Lessons From Covered California’s First Five Years For Marketplaces And The Employer Sector: Part 2

Health Affairs April 21, 2020
Peter V. Lee, Elliott S. Fisher, Kelly Green

Last month, stakeholders around the country marked the tenth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—a milestone that has been given even greater significance by the explosive growth of the COVID-19 pandemic. This public health crisis has made even clearer the crucial importance of the ACA’s coverage expansions, which help ensure that when the worst is happening in health care, more people have access to the care they need.

In a two-part blog post, we are highlighting the achievements, challenges, and lessons learned from California’s coverage expansion efforts and its Marketplace, Covered California. We believe these lessons are particularly relevant not only to the federal government and states, but to employers who are not effectively meeting the needs of...

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