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King v. Burwell Twitter Chat

WHAT The day after the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in King v. Burwell, experts from Families USA, the American Public Health Association, the National Women’s Law Center, and the Center...

Non-Group Health Insurance: Many Insured Americans with High Out-of-Pocket Costs Forgo Needed Health Care

The Affordable Care Act has increased access to health insurance and financial assistance for millions of Americans. But even with the new assistance that helps consumers pay their premiums and out-of...

Basic Health Program: Nine Requirements for State Programs

Basic Health Programs are one of several options in the Affordable Care Act for states to further expand affordable health coverage to low and modest-income residents. Basic Health Pr...

Standards for Health Insurance Provider Networks: Examples from the States

When health plans design their provider networks, they need to ensure that these networks are adequate and provide meaningful access to care. The Affordable Care Act established the first-ever feder...

Accelerating the Affordable Care Act’s Enrollment Momentum: 10 Recommendations for Future Enrollment Periods

On March 31, 2014, the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period ended. The next period begins on November 15. And as of March 27, six million consumers signed up for health insurance throu...

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...

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, ...

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...

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...

Improving the Accuracy of Health Insurance Plans’ Provider Directories

Provider directory inaccuracies have caused problems for consumers and other stakeholders for many years. Our issue brief (PDF) explains the steps policymakers and health plans can take to improve d...