CHIR Welcomes New Staff | CHIRblog
We are delighted to welcome Sloane Daly as a Research Assistant.| CHIRblog
In August, 16 U.S. Senators asked CHIR to review health insurers’ filings to state regulators supporting their 2026 rate requests. Drawing on an analysis of 178 Marketplace plan filings, CHIR examines the double-digit premium increases many insurers are proposing for 2026.| CHIRblog
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
On August 22, a federal court blocked major provisions of a regulation affecting the Affordable Care Act's health insurance Marketplaces. In a new post for the State Health & Value Strategies program, CHIR's Sabrina Corlette and the Urban Institute's Jason Levitis review the court's ruling and its implications for states.| CHIRblog
We are delighted to welcome Sloane Daly as a Research Assistant.| 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
As state policymakers grapple with rising commercial health care prices, they showed a growing interest during 2025 legislative sessions in leveraging ownership transparency as a tool to understand health care markets, strengthen oversight efforts, and inform consumers. Stacey Pogue discusses what s| CHIRblog
New federal rules attempt to curtail insurance coverage of treatment for gender dysphoria. In her latest expert perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies project, Sabrina Corlette shares key considerations for the state officials charged with implementing the new restrictions.| CHIRblog
The recently enacted federal budget law is set to significantly roll back health insurance coverage for millions. CHIR experts Billy Dering, Amy Killelea and Christine Monahan discuss what this means for people with insulin-requiring diabetes.| CHIRblog
The 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters gave states the flexibility to require adult dental coverage beginning in plan year 2027. CHIR experts discuss Kentucky's decision to not add adult dental services as an essential health benefit and what recent federal law changes may mean for states considering coverage changes.| CHIRblog
President Trump recently signed into law some of the most dramatic changes to our healthcare system since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010. CHIR’s Leila Sullivan provides a roundup of recent research projecting what the new law means for coverage, affordability, and uncompensated care.| 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
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
Like other employer health plans across the commercial insurance market, state employee health plans (SEHPs) regularly face significant increases in health care costs. A new piece by CHIR faculty for Health Affairs explores how SEHPs’ use of provider-based reference pricing to constrain cost growth| CHIRblog
Right before an early executive order signaling the Trump Administration's interest in reducing access to health coverage, House Budget Committee leadership shared a wish-list of spending cuts that will severely damage health insurance affordability for marketplace enrollees. CHIR's Karen Davenport| 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
