Thread 1/5. The Departments of Labor, HHS, and Treasury just announced a list of 4 actions to further health care price transparency in response to a recent executive order. Background on the EO at www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

The 90-day deadline in the health care price transparency executive order is coming up. Here’s some background on known issues with health plan price data and where the EO seems calibrated (or not) to improve access to and usability of Transparency in Coverage data. chirblog.org/consideratio...

The ACA reconciliation policies have gotten scant coverage, even though they drive a quarter of coverage losses (before accounting for enhanced subsidy expiration) But 18 state-based marketplaces just sent a pretty blistering letter to the House about just how bad those policies are

The House budget bill adds so many layers of red tape to Marketplace enrollment that some people will no longer be able to enroll when they experience a life change: newborns, people who’ve just lost a job, people getting married or divorced. chirblog.org/the-sleeper-...

With state legislatures starting to convene, it’s a good time to check out Georgetown CHIR's post on state approaches to advance health care transparency. It’s a menu of policy options for state lawmakers and stakeholders. chirblog.org/advancing-he...