Recent Work
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Analyzing New Bipartisan Federal Legislation Limiting Surprise Medical Bills
The Schaeffer Initiative researchers discuss bipartisan draft legislation that some say marks an important step forward in putting an end to surprise medical bills nationwide.
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Stabilizing and Strengthening the Individual Health Insurance Market
Mark Hall examines the causes of instability in the individual market and identifies measures to help improve stability based off of interviews with key stakeholders in 10 states.
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States Have Already Tried Trump’s Healthcare Order. It Went Badly.
Like many appealing ideas, this one, proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has hidden land mines that are already well-mapped out based on previous failed attempts to enact them, even in Paul’s home state of Kentucky.
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A Better Approach to Regulating Provider Network Adequacy
Health care reforms, including those put in place by the Affordable Care Act, are making insurers more competitive. However, in their effort to lower costs, health insurers more often are selling health plans that cover fewer hospitals, and many fewer physicians. This narrowing of provider networks is a sign that market reforms may be improving […]
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Three Federal Actions That May Address Surprise Bills
Schaeffer Initiative researchers explain the details of each action, and discuss the merits, risks, and limitations of these reforms.