Employers have reached a breaking point as high healthcare costs have forced them to shift the burden onto employees, making healthcare less affordable.
In a commentary for Bloomberg Law, executive director Caroline Pearson writes that strengthening the employer-sponsored health insurance marketplace through ERISA reform is essential to ensuring that employees can access affordable healthcare.
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Technical Improvements Could Strengthen Transparency in Coverage Data
White paper from Center grantee Simple Healthcare provides recommendations for improving TiC data that commercial health plans are required to release.
Center Responds to HHS, Treasury, and Labor Proposed Rule on Transparency in Coverage Data Reporting
The Center offers recommendations to improve TiC data quality and reliability, expand file utility for employers, and strengthen compliance and enforcement.
Incomplete Insurer Data Undermines Employer Healthcare Affordability Efforts
Three major insurers report incomplete prices in TiC data, making cost comparison difficult for employers, Simple Healthcare research finds.