State Public Option Plans Are Making Progress on Reducing Consumer Costs
States remain motivated to adopt reforms that improve affordability and expand access to coverage fo...
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Colorado Option: Increasing Transparency and Driving Down Costs Through Enhanced Rate Review
The "Colorado Option" - a unique state effort improve health insurance affordability - is underway. ...
April Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
For our monthly research roundup, we reviewed studies on a public option proposal for California, ho...
States Move Forward with Public Option Programs, but Differ in How They Select Insurance Carriers
Washington, Colorado, and Nevada are partnering with private health insurance carriers to offer new ...
A Progress Report on Washington’s Public Option Plans
Washington State’s "public option" program is now in its third year. After initial cost and access...
Congressional Proposals for a Federal Public Health Insurance Option
Democrats in Congress have put forward several proposals to create a public health insurance option ...
Nevada Actuarial Study Projects Significant Savings from Public Option Plans
Last week, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services released the results of an actuarial s...
What the Data Say About Offering Public Option Plans to Workers with Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Employer-sponsored insurance is the largest source of health coverage in the U.S., but the employer ...
HHS Approves Nation’s First Section 1332 Waiver for a Public Option–Style Health Care Plan in Colorado
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently approved a new Section 1332 waiver a...
Colorado Announces Premium Rate Reduction Targets for Public Option Plans
Colorado is moving quickly to set the rules for state public option-style plans, ahead of their laun...
CHIR Launches New Resource Center for Policymakers on Public Option Proposals
With the generous support of Arnold Ventures, CHIR experts have launched a new resource center and n...
Update on State Public Option-Style Laws: Getting to More Affordable Coverage
While federal health coverage reforms remain stalled in Congress, several states are pushing forward...
Oregon’s Public Option Implementation Report Emphasizes Cost Containment, Health Equity
The Oregon Health Authority recently released its Public Option Implementation Report, stemming from...
Encouraging Signs for the Public Option in Washington State: Improved Availability and Affordability of Plans in 2022
This open enrollment, Washington State residents can once again purchase first-in-the-nation public ...
Public Input on How to Design a Federal Public Option
Congressional leaders requested input from the public on how to design a federal public health insur...
A Fixer Upper: Washington State Enacts Legislation to Boost its Public Option
Washington State enacted a first-of-its-kind public option, with the state-procured plans available ...
Third Time’s Not the Charm: Connecticut’s Public Option Bill Fails Once Again
Connecticut’s efforts to pass a public option bill for the third year in a row came to an early en...
Heavily Modified, Colorado Public Option Appears to have Neutralized Industry Opposition
Colorado's legislature is debating a proposal to curb health insurance premiums that some are callin...
A Permanent Boost to Federal Premium Assistance Could Change State Approaches to ACA 1332 Waivers
The American Rescue Plan temporarily increases the availability and generosity of federal premium as...
Nevada Jumps Aboard the Public Option Train: Legislative Proposal Aims to Lower Health Care Costs, Expand Coverage Choices
Nevada is the latest state to consider sponsoring a public option plan to compete with private insur...
March Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
The CHIR team is excited to transition into spring, as with the warmer weather has come some great n...
States Work to Make Individual Market Health Coverage More Affordable, But Long-Term Solutions Call for Federal Leadership
The individual health insurance markets of most states are stable but face ongoing challenges. In a ...
October Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
For the October Research Round Up, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe dives into studies on the potential effects o...
States Leaning In: Colorado
This year several states have taken an increasingly active role in expanding health insurance covera...
June Research Round Up: What We’re Reading
This June, CHIR's Olivia Hoppe caught up on policy studies and proposals on surprise medical bills,...
States Leaning In: Washington Doubles Down on Efforts to Shore up Market, Protect Consumers
In the wake of federal actions to roll back the Affordable Care Act's reforms, states have assumed a...
Stabilizing the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces: Lessons from Medicare
In the late 1990s, Medicare officials faced decisions by insurers to cancel nearly half of their Med...