By Martha Heberlein As many states are nearing or have reached the end of their legislative sessions, it’s a good time to take stock of who will implement the Medicaid expansion and the far-reaching implications of these decisions. Twenty-four states have decided to move forward with the expansion, 21 will not, and 6 continue to […]
By Christine Monahan, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms New Yorkers currently or considering purchasing coverage in the individual market woke up to exciting news today: premiums in 2014 are expected to be cut by more than half. And that’s for the most generous coverage on the market. New Yorkers will also be able to purchase […]
By Joe Touschner The Affordable Care Act’s employer responsibility and individual responsibility requirements have been much discussed since the Administration announced its decision to delay reporting and penalties for the employer requirement for a year. The individual responsibility requirement, however, is still on track to go into effect in January and recent rules and guidance […]
By Betsy Imholz, Special Projects Director, Consumers Union Think of the last time you called your cable company to respond to the latest promotion or to ask a billing question. Recall the ache in the pit of your stomach, the cringing expectation you’d be put on hold, shuffled from person to person, denied the promised […]
It was another hot summer Friday for regulations with the release of the final rule on navigator and non-navigator assisters (aka in-person assisters) and Exchange-based certified application counselors (CAC). (Don’t our friends at CMS know that we like to take weekends off?) All in all, the proposed rules for navigators were finalized with minimal changes […]
By JoAnn Volk, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms Ever dream about getting out of the rat race and putting your talent and creativity to work helping others? That’s just what Joe and Virginia Murphy did. But they had to give up the security of the health care coverage that came with Joe’s job […]
