December Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
Happy New Year! The holiday season may be over, but health policy researchers continue to bestow gif...
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New Georgetown Report Reviews State Efforts to Enforce Mental Health Parity
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) aims to remove insurance-related obstacle...
2020 – It’s a Wrap. CHIR Takes Stock of a Tumultuous, but Busy Year
We at Georgetown CHIR look back at this tumultuous, tragic, and eventful year and are thankful we ha...
Effects of Medicaid Health Plan Dominance on the Health Insurance Marketplaces
Medicaid insurers dominate many of the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces. Some healt...
New Georgetown Report: Assessing the Effectiveness of State-Based Reinsurance
As state legislatures across the country prepare to convene in 2019, improving access to affordable ...
Insurers, State Regulators Avoid Bare Counties in 2018, but Seek Long-Term Solutions
As we near the end of the second week of a so-far successful Open Enrollment, uncertainty over the f...
State Options Blog Series: Streamlined, Direct Marketplace Enrollment Has Risks, Benefits, but Much Depends on State Oversight
In the fourth of a multi-part blog series on state options in the wake of federal actions to roll ba...
Got Questions on Private Health Insurance? Get the New and Improved Navigator Resource Guide
Marketplace enrollment is upon us. November 1 marks the start to the fifth open enrollment season. T...
State Options Blog Series: Federal Regulators May Weaken ACA Essential Health Benefits Requirements, Creating Need for States to Protect Consumers
In the third of a multi-part blog series on state options in the wake of federal actions to roll bac...
State Options Blog Series: Federal Regulators Relax ACA Health Plan Oversight, Creating Opportunities and Challenges for States
In the second of a multi-part blog series on state options in the wake of federal actions to roll ba...
Recent and Potential Regulatory Actions to Roll Back the ACA: State Options Blog Series
While members of Congress debate possible bipartisan actions on the ACA, the future sustainability o...
New Georgetown Report: Understanding the Consumer Enrollment Experience in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces
A new report released by Georgetown CHIR researchers used call center data from the Assister Help Re...
Obama Administration Delays Implementation of Star Ratings, Transparency Requirements for Marketplace Health Plans
On April 29, the Obama Administration signaled a phased-in approach to implementing the quality rati...
New Florida Law Protects Residents from Surprise Medical Bills
Florida is the latest state to enact legislation protecting its residents for unexpected medical bil...
Telemedicine: Another Tool in the Toolkit to Meet Network Adequacy Standards?
Health plans have been increasingly narrowing their provider networks, raising concerns about gaps i...
Updated Navigator Resource Guide
CHIR is pleased to release an updated online Navigator Guide on Private Health Insurance and Health ...
Medicare Part D After Ten Years: Lessons for the Affordable Care Act
The year 2015 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, known...
New Georgetown Report Calls for Harnessing of ‘Big Data’ for Better Health Plan Oversight and Consumer Protection
Last week the Obama Administration took a small step forward to implement Affordable Care Act transp...
Health Plan Narrow Networks: Highlighting Transparency Deficiencies for Consumers
A recent conference hosted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on health system transparency allow...
Our Heartfelt Thanks to Affordable Care Act Navigators and Assisters – and a New Resource
We've wrapped up the Affordable Care Act's second open enrollment season and sign-ups exceeded expec...
Understanding Federal Guidance on Reference Pricing: A New Primer from Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms
Some employer health plans have begun to respond to dramatic differences in the cost of medical proc...
New Content for the Navigator Resource Guide: Get Ready for Renewals
Last month CHIR released its Navigator Resource Guide, with background and close to 300 frequently a...
New Report on States’ Oversight of Health Plan Network Adequacy
The consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released ...
New Online Resource Provides Answers to Common Health Insurance and Marketplace Questions
This week, CHIR is releasing an online version of the Navigator Resource Guide, with close to 300 se...
Georgetown Navigator Technical Assistance Project: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Future Enrollment
Georgetown University experts from the Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Center for Childre...
Understanding Special Enrollment Periods, Part 1: A Look at Some Who Will be Out of Luck
Navigators have been fielding a range of questions. One that comes up repeatedly is whether an indiv...
Shifting into Post-Enrollment Issues: Fielding New Questions from Consumers
As we approach the end of open enrollment into new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act, m...
Changing Health Plans, Changing Provider Networks: What They Mean for Consumers and How States Can Help
Did the President tell the truth when he told the American people: "If you like your doctor, you can...
New Resource for Assisters Covers Private Insurance and Marketplace Plans
Almost two months into open enrollment, Navigators and other consumer assisters must field a multitu...
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...
Welcoming New Arrivals to CHIR
We at CHIR are excited to announce the arrival of two new colleagues who will be helping us navigate...
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...
ACA Reforms Free Up Entrepreneurs to Focus on Their Business
Entrepreneurs with dreams of venturing out to start their own business must now navigate a "wild we...
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...
As Self-Funding Remains Hot Topic in Press, States Begin to Take Action
Whether or not small employers will begin self-funding in greater numbers as the Affordable Care Act...
The ACA: Improving Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Before the ACA, many people were hesitant to launch their own business because they feared losing th...
In the Midst of “Rate Shock” Fears, Insurers Request Lower Rates in Oregon
An interesting thing happened in Oregon last week after the Division of Insurance publicly posted in...
Consumer Assistance and Health Reform: Bridging the Gap
With open enrollment for the new health insurance marketplaces just around the corner, attention is ...
Using Rate Review to Address Affordability of Coverage: Efforts in the States
A handful of states are taking innovative approaches to the regulation of health insurance premium r...
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...
State of the States: Minnesota, New Mexico, and Virginia
On August 9, 2012, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released three new reports prepared by the Urb...
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...
The Impact of Laws to Allow Cross-State Sales of Health Insurance: Few Benefits, Potential Risks for Consumers
Although proposals to allow the sale of health insurance across state lines are believed to help con...