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...
Posts tagged with: federally facilitated exchange
Affordable Care Act Navigators: Lack of Funding Leads to Consumer Confusion, Decreased Enrollment
May Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
I’m A Certified Application Counselor. This Year’s Open Enrollment Will Be the Most Challenging Yet
New Special Enrollment Roadblocks for Consumers: Hindering, not Helping Consumers Get Coverage
New “Halbig Provision” in Health Plan Agreements Poses Little Threat to Consumers
State Restrictions on Health Reform Assisters May Violate Federal Law
Federal Court Ruling Casts Doubt on State Power to Restrict Health Reform Navigators
Enrollment is Going Up and Costs are Going Down: Some Recent Good News for the Health Insurance Exchanges
Cancellation of Policies in the Individual Market: Apology Accepted, Mr. President – No Further Action Required
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Affordable Care Act Navigators: Lack of Funding Leads to Consumer Confusion, Decreased Enrollment
Last year, we talked with Navigators to learn about how they reached consumers despite major funding...
May Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
In this month’s research round up, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe looks into analyses of the success of recen...
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 ...
New Special Enrollment Roadblocks for Consumers: Hindering, not Helping Consumers Get Coverage
While Congressional leaders debate how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Trump admi...
New “Halbig Provision” in Health Plan Agreements Poses Little Threat to Consumers
Insurers that sell coverage through the ACA’s federally facilitated marketplaces must sign a priva...
State Restrictions on Health Reform Assisters May Violate Federal Law
Regulations issued last month by the Department of Health and Human Services show that laws in more ...
Federal Court Ruling Casts Doubt on State Power to Restrict Health Reform Navigators
In January, a federal court in Missouri became the first to rule on whether states have the legal au...
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...
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...
Helping Consumers Understand their Coverage Options, from Coast to Coast
A massive consumer outreach and education effort is underway to help consumers understand their new ...
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...
Essential Health Benefits Final Rule: No Major Departures
The Administration released its final regulation on the Affordable Care Act's requirement that ...
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...
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...
FAQs and RFCs, Oh My!
Last week HHS issued another round of Frequently Asked Questions, addressing the Basic Health Progra...
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...
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...
Arming Navigators for the Millions of Enrollees Headed Their Way
With the fast approach to open enrollment for the new health insurance marketplaces, there is growin...
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...
Florida’s Changes to Rate Review: Heading Backward?
Of the many consumer protection tools available to health insurance regulators, one of the most powe...
Navigator and Assister Training is Not a One-Shot Deal
The state-based and federally facilitated marketplaces have been busy recruiting and selecting navig...
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...
Get Ready for the Rulemaking!
The election results mean full steam ahead with implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The ultim...