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U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: Implementation of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
During the last decade the number of large employers offering health benefits to retirees--including early retirees not eligible for Medicare--has declined. Among all large firms that offered health benefits to active employees from 2001 to 2010, the percentage that offered health benefits to
U.S. GAO - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Contracts Awarded and Consultants Retained
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U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates
With premiums increasing for private health insurance, questions have been raised about the extent to which increases are justified. Oversight of the private health insurance industry is primarily the responsibility of states. In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the
U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: Data on Application and Coverage Denials
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U.S. GAO - Department of Health and Human Services--Use of Appropriated Funds for Technical
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) did not violate the statutory prohibition against using appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda when it awarded contracts for technical assistance and when it aired television advertisements. Prior to the enactment of the Patient Protection
U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance Coverage: Expert Views on Approaches to Encourage Voluntary
To help expand health insurance coverage among the 50 million uninsured Americans, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended (PPACA) mandates that individuals, subject to certain exceptions, obtain health insurance coverage or pay a financial penalty beginning in
U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates and Changes in Response to
This testimony discusses state oversight of health insurance premium rates in 2010 and changes that states that received Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rate review grants have begun making to enhance their oversight of premium rates. In 2009, about 173 million nonelderly Americans,
U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: Early Indicators Show That Most Insurers Would Have Met or
To help ensure that millions of Americans who rely on private insurance for health care coverage receive value for their premium dollars, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established minimum " medical loss ratio " (MLR) standards for insurers. The MLR is a basic financial
U.S. GAO - Department of Health and Human Services--Administrative Expenses
Chairwoman Jo Ann Emerson of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, House Committee on Appropriations, requested a GAO opinion regarding the availability of the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the
U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: Early Experiences Implementing New Medical Loss Ratio
To help ensure that Americans receive value for their premium dollars, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established minimum " medical loss ratio " (MLR) standards for health insurers. The MLR is a basic financial indicator, traditionally referring to the percentage of premiums
