CCHI Policy Updates

.@COHealthAccess policy staff providing updates on healthcare policy and other important issues. Tweets are not endorsements of messages.

[O'Neill Institute @oneillinstitute]

We are pleased to announce our new Health Policy and the Law Initiative and welcome its new director, @Katie_Keith. With generous support from @RWJF, this initiative will focus on the powerful role litigation and the courts play in domestic health policy. https://t.co/rLnqPqjmwW

[KFF @KFF]

How would the House #COVIDRelief plan's temporary boost to #ACA marketplace tax credits affect what people pay in health insurance premiums?

Find out based on age, income and state with our new interactive tool: https://t.co/iEVzvSsEYK

[Incidental Economist @IncidentalEcon]

U.S. should prepare for a COVID-19 hospital consolidation surge, by @graceflaherty10 - https://t.co/9tFejhbMBO

[CCHI Policy Updates @cchipolicy]

CCHI staffers enjoying the end of summer.

[Sabrina Corlette @SabrinaCorlette]

States are stepping up oversight of health care sharing ministries. @GtownCHIR's Emily Curran has a round up. https://t.co/WkBedTBiic

[CCHI Policy Updates @cchipolicy]

We are having a lunch and learn today on the cost of prescription drugs. Thanks to @claire_mcandrew & Jane Horvath for bringing their expertise to CO!

[Georgetown Center for Children and Families @GeorgetownCCF]

On the blog: @TriciaBrooksCCF continues to dispel the counterpoint that the child enrollment decline in Medicaid/CHIP is the result of favorable economic times. https://t.co/youwpP5JDw

[United States of Care @USofCare]

States took action this year and demonstrated that they can have an important impact on improving and expanding access to mental and behavioral health care as a crucial, integrated part of our health care system. Read more:
https://t.co/0D5OWrptmu

[Cari Frank @cari_frank]

Thanks @TaraBannow for your coverage of @CIVHC_News' latest Data Byte showing variation in ED facility fees. @modrnhealthcr
https://t.co/OgDO44ulBZ

[Claire McAndrew @claire_mcandrew]

If it feels like surprise billing is becoming more common, with bigger bills, that’s because it’s true. Here are the data to show out-of-network billing is becoming more common and potentially more costly in both the emergency department and inpatient settings.

[Michelle Mello @MichelleM_Mello]

Thread: Highlights from new study of surprise billing in @JAMAInternalMed, led by Eric Sun, examining what happens to patients who go to in-network hospitals (i.e., the hospitals they're supposed to go to):
https://t.co/kfjUgFMOM5

[Dan O'Neill @dp_oneill]

In which California runs a 5-year experiment to test whether hospitals' private prices reflect "cost-shifting" to offset the burden of uncompensated care, and finds that....

...Yeah...that's not a thing.

Charity care↘️
Private prices ↗️ (dramatically)

h/t @HealthCostInst

[CCHI Policy Updates @cchipolicy]

Coloradans: Come to Grand Junction (8/14) and Glenwood Springs (8/15) this week to make your voices heard about how a #PublicOption could bring more equitable access to affordable and high-quality health care! Check out https://t.co/10xarSxWr9 for more details.

[Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfnd]

Many adults with medical bill or debt problems report serious financial problems, including using up all their savings to pay their bills or receiving a lower credit rating as a result of their debt. https://t.co/XYCSQYd2hd

[Claire McAndrew @claire_mcandrew]

Now at #NAICNYC: Consumer Reps @AIDSInstitute @lucrizzaro @TransEquality @DREDF educate insurance commissioners on ACA Section 1557 and Trump’s harmful proposed rule attempt to undermine it.

[Claire McAndrew @claire_mcandrew]

Today at #NAICNYC @sarahL202 @CenterOnBudget and I presented our concerns with direct enrollment health insurance websites and how state insurance commissioners can keep a better handle on them to ensure consumers experience an unbiased, seamless enrollment experience.

[Claire McAndrew @claire_mcandrew]

At #NAICNYC @ChapinWhite @RANDCorporation explains the need for policy intervention on hospital prices.

[National Association of Insurance Commissioners @naic]

Our American Indian & Alaska Native Liaison Committee hear from a panel on best practices for working with tribal leaders on suicide prevention and access to care. #NAICNYC

[Claire McAndrew @claire_mcandrew]

You've heard the news about surprise bills in Congress, but did you know that 4 states passed comprehensive laws on surprise billing this year? Read my new @FamiliesUSA brief, State Surprise Billing Laws in the 2019 Session: https://t.co/pbSCt3q72o