A growing body of evidence suggests private equity investments in health care have raised provider p...
Federal regulations require hospitals and insurers to publish negotiated prices. States are also pla...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently released a final rule setting standards for ...
Last month the Biden administration finalized rules establishing new standards and disclosure requir...
Last month, the Biden administration proposed changes to Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace polic...
APTC,
CHIR,
direct enrollment,
essential health benefits,
Health Affairs,
marketplaces,
network adequacy,
notice of benefit and payment parameters,
special enrollment,
standardized benefit design,
state-based marketplace
It's open enrollment season for many employer health plans, and the rising cost of care may increase...
Consumers are facing higher out-of-pocket costs when they receive outpatient care due to hospital ...
As hospitals expand and take over outpatient care settings, consumers are facing additional charges ...
Under the No Surprises Act, consumers are held harmless beyond in-network cost sharing when they rec...
For the September Research Round Up, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe dives into studies on trends in employer he...
Spring has arrived, and the research is blooming! This March, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe was buzzing around...
ACA,
affordable care act,
air ambulance,
balance billing,
center on budget and policy priorities,
certified application counselors,
CHIR,
consumer assistance,
consumers,
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GAO,
government accountability office,
Health Affairs,
health insurance,
health insurance marketplace,
healthcare.gov,
Implementing the Affordable Care Act,
kaiser family foundation,
navigators,
premium tax credits,
short term limited duration,
short-term limited duration insurance,
short-term policy,
state-based marketplace,
surprise billing
For February's Research Round Up, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe focuses on five studies on health care spendin...
For the January Research Round Up, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe goes over new research that examines the root...
affordability,
affordable care act,
cost sharing reductions,
disparities,
Health Affairs,
health care costs,
Implementing the Affordable Care Act,
kaiser family foundation,
short term limited duration,
uninsured,
uninsured rate,
urban institute
Many people make New Year’s resolutions, with popular ones being to get healthy and save money. In...
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Brookings Institution,
Commonwealth Fund,
employer coverage,
employer sponsored insurance,
financial assistance,
financial equity,
financial sustainability,
Health Affairs,
health reimbursement account,
HRA,
Implementing the Affordable Care Act,
out-of-pocket costs,
rising costs
In the past month, new research highlights the regressive effects of high health plan cost sharing. ...
cost-sharing,
deductible,
disparities,
financial equity,
Health Affairs,
health care costs,
high-deductible plans,
Implementing the Affordable Care Act,
income inequality,
kaiser family foundation,
Medicaid expansion,
medical debt,
Medicare Advantage,
out-of-pocket costs,
urban institute
The United States has a higher maternal mortality rate than any other developed country, but federal...
Limited networks have become increasingly common on ACA marketplaces, comprising almost half of all ...
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CHIR,
Commonwealth Fund,
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Health Affairs,
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Implementing the Affordable Care Act,
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