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March 19, 2013 | Issue Brief
This report looks at whether hospitals stand to gain more revenue under the ACA's Medicaid expansion compared with if no states expand Medicaid eligibility.
March 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
A significant number of low-income uninsured adults may be excluded from the Medicaid expansion due to their immigration status after the Affordable Care Act takes effect.
December 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief highlights the design approaches of the small business health options program (SHOP) that allows employers to provide a defined contribution while giving employees the choice of one or more products offered on the SHOP.
November 15, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act offers states another option besides Medicaid and the exchanges for health coverage for low-income residents. This policy brief explores the issues surrounding the Basic Health Program.
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
To support states' understanding of how reasonable compatibility standards might work in practice, this brief will help state implementers better understand how to operationalize the federal rules in their state systems.
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) establishes health benefits exchanges and requires them to create a navigator program to assist consumers and small businesses as they apply for and enroll in coverage. This report, prepared by th ...
July 31, 2012 | Issue Brief
This policy brief focuses on eliminating fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid and explores the challenges involved in putting the new tools into place.
July 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This report describes the early lessons learned from state officials and technical experts related to the leadership and coordination strategies needed to successfully implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the state level. The brief: Discusses ...
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
There is little question that the ACA will improve the nongroup and small group insurance markets for everyone in them, including the high-risk population. Yet insurance market reforms, guided by requirements for EHBs, AVs, and other tools provided by the ACA, are and will remain a work in progress.
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
To lessen the damage done by churning, it will be important for states to provide consumers with intensive assistance to help them navigate through the involuntary coverage transitions.