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How King v. Burwell Could Affect Health Insurance Under Obamacare

Learn what King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court case that threatens the provision of health care subsidies (premium tax credits), is all about. The Court will announce its decision in mid- to late-June...

Pre-existing Health Conditions and the Affordable Care Act: Who Benefits

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, individuals and families can sign up for health insurance that is affordable, comprehensive, and that offers peace of mind. The Affordable Care Act provides strong p...

Rate Review: How to Challenge Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Increases

PDATE (August 3, 2015): Obama Administration Urges States to Cut Health Insurers' Requests for Big Rate Increases, The New York Times. When health insurance companies want to raise premium rates, ...

Health Insurance Marketplaces: Who is enrolling

The first half of the open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces ended in December 2013. This graphic highlights basic data on consumer enrollment in state-based and federally facili...

Health Insurance Marketplaces: Who is enrolling

1115 Waiver Transparency Requirements and Developing a Waiver Advocacy Strategy

Section 1115 of the Social Security Act allows the Secretary of Health and Human services to waive certain Medicaid requirements to give states the flexibility to test new benefit designs and new app...

An Advocate’s Guide to Analyzing Insurers’ Financial Health

When health insurance companies want to raise premium rates, states use a process called "rate review" to decide whether proposed increases are justified. By participating in rate review, consumer adv...

Health Insurance Down Payments: The Maryland Plan

Update 2/26/2018: New data from Urban Institute show why Maryland needs the Protect Maryland Health Care Act. Update 2/20/2018: The Maryland General Assembly holds hearings this week on the bill...

Evaluating the Consumer Window-Shopping Experience in Health Insurance Marketplace Websites: A Comparative Analysis

Today’s consumers have four goals in mind when they visit marketplace websites to shop for health insurance: to easily understand and compare health plan options, find out if they are eligible for f...

King v. Burwell Fallout: 6.4 Million at Risk of Losing Health Insurance

The Supreme Court ruling later this month in King v. Burwell could threaten the health coverage of millions of people. Our series of state-specific infographics shows that in each congressional dist...