Real Stories, Real Reforms
September 30, 2013 | Issue Brief
This report documents eight families' efforts to navigate the health insurance system and demonstrates how the ACA has already begun improving peoples' coverage options and access to care.
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Moving to High Quality, Adequate Coverage: State Implementation of New Essential Health Benefit Requirements
August 14, 2013 | Report
This report looks at how insurance companies and state governments in various states are dealing with the new regulations and highlights the struggles and successes they have experienced to date.
Launching the Medicare Part D Program: Lessons for the New Health Insurance Marketplaces
June 20, 2013 | Issue Brief
Medicare Part D had many anticipating serious problems in its initial rollout. Now it serves 35 million people & enjoys bipartisan support. A new report draws on lessons from Part D’s launch to inform early implementation of insurance exchanges.
The Affordable Care Act: Improving Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
May 31, 2013 | Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act is expected to increase the rate of self-employment among Americans because health insurance will no longer be exclusively tied to employment.
Factors Affecting Self-Funding by Small Employers
April 4, 2013 | Issue Brief
Will employers move to self-funded health insurance because of provisions in the Affordable Care Act?
State Insurance Exchanges Face Challenges In Offering Standardized Choices Alongside Innovative Value-Based Insurance
February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Transparency about benefits and cost sharing, and uniform definitions and descriptions of design attributes—in plain English—will be necessary to support informed consumer decision-making.
Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Brief examines the sale of private health insurance across state lines and its impact on choice and affordability.
Early Market Reforms
September 1, 2012 | Report
This report examines early market reforms in 10 study states.
Rate Review: Monitoring State Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 10 States
September 1, 2012 | Report
This report finds that although there was significant variation, all 10 states have taken action to improve their rate review process and ensure that insurers’ proposed rates are justified.
Plan Management
May 1, 2012 | Report
This paper funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and authored by a joint team from Georgetown University's Health Policy institute and the National Academy of Social Insurance, provides insight for state and federal officials considering how they will assume responsibility for managing health plans once health insurance exchanges are established.