In a comment letter on the 2022 Advance Notice and Call for Medicare Advantage, ACHP provided recommendations on adjustments to calculating the benchmark cap and provided recommendation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Affordable Care Act / Individual Market
Ensuring Access to High-Quality, Affordable Coverage
ACHP is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to high quality coverage and care at a cost they can afford. This is even more crucial during a public health crisis. ACHP advocates for policies that stabilize the individual market, provide sufficient financial assistance for Americans who need it and expand access to affordable coverage options for working families across the country.
To the Point
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04/27/2020
OP-ED — Ongoing COVID-19 crisis calls for federal special enrollment period
ACHP and ACAP urge the Trump Administration to establish a special enrollment period (SEP) during the COVID-19 national emergency. -
04/01/2019
RELEASE — Community Health Insurance Associations File Amicus Brief in Texas v. U.S.
ACHP and ACAP have submitted a joint amicus brief to highlight the harm that will occur if the Affordable Care Act is struck down. -
05/18/2020
VIDEO — Solving the COVID-19 Coverage Puzzle
To help fill in the coverage gaps created by the current pandemic, ACHP proposes several novel approaches that, together, help solve the coverage puzzle.
Deep Dive
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05/13/2020
Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Hearing of California v. Texas
The Alliance and of Community Health Plans and Association for Community Affiliated PlansRead more -
03/19/2020
LETTER — Special Enrollment Period during COVID-19 National Emergency
ACHP urges the Administration to establish a Special Enrollment Period during the COVID-19 National Emergency to be applicable to all Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage. -
04/13/2020
LETTER — Letter to Congressional Leadership on COVID Relief Proposals, Phase IV
ACHP urges Congress to ensure continuity and access to coverage and a stable health insurance market in the next COVID-19 relief package. -
04/10/2020
LETTER — Policy Requests to CMS in Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
ACHP has providied CMS with key policy recommendations to ensure continuity and access to health coverage and care.
Problem | Solution
PROBLEM: Being uninsured is more than just a source of personal anxiety. In a time of pandemic, being uninsured is a threat to public health. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, more than 28 million Americans lacked coverage. Rising unemployment imperils employer-based coverage for millions more.
SOLUTION: To help fill in the coverage gaps created by the current pandemic, the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) proposes several novel approaches that together, help solve the coverage puzzle. These include:
- COBRA subsidies and expansion of the Health Coverage Tax Credit
- A Special Enrollment Period for the individual market
- Premium Grace Period protections
- A Medicaid Stabilization Fund
- and Reinsurance and Risk Corridors
Learn how putting these puzzle pieces together fills in coverage gaps created by COVID-19 and helps provide Americans more peace of mind in these uncertain times.
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FACT SHEET — Tactics for Defeating COVID-19
Protecting gains in telehealth and establishing a testing strategy provides communities with resources that are vital to defeating COVID-19.
VIDEO — Secure Telehealth for the Future
It’s time for Congress to give people the stability and predictability they deserve and secure the future of telehealth.