Marketplace enrollees are facing threats to their health coverage and healthcare affordability as a result of the recently enacted budget reconciliation bill. CHIR expert Karen Davenport discusses the impending expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which would drastically compound the coverage losses of H.R. 1 for American consumers.| CHIRblog
The first of numerous federal policies that reverse recent coverage gains under the the Affordable Care Act are scheduled to go into effect on August 25, but two lawsuits have been filed to block them. CHIR's Sabrina Corlette reviews the imminent policy changes, their impact, and the legal challenges to watch.| CHIRblog
In May, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury announced several actions to enhance health care price transparency. In her latest piece for Health Affairs Forefront, Stacey Pogue discusses how these actions mark the start of a process to make hospital and health plan p| CHIRblog
President Trump's signature on H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill, will lead to upwards of 17 million people losing their health insurance and millions more with higher barriers to accessing care. At CHIR, we'll be working to minimize the law's harms, document its effects, and partner with those| CHIRblog
Federal reforms force North Carolina to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs, and eligibility under mounting pressure.| North Carolina Health News
In May, we welcomed spring blooms and warm weather, while staying engaged with the latest health policy research. This month we read about potential effects of the reconciliation bill on provider revenue and uncompensated care, Rhode Island’s affordability standards and their effects on hospital pri| CHIRblog
The proposed Marketplace Integrity rule and House-passed budget bill purportedly aim to curb ACA fraud but overlook basic steps to address broker misconduct. CHIR experts explain how these policies increase barriers for eligible enrollees without improving oversight of unethical brokers or implement| CHIRblog
Twelve of the states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA have trigger laws that would quickly end or potentially scale back Medicaid expansion if the share of federal funding for Medicaid expansion drops.| healthinsurance.org
State House, Senate pass legislation that would regulate pharmacy benefit managers, which manage prescription drug benefits for insurance companies.| North Carolina Health News
Following a national trend, state lawmakers are looking to remove artificial dyes in favor of natural food coloring.| North Carolina Health News
While the health plan price transparency data available under current guidance and enforcement have proven challenging to access and use, a renewed focus under the Trump administration aims to improve Transparency in Coverage (TiC) data. In this blog, CHIR experts Stacey Pogue and Nadia Stovicek pre| CHIRblog
An obscure provision in the U.S. House reconciliation bill could have major consequences for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces. In a guest post for CHIRblog, the Urban Institute's Jason Levitis and Brookings' Visiting Fellow Christen Linke-Young dig into how this provision could radically change| CHIRblog
A proposed federal rule issued this week would, if finalized, bring wide-ranging changes for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplace, including a shorter open enrollment period in all states.| healthinsurance.org
When a new Commander in Chief takes office and their party also controls both chambers of Congress, how quickly can they make changes to health policy? Can policy changes happen on “Day One” of a new administration?| healthinsurance.org
Since the snow shows no sign of stopping, we might as well stay cozy inside and read up on the latest health policy research from January! This month we read about patient care after private equity acquisition of hospitals, and how to improve risk-adjustment accuracy in Medicare Advantage.| CHIRblog
The Biden administration has advanced several pro-competition reforms aimed at lowering health care costs and increasing consumer choice, an area of potential alignment with the incoming Trump administration. CHIR’s Kennah Watts discusses competition as a bipartisan policy and what the incoming Trum| CHIRblog
In response to widespread concerns about the impact of medical debt, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule in June 2024 aimed at limiting the influence of medical debt on credit reports and preventing certain debt collection practices. Despite recent changes by credit agenc| CHIRblog
Health insurers use of prior authorization appears to be on the rise. A recent report by CHIR researchers examines four states' prior authorization policies for the commercial market to identify potential reform strategies to ease provider burden and improve patient access without also increasing in| CHIRblog
Two national health insurers recently discussed their plans to invest in "ICHRAs," tax advantaged accounts that workers use to purchase individual market health insurance. CHIR's Hanan Rakine explores what a greater use of ICHRAs could mean for workers, and for the stability of insurance markets.| CHIRblog