The Affordable Care Act ensures that most insurance plans (so-called ‘non-grandfathered’ plans) provide coverage for and eliminate cost-sharing on certain recommended preventive health services, beginning on or after September 23, 2010.
Office of Health Policy (HP)
The Office of Health Policy (HP) provides a cross-cutting policy perspective that bridges Departmental programs, public and private sector activities, and the research community, in order to develop, analyze, coordinate and provide leadership on health policy issues for the Secretary. HP carries out this mission by conducting policy, economic and budget analyses, assisting in the development and review of regulations, assisting in the development and formulation of budgets and legislation, assisting in survey design efforts, as well as conducting and coordinating research, evaluation, and information dissemination on issues relating to health policy.
HP is organized in four divisions that align with major Department programs :
Division of Health Care Financing Policy (HFP)
Division of Public Health Services (PHS)
Division of Health Care Access and Coverage (HAC)
Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
Health Policy Research:
- Reports to Congress
- Affordable Care Act Research & Issue Briefs
- HP Authored or Sponsored Work Published in Journals
Other Helpful Information:
Topic Areas:
- Behavioral Health
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Health Equity
- Health Indicators
- Health Insurance Marketplace
- Health Policy
- Healthcare Reform
- Healthcare Safety Net
- HIV & AIDS
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF)
- Prevention
- Public Health
- Uninsured & Underinsured
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Health Insurance Premium Increases in the Individual Market Since the Passage of the Affordable Care Act
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Affordable Care Act Expands Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits and Federal Parity Protections for 62 Million Americans
By: Kirsten Beronio, Rosa Po, Laura Skopec, Sherry Glied
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Affordable Care Act Expands Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits and Federal Parity Protections for Over 62 Million Americans
The Affordable Care Act builds on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to extend federal parity protections to 62 million Americans. The parity law aims to ensure that when coverage for mental health and substance use conditions is provided, it is generally comparable to coverage for medical and surgical care.
ASPE Issue Brief
How States can Implement the Standardized Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Conversion Methodology from State Medicaid and CHIP Data
This document explains various considerations for states deciding between SIPP and state administrative data, how to use the eligibility templates provided by CMS for the MAGI-based eligibility conversion process, and the steps that states wishing to perform the conversions using state Medicaid and CHIP data will need to follow.
ASPE Issue Brief
How States can Implement the Standardized Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Conversion Methodology from State Medicaid and CHIP Data
This document explains various considerations for states deciding between SIPP and state administrative data, how to use the eligibility templates provided by CMS for the MAGI-based eligibility conversion process, and the steps that states wishing to perform the conversions using state Medicaid and CHIP data will need to follow.