Webinars | Jun 16, 2016

Webinar Series – Provider Networks and the ACA

Manatt Health

With insurers increasingly relying on new network design strategies to compete for Marketplace consumers, and state and federal regulators coming into closer alignment with regard to standards for network adequacy, an understanding of the issues surrounding provider networks and the Affordable Care Act is critical.  This three-part webinar series, presented by Manatt Health, addressed a variety of topics related to the regulation of provider networks, and may be of interest to officials from departments of insurance, marketplaces, Medicaid agencies, health departments, staff from gubernatorial and legislative offices, and staff from other agencies involved in health reform.

Session 1 – Overview of the State Role in Regulating Network Adequacy

Session 2 – Surprise Bills and the Challenge of Out-of-Network Billing

Session 3 – Role of Transparency for Regulators and Consumers

 

 

Expert Perspectives

April 19, 2021

The American Rescue Plan’s Premium Tax Credit Expansion—State Policy Considerations

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARP), a wide-ranging package of health care and economic measures responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The ARP includes a broad expansion of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) main health insurance subsidy, the premium tax credit (PTC), the first major expansion of the health care reform law since its passage. This piece highlights the policymaking considerations that states must account for in light of the PTC expansion and uncertainty about future federal action. A key theme that emerges is that states will benefit from approaches that give them the flexibility to adjust policies year by year as the federal landscape develops.