success of he...
Vaccinations against COVID-19 are on their way. For consumers in Affordable Care Act plans, immuniza...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many predicted that insurers would need to dramatically hike ...
The Supreme Court has required the federal government to reimburse health insurers for an estimated ...
States and the federal government are preparing for the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. But just as ...
A new investigative report shows that even the COVID-19 crisis has not stopped many hospital systems...
CHIRblog took a break for Labor Day, but in light of the holiday, we continue to think about problem...
States are being forced to decide how to target, administer, and finance asymptomatic COVID-19 testi...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted financial catastrophe across the country, the private healt...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented threats to health and safety, and exacerbates existing ...
This month, CHIR's Mari Tikoyan read studies on the role of the Affordable Care Act in addressing he...
To re-open safely, many employers will need to rely on regular testing for the virus that causes COV...
State legislative sessions are typically a flurry of health policy activity. In recent years, state ...
The Trump administration recently issued guidance to health insurers, determining that they are not ...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has placed enormous pressure on virtually all facets of U....
Many Americans are pinning their hopes on a vaccine to bring COVID-19 to heel. But, as George Washin...
Several states ask for – and publicly post – health insurers’ proposed 2021 premium rates in M...
Many states acted to expand access to health care services as part of the fight against COVID-19, ma...
This May, we explored studies assessing COVID-19’s effect on community health centers, data on rac...
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new challenges for Navigators. To learn more about their experi...
As the coronavirus pandemic and economic shutdown continue, the Affordable Care Act’s health insur...
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The $175 billion Provider Relief Fund prohibits participating providers from balance billing COVID-1...
During February’s State of the Union address, President Trump touted his administration’s effo...
This April, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe reviews studies focusing on the relationship between increased unemp...
In their latest post for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog, Jack Hoadley, Maanasa Kona, an...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed and urgent interest in using telehealth to enable remote a...
During the current public health and financial crises brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACA’s ...
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This month, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe reviews studies that examine the capacity for states to handle the C...
Congress has enacted legislation that includes provisions to lower financial barriers to COVID-19 te...
The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been the cause of confusion and anxiety for indiv...
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Many people may hesitate to seek coronavirus testing and treatment because they face significant ded...
The cost of medical care associated with the novel coronavirus can be a barrier for many people who ...
