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State-based Marketplace Strategies for Insurance Market Stabilization and Improvement Submitted to the Biden Transition Team
/in Policy Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHP StaffThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), in consultation with state-based health insurance marketplaces leaders, has submitted a list of priority strategies to President-elect Biden’s transition team to improve marketplace operations.
NASHP Outlines Priorities for the Biden Transition Team to Improve Health Insurance Markets
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Consumer Affordability, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHP StaffPresident-elect Biden has pledged to build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to provide more insurance choices, reduce costs, and make the health care system less complex and more accessible.
While the Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold the Affordable Care Act, States Still Face Uncertainty
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Consumer Affordability, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Anita CardwellLast week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of California v. Texas about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate to purchase health insurance coverage, which some states are challenging because Congress eliminated the tax penalty associated with the mandate. Based on the justices’ questions during oral arguments, […]
Where States Stand on Exchanges
/in Policy Maps Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHP WritersImplications for States if SCOTUS Overturns or Upends the ACA
/in Policy CHIP, Consumer Affordability, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Anita Cardwell and Christina CousartThe Supreme Court decision in the California vs. Texas case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could impact all or just a few of its policies and programs with far-reaching consequences for states. This NASHP slide deck describes the ACA’s major provisions, state implementation of the act, and potential implications if the ACA is overturned […]
You Can’t Unring a Bell – Implications for States if the Supreme Court Upends the Affordable Care Act
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, Consumer Affordability, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Trish RileyFor more than a decade, states have been at work implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today, to varying degrees, its provisions are hardwired into all states. If the ACA fails to survive the objections raised in the US Supreme Court case California vs. Texas, states will face significant challenges and new costs.
How States Address Social Determinants of Oral Health in Managed Care Contracts
/in Policy Maps Child Oral Health, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, CHIP, CHIP, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Oral Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by NASHP StaffCMS Approves Georgia’s Partial Medicaid Expansion
/in Policy Georgia Blogs, Featured News Home Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, Work Requirements /by Anita CardwellLast week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Section 1115 waiver request, allowing for a limited expansion of Medicaid that provides coverage to individuals ages 19 to 64 earning up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).
Three Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in State Departments of Corrections
/in Policy Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania Featured News Home, Reports Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Jodi Manz and Eliza MetteAs drug overdose fatalities continue to rise and incarceration rates remain high nationwide despite recent declines, states are increasingly developing opportunities for incarcerated individuals to access evidence-based opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in state prison facilities. While the forced abstinence during incarceration can temporarily pause substance use itself, providing comprehensive treatment that includes medications for […]
With Federal Funding Fragmented, States Develop COVID-19 Testing Programs for the Uninsured
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home Consumer Affordability, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Medicaid Expansion, Population Health /by Anita Cardwell and Trish RileyAs states loosen restrictions on stay-at-home orders, many are struggling to establish clear and consistent COVID-19 testing protocols to support individuals’ safe return to work and school and identify ways to pay for increased testing. Absent federal guidance, there is significant debate about who is responsible for funding testing – insurers argue a test must be medically necessary and employers […]
For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 
State-based Marketplace Strategies for Insurance Market Stabilization and Improvement Submitted to the Biden Transition Team
/in Policy Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHP StaffThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), in consultation with state-based health insurance marketplaces leaders, has submitted a list of priority strategies to President-elect Biden’s transition team to improve marketplace operations.