What voters *thought* they were voting for in November: - cost relief What voters are getting: - eye-popping premium hikes due to Trump's budget bill chirblog.org/early-2026-r... @staceypogue.bsky.social

Holy cow - provider losses if the tax reconciliation bill passes would approach $1 trillion. Yes, that's trillion with a "t"! www.urban.org/research/pub...

Don't miss this event - it's a great opportunity to hear from innovative state leaders on ways to improve health care affordability!

Does the House GOP reconciliation bill take health insurance away from newborn babies? Why yes, yes it does. If you read nothing else today, read this post from CHIRblog guest authors @jasonlevitis.bsky.social and @clinkeyoung.bsky.social chirblog.org/the-sleeper-...

The House reconciliation bill = Affordable Care Act repeal, just under a different name. In addition to devastating Medicaid cuts, millions of moderate-income people will lose insurance/face higher costs & red tape. Our take: chirblog.org/death-by-slo...

Maybe his brain worm needed company? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

You can’t cut hundreds of billions from #Medicaid without harming people. New CBO analysis confirms proposals House Republican have floated would leave millions uninsured, each slashing billions from Medicaid w/ $170b-$472B in cuts coming from lower enrollment . www.cbo.gov/system/files...

Congress' twisted idea of a Mother's Day gift: a reconciliation package, that, when added to its failure to extend Marketplace tax credits, throws 13.7 MILLION people off of their insurance coverage. energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...

In our latest post for @commonwealthfund.org, Rachel Swindle & I delve into a proposed ACA rule that limits enrollment opportunities and increases paperwork. The result? Up to 2 million people to lose coverage in 2026. www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/ne...

Job announcement! The Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms is seeking a Research Fellow to support projects focused on health care access and affordability. Great team, great work, great benefits - win win win! Check out our job announcement: chir.georgetown.edu/index/jobs/

If the Supreme Court rules to end the ACA's preventive services benefit in Braidwood case, states can help preserve access for their residents. @tarastraw.bsky.social & my roadmap: www.shvs.org/protecting-a...

Trump administration proposal would be "death by a thousand cuts" for the Affordable Care Act - up to 2M people would lose coverage, millions more would face higher costs. @jasonlevitis.bsky.social @clinkeyoung.bsky.social and I sum it up: georgetown.app.box.com/file/1831720...

CMS recently reinstated the Marketplace brokers suspended last year for enrolling people in plans w/o consent. They deserve "due process," officials said. Apparently, these days you get due process if you're a fraudster, but not if you're a federal public servant www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

Here's something to celebrate! The ACA just turned 15: chirblog.org/heres-someth...

The Trump Administration’s proposed sweeping rule changes will raise premiums, increase costs, and make enrollment harder. Its own estimates show 2M people losing coverage. @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social says it’s like making people “crawl through broken glass.” www.healthcaredive.com/news/trump-a...

Here's a thread (is it called a thread on Bluesky?) about the Trump admin's new ACA or "Marketplace Integrity" proposal... www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...

Once again, the Trump administration is trying to take down the Affordable Care Act, under the guise of preventing "fraud." What's galling about that is instead of taking on real fraud, their new rule would punish low- and middle income consumers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

The Trump administration's war on the ACA continues, with a new proposed rule that - in their OWN words - would "increase administrative burden" and "deter some eligible low-income" from enrolling. The proposal = more paperwork + higher premiums. www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...

What to do about broker fraud in the ACA Marketplaces? My colleagues @staceypogue.bsky.social and Justin Giovannelli have answers, for @commonwealthfund.org. www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/po...

The latest state in Gtown CHIR's State Spotlight series is...Massachusetts! In the wake of Steward Health Care's collapse, the state has adopted a number of reforms to beef up oversight of private equity and protect consumers. chirblog.org/state-spotli...

As Congress debates massive cuts to Medicaid and ACA, some on the right are suggesting that having health insurance is bad for people. Gtown CHIR's Karen Davenport takes this self-serving argument head on: chirblog.org/coverage-mat...

The final webinar of GtownCHIR's Corporate Transformation of Health Care series focused on SOLUTIONS. Thank you Jane Beyer, Evan Klein, Charles Miller & Meg Garratt-Reed for sharing your insights. If you missed any episodes, don't worry! Watch the recordings here: chir.georgetown.edu/events/

It's not too late! There's still time to register for our webinar on the Corporate Transformation of Health Care - we'll walk through real world policy solutions with state officials and experts. 1PM ET TODAY! bit.ly/3Vl6sUZ

So...if you thought this year's 'flu season was bad, buckle up. The FDA committee meeting to ID the strains for next fall's flu vaccine has been cancelled. This means vaccines won't be ready for their annual Sept roll out. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

The corporate takeover of health care is impacting cost and quality of care but policymakers have tools to help. Join us Friday 2/28 at 1pm ET to hear from state experts on how they are tackling this issue. bit.ly/3Vl6sUZ

Communities nationwide are experiencing the effects of the corporate transformation of healthcare. Register for our 2/28 webinar to hear from state experts as they share strategies for protecting patients and improving healthcare affordability. bit.ly/3Vl6sUZ

Thread. Today CMS announced it would slash funding for Marketplace Navigators by 90%. www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...

Don't miss Georgetown CHIR's webinar tomorrow - the 2nd in our 3-part series on the Corporate Transformation of Healthcare. All-star line up of speakers answer WHY it's happening and what YOU can do about it. Register now! burness.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Job alert! Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reforms is hiring! We're looking for an up-an-coming health policy analyst to join our team. Great work, great colleagues, great benefits. Apply today! chir.georgetown.edu/index/jobs/

Very helpful explainer of a GOP proposal that would raise taxes on people with ACA Marketplace insurance (to help pay for their tax cuts for corporations). @centeronbudget.bsky.social www.cbpp.org/blog/republi...

The corporate transformation of our health systems is driving up costs and impacting patient care—what's behind this troubling trend? Join us Friday 2/14 at 1pm ET to learn why from national experts. bit.ly/3Vl6sUZ

Between the Braidwood case at SCOTUS & likely HHS Sec. Kennedy, lots of concern about preventive services. @tarastraw.bsky.social and I outline ways states can help preserve access to this lifesaving care. @rwjf.bsky.social www.shvs.org/protecting-a...

There's an emerging trend among state employee health plans to use some form of provider-based reference pricing. What is provider-based reference pricing? How does it limit health care costs? What are the challenges and trade-offs? @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

The corporate takeover of health care is limiting patient choices and driving up costs—what's causing this troubling trend? Join us Friday 2/14 at 1pm ET to learn why from our experts. bit.ly/3Vl6sUZ

As premiums become increasingly unaffordable, two state employee health plans (South Carolina & Oklahoma) have successfully used reference pricing to keep costs in check - a model for other states. My latest @healthaffairs.bsky.social blog with Karen Davenport. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

The corporate transformation of our health systems is reshaping the way care is delivered. What does that mean for patients and providers? Join us Friday 1/31 at 1pm ET to hear from experts and join the conversation. bit.ly/3Vl6sUZ

Join us for a fantastic new webinar series on the Corporate Transformation of Health Care. First up on Jan. 31 - how corporatization is affecting patients and doctors, with editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, USPIRG, and the academy of emergency medicine. burness.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Transparency may be the only health care policy lawmakers can agree on. And CHIR has a menu of options for state legislators!

Another PE-backed health system files for bankruptcy, but not before investors extracted millions of dollars in profit, at the expense of patient care. www.cbsnews.com/news/prospec...

New doc floating on Hill suggests GOP is planning $151B in ACA cuts, changes that would result in massive premium increases for Marketplace enrollees.

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Journalists play a critical role educating the public about the actions - and abuses - of health insurance companies. To help them, @mccourtschool.bsky.social CHIR partnered with the Assoc. of Health Care Journalists to publish a Media Guide to Health Insurance: healthjournalism.org/resources/st...

The Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at @mccourtschool.bsky.social is hiring! If you're passionate about health policy, detail-oriented, and organized, please apply! georgetown.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/George...

States crank up oversight of health insurers. www.axios.com/2025/01/06/h...

The Surgeon General's warning regarding alcohol use has sparked questions about whether health insurers would charge users more in premiums, as they can for tobacco use. But doing so is not so simple. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Whoa - exciting news for Affordable Care Act marketplaces - another record breaking year. www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...

Loved listening to my fabulous Georgetown CHIR colleague Linda Blumberg on this very timely "Beerocracy" podcast: Profits Over Patients: Analyzing The Health Insurance Industry: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Exciting news out of New York - a timely new bill to rein in outrageous hospital costs. Georgetown CHIR takes a look: chirblog.org/new-york-leg...

Americans are really angry about our health care system. @npr.org @hereandnow.bsky.social @wbur.org host Chris Bentley and I dig into why that is - and what can be done about it. www.npr.org/2024/12/09/1...

Really proud of the latest from our Medicare Policy Initiative - an amazing interactive compendium of Medicare Advantage and Part D proposals. Check it out here: medicarecompendium.chir.georgetown.edu