Maanasa Kona

As a research fellow and faculty member in the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, her research focuses on state-level regulation of the individual and small group health insurance markets.

As a research fellow and faculty member in the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, her research focuses on state-level regulation of the individual and small group health insurance markets.

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States Can Prevent Surprise Bills for Patients Seeking Coronavirus Care

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic raises the stakes in the debate over surprise medical bills. Consumers’ fear of incurring medical bills could lead some to avoid testing or treatment. While new federal laws require insurers to waive cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and the associated medical visit, that protection does not extend to treatment. Nor does it prevent balance […]

Lawsuit Threatens Affordable Care Act Preexisting Condition Protections But Impact Will Depend on Where You Live

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been polarizing, but its provisions designed to help people obtain coverage regardless of health status are consistently popular. Nevertheless, ACA opponents continue to target the law’s pre-existing condition protections. On September 5, a federal district court in Texas will hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republican governors and attorneys general in […]

States Step Up to Protect Consumers in Wake of Cuts to ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments

This post from the Center on Health Insurance Reforms originally appeared on the Commonwealth Fund blog. On October 12, President Trump announced he would discontinue reimbursements to insurance companies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) cost-sharing reduction (CSR) plans offered through the health insurance marketplace. Ending the CSR reimbursements is projected to cost insurers $8 billion […]