Breakout Session
Insights into Insurance: Your Private Health Coverage Crash Course
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
Most Americans have some form of health coverage through a private insurer, and state governments play a significant role when it comes to health insurance oversight, regulation and innovation. State legislators have several legislative levers when examining coverage under marketplace exchanges, state employee health plans or employer-sponsored plans. Gain an overview of the private health insurance landscape in the U.S. and explore state and federal roles in health plan regulation, cost containment and coverage innovations.
Presenters
Samantha Scotti
Sr. Policy Specialist, NCSL Health Program
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Haley Nicholson
Sr. Policy Director, NCSL Health and Human Services State-Federal Affairs
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Joel Ario
Managing Director, Manatt Health Strategies
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Moderator
Kelly Hughes, MPH
Program Director, NCSL Health Program
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Resources
- Glossary of Health Care Terms, Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2021
- Health Care Costs and Coverage Still a Priority for States, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2020
- Innovations in Health Care: A Toolkit for State Legislators, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019
- Health Innovations State Law Database, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2021
- Bringing Health Care Prices to Light, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2021
- State Roles Using 1332 Health Waivers, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2020
- Legal Cases and State Legislative Actions Related to the ACA, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2020
