HAP Blog

The Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace turns five this year. 

Pennsylvania needs some commonsense reforms to protect against prior authorization red tape that can keep patients from getting the health care they need when they need it.

The federal government seeks to advance transparency around hospital and health care pricing by requiring hospitals to post charges online, starting January 1, 2019.

In Pennsylvania, the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace is more than holding its own, despite continued news reports about state and federal policy conflicts and changes. Navigating through all this information can get confusing, even for a health care policy wonk like me!

The morning of November 9, the president-elect, Donald Trump, said repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be a top priority. Many Republican leaders in the House and Senate are in agreement, but the “how” is very much up in the air.

Many Americans have trouble paying deductibles less formidable than those offered by the marketplace’s popular silver plans. As a result, many Americans who finally have health coverage are nevertheless in for sticker shock if they get sick.