Private Insurance Coverage

This is the final panel of four panels from our Future of Health Insurance Summit. What are important factors and trends about the future that policymakers should consider when making health care policy decisions this year? Michael D. Aubin, Wolfson Children’s Hospital Andy Chasin, Blue Shield of California Kisha Davis, Casey Health Institute Kirsten Sloan, […]

This is the third of four panels from our Future of Health Insurance Summit. There is considerable interplay between Medicaid/CHIP and the individual market. How will changes to these programs affect private insurance and how will coverage for low-income people be affected? Josh Archambault, Foundation for Government Accountability Diane Rowland, Kaiser Family Foundation Judith Solomon, Center on Budget and […]

This is the second of four panels from our Future of Health Insurance Summit. What approaches have promise for getting people to buy insurance? What does a balanced risk pool look like and how do we achieve it? Karen Bender, Snowway Actuarial & Healthcare Consuting Ed Haislmaier, Heritage Foundation Chris Holt, American Action Forum Peter Lee, Covered […]

This is the first of four panels from our Future of Health Insurance Summit. As policymakers debate major changes to the insurance system, what are the issues and approaches on the table, and what might come up this year? Sen. Tom Daschle, The Daschle Group Thomas A. Scully, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Reed Tuckson, […]

This half-day summit, the first in a series of three, focused on the future of health insurance, examining the realities of today’s insurance markets, policy options under consideration, and the outlook for the future. The summit consisted of four panels, each focusing into a different aspect of health insurance and incorporating the views of a diverse […]

This webinar looked ahead at the issues surrounding U.S. health care and at potential changes that Congress, the Trump administration, and the states will be likely to adopt in the coming months and years. With or without major federal legislation like the American Health Care Act, what are the problems that persist in the health […]

A repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act is on the agenda for Congress in 2017, and while Americans remain divided on which policy proposals they favor, there is shared concern about rising premiums and deductibles for those covered by private insurance. This webinar presented an overview of the individual and employer-based insurance markets […]

The Alliance hosted a post-election, half-day symposium previewing critical 2017 health care policy issues. Our panelists reviewed what we can learn from the election results and public opinion, what priorities we can expect for the new Trump administration, and what health care issues will be on the agenda for the new Congress. Election Results & Health […]

The enactment of the Veterans Choice Act in August 2014 — stemming from failures to provide adequate and timely care — renewed discussions about the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system to meet the needs of our nation’s veterans. In addition to tackling issues related to access to VA-owned facilities, […]

The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces rely on robust competition to control costs and to provide consumer choice. But the decisions of several large insurers to scale back their 2017 marketplace participation, and the failure of many health insurance co-ops will leave marketplace shoppers in many states with fewer choices than they had in […]

In advance of the fourth open enrollment period for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which begins Nov. 1, this briefing examined who has gained coverage, who remains uninsured, and why uninsured individuals have not obtained coverage. Speakers also discussed marketplace stability, factors driving premium trends, and the outlook for 2017 premiums. In addition to […]