Last week, 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment as industries buckled under COVID-19, according to the Department of Labor (DOL). This is the
Open Enrollment 2020 Reflection
Open enrollment officially ended on December 18. The original closing date was December 15, but on this last day, the website glitched, preventing
Acceleration in National Health Care Spending and Why
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data showing that national spending on health care increased to $3.6 trillion in
America’s Declining Life Expectancy and a Solution in SDOHs
A blockbuster analysis of federal mortality data published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association has been reverberating across
Long-term Benefits Outweighs Risks of Running an SBM, Report Finds
A growing number of reports have showed it is in states’ interests to run their own health insurance marketplace. Most recently, a report
CAHP Conference Recap
When it comes to health care policy, California is one of the most progressive states in the nation. This past year, Governor Newsom signed into law a
Rising Uninsured Rate and How States Can Respond
Earlier this month, many noted the Census Bureau’s report of the increasing number of uninsured Americans. 8.5 percent, about 27.5 million people,
Maine the Latest to Join the SBM Groundswell
To improve the state’s ability to fund education and outreach, Maine Governor Janet Mills submitted a letter of intent last week to the Centers for
CMS Recap: Star Ratings, Declining Enrollment, Declining Premiums
Between the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s (CMS’s) recent release of the Early 2019 Effectuated Enrollment Report and the Trends in