Mother May I? Interpreting ACA Pricing Allowances
“Mother-May-I” is a classic kids’ game that teaches little ones to honor their mother by having players [...]
3rd Annual ACA Consumer Value State Rankings
The story of consumer value in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual marketplaces echoes one of the [...]
Impressions of the ACA: The 1st Year of the 2nd Decade
“A subsidy works if it gets someone to buy something they otherwise wouldn’t buy. Any additional subsidy [...]
Misalignment Between Premiums and Coverage Generosity Imposes Heavy Cost Burdens on Consumers in Health Insurance Exchanges
Summary One of the most underappreciated cornerstones of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that premium variation [...]
Axene Health Partners and Kaufman Strategic Advisors Release Payor Intelligence and Insights Cloud Application
Introducing Payor Intelligence and Insights (Pi2) – A strategic data tool developed jointly by Axene Health Partners and [...]
Greg Fann Interviewed about ACA Markets on Descant Podcast
AHP Consulting Actuary Greg Fann recently spoke with Gayle and Joyce of the Descant podcast. Their discussion centered [...]
The ACA’s Silver Bulletin
What if I told you that two sentences in a rate filing guidance could potentially add $5 billion [...]
It Didn’t Cost a Pennie
“With a one-line regulatory change, Pennsylvania has transformed its ACA marketplace. The measure is probably the most [...]
2nd Annual ACA Consumer Value State Rankings
Last year I developed a ranking system for analyzing consumer value in ACA markets across all 50 states[1]. [...]
The ACA’s Changing Coverage Goals: From Obama/Biden to Trump
"The ACA isn’t perfect, but the choices we made when designing the law flowed from a commitment [...]