Opponents of Fixing the Family Glitch Reveal their Fundamental Misunderstanding
The “family glitch,” a loophole in federal rules, bars millions of people from subsidized covera...
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February 2018 Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
In CHIRblog’s February installment of What We’re Reading, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe digs into new rese...
Busting the “Falling under its Own Weight” Myth: New Analysis Shows Better Outlook for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces
It’s a new year, and with it comes new hope for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) exchanges. Wall ...
New Health Affairs Policy Brief Examines the Regulation of Health Plan Provider Networks
Limited networks have become increasingly common on ACA marketplaces, comprising almost half of all ...
After a Slow Start, Federal Small Business Health Insurance Marketplace Offers New and Improved Functions
With intense focus on enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, enrollment through the Sma...
Enrolled in Coverage That Just Got Harder to Use: Consumer Options When the Network Changes Mid-Year
Now that open enrollment is over, consumers are starting to raise questions about their coverage. On...
Enrollment is Going Up and Costs are Going Down: Some Recent Good News for the Health Insurance Exchanges
The Thanksgiving weekend brought news for health care consumers to be thankful for. Healthcare.gov s...
House Ways and Means Congressional Hearing on ACA’s Website Woes Tackles Broader Policy Questions
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means held an oversight hearing during which...
Health Affairs Podcast Discusses Early Enrollment Experience in the Health Insurance Marketplaces
The latest Health Affairs podcast discusses the significance of the early enrollment experience, fea...
Health Insurance Exchanges Fulfill Both Liberal and Conservative Goals
Amid the controversial launch of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, it is not ...
Delay the Individual Mandate? Why That’s a Bad Idea.
The Urban Institute has published a helpful analysis of proposals to delay the Affordable Care Act's...
Message to Anti-ACA Bullies: Go Pick on Someone Your Own Size
Affordable Care Act opponents are using intimidation tactics to inhibit navigators from helping cons...
Only the Beginning — What’s Next at the Health Insurance Exchanges?
It's only 19 days to the launch of the new health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act....
Navigators Should Not Let Politics Thwart Their Important Work
In yet another attempt in a very long line of efforts to delay or derail the health care law, member...
A Story of Promise and Peril: OIG’s Review of the new CO-OPs
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General recently examined the progr...
Federal Agencies Answer Another Round of Questions on ACA Implementation
Yesterday three federal agencies released a set of Frequently Asked Questions about ACA implementati...
Health Reform at Work: Lower Rates in New York State
Next year's premiums for individual market plans will be way down in New York thanks to the Affordab...
Final Regulations on Navigators, In-Person Assisters and Certified Application Counselors
It was another hot summer Friday for regulations with the release of the final rule on navigator and...
HHS Launches Outreach to Educate Public about Exchange Coverage; Unveils Name and Website for the Federal Exchange
With just under nine months to go until the open enrollment season begins on October 1, 2013, polls ...
Deeds Not Words: Senate Finance Committee Explores Health Insurance Exchange Progress
On Thursday the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine implementation of the Afford...
The “How To” Guide to the Federally Facilitated Exchange
Last week CMS released a set of instructions to insurance companies seeking to sell plans in the fed...
The Goldilocks Plan: Getting Benefit Design “Just Right” for Insurance Exchanges
Sabrina Corlette and Christine Monahan have co-authored an article in today's Health Affairs, "...
Health Insurance Reform under the Fiscal Cliff Agreement – Mostly Left Untouched
The health insurance provisions of the Affordable Care Act were largely off the table in the recent ...
An Unfortunate Decision on Student Health Plan Coverage
The Administration says it wants young and healthy people to enroll in the new health insurance exch...
100 Days to “Launch”: What a Formerly Controversial Health Program Can Teach Us
On Sunday, June 23, there will be 100 days before the launch of the new insurance exchanges under th...
Evolving Dynamics of Health Insurance Exchange Implementation
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the roles of states and the federal government in es...
Navigator and Assister Training is Not a One-Shot Deal
The state-based and federally facilitated marketplaces have been busy recruiting and selecting navig...
Oh Where, Oh Where Are The Multi-State Plans?
More than two months after the deadline for health insurance issuers to submit applications for the ...
Race to October: Health Insurance Marketplace Readiness
On May 7th, the National Institute for Healthcare Management Foundation hosted a webinar on state ma...
Helping Consumers Understand their New Health Insurance Options: CCIIO Releases Model Renewal Notice
This week CCIIO released new guidance and model language for insurers to use in communicating with c...
News from the Feds: Latest Round of FAQs on ACA Implementation
In the last few days the federal government has released new guidance for insurance companies relati...
Consumer Assistance and Health Reform: Bridging the Gap
With open enrollment for the new health insurance marketplaces just around the corner, attention is ...
Spring NAIC Meeting: Insurance Commissioners Take Houston
This past week marked the first of three national conferences for the National Association of Insura...
Vermont’s Rate Fillings: What Do They Mean for Consumers?
On Monday, Vermont became the first state to release preliminary rate filings for plans to be sold i...
Diving Deep on Two New Rate Studies
With the Affordable Care Act’s most significant reforms going into effect in 2014, attention has i...
Missing the Point: Department of Labor’s Annual Report on Self-Insurance
On April 1, the Department of Labor released its annual report to Congress on Self-Insured Group Hea...
NAIC Tackles Consumers’ ACA Questions: Subgroup Prepares Educational Materials for State Departments of Insurance
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is developing a set of materials to help educate...
Building the New Insurance Marketplaces: Future of One State-Based Exchange Threatened
Planners in the District of Columbia have unanimously approved a proposal to ensure the long-term vi...
Putting the “Quality” in “Quality, Affordable Health Care”
As exchange watchers count down to the December 14th deadline for states to officially choose a stat...
We Attend SERFF Meetings…So You Don’t Have To!
As the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting kicks off in Washington DC this week,...
Action on Multi-State Plans, But Still No Specifics
Last week the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released its draft application for Multi-Sta...
State of the States: Choosing an Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan
To help make coverage more comprehensive, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurers to cover a...
Waiting for 2014: One Family's Story
Thanks to the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CHIRblog will feature profiles of every...
The Top Three Questions on Multi-State Plans
With the deadline looming for comments on the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) recent pro...
Everything You Need to Know from This Week’s National NAIC Meeting
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its annual summer meeting in Atlanta...
CCIIO Releases New Exchange Blueprint
States have consistently asked for more guidance from the federal government on health insurance exc...
CHIR Faculty Member Mila Kofman Takes Helm of D.C. Insurance Exchange
Our friend and CHIR colleague, Mila Kofman, has been named the Executive Director of the health insu...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Debates ACA Implementation
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on December 13 to discuss ...
State of the States: Trends from 10 Key States
Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released four new cross-cutting reports prepared by the Ur...
Get Ready for the Rulemaking!
The election results mean full steam ahead with implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The ultim...
Leadership and Staffing Changes at CCIIO
As HHS races against some incredibly tight deadlines between now and January 1, 2014, we've no...
CHIR Proud to Welcome New Faculty Member, Sarah Dash
CHIR - and CHIRblog - are excited to welcome a new member to our team! Allow Kevin Lucia to introduc...
State of the States: California and Colorado Identify EHB Benchmark Plans
Last week, California became the second state in the nation to pass legislation adopting its essenti...
More Detail on Multi-State Plans from Proposed Rules
The Office of Personnel Management has released new information about the Multi-State Plan Program, ...