Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Issue Brief

Health Issue Brief Examines Access, Affordability, Choice, and Competition in the Individual Market

An issue brief from the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, Ensuring Access, Affordability, Choice, and Competition in the Individual Health Insurance Market, provides an overview of how…

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Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Premium Pricing

lth Equity Work Group (HEWG) Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus, Health Equity From An Actuarial Perspective: A Deeper Dive Into Health Plan Pricing. This discussion brief, which focuses on…

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Drivers of 2021 Health Insurance Premium Changes: The Effects of COVID-19

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlining the major factors driving premium changes for the next plan year.  This year’s issue brief focuses primarily on the impact of…

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Issue Brief on Health Risk Mitigation

The Health Practice Council has released an issue brief that examines the different types of risks that insurers can face and the various risk mitigation mechanisms that can be used to address them,…

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FAQs on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Health Spending and Health Insurance

Health Practice Council answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on COVID-19’s potential effects on health care spending and the health insurance system.

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Surprise Medical Bills: An Overview of the Problem and Approaches to Address It

Health Practice Council issue brief providing an overview of the surprise-billing problem and provides insights on approaches to address it.

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Drivers of 2020 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlines the major drivers behind why 2020 premiums could differ from those in 2019. The brief focuses primarily on the individual market, yet…

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Cost-Sharing Reductions: What Are They and Why Do They Need to Be Funded

?Health Practice Council paper on what cost-sharing reductions are and why they need to be funded.

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Risk Pooling: How Health Insurance in the Individual Market Works

Health Practice Council FAQ on how risk pooling in the individual health insurance market works.

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How Changes to Health Insurance Market Rules Would Affect Risk Adjustment

Risk Sharing Subcommittee issue brief examining the risk adjustment program implemented under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the implications for the program under different potential changes to…