Documents
- 2016 Rate Review Timeline
- Rate Review FAQ
- Rate Review 2015 Backgrounder and Action Items PowerPoint Slides (as PDF)
- Primer on Specialty Drug Costs
- Consumers Union Updated Health Insurance State Rate Review Toolkit (2014)
- Consumers Union 50 State Overview: Statutes, Type of Rate Review and Public Participation
- Consumers Union 50 State Overview: Conditions under Which Rate Review Hearings Held (Draft)
- Consumers Union 50 State Overview: Public Access to Rate Filing (Draft)
- Consumers Union Rate Review Glossary
- CALPIRG Report: California Health Insurance Rate Review (2014)
- Families USA Issue Brief: States Making Progress on Rate Review (2011)
Blog Posts
- With Covered California’s Great Reveal, It’s Time to Do Our Research
- Health Affairs Blog December 24, 2014 blog: Health Insurance Rate Setting: Time to Raise the Bar and Lift the Veil of Secrecy
- Families USA 2014 blog series on Challenging Health Insurance Rate Increases. Link to the first blog post in the series, and Families USA’s rate review page. The final blog post will be available on June 12
- Consumers Union Blog post #1 for consumers: Insurance rates are being filed, consumers need to pay attention (2014)
- Consumers Union Blog post #2 for consumers: Figuring out health insurance rate requests is getting simpler, and you can weigh in! (2014)
- Consumers Union Blog post #3 for consumers: No more excuses! Distinguishing “need” from “desire” when insurers want to raise rates (2014)
- Consumers Union Blog post #4 for consumers: Trend setters: how much does the cost of healthcare increase each year? (2014)
- Families USA Blog post: New Report Showcases Large Premium Savings Due to Rate Review Provision in Affordable Care Act (2012)
- Families USA Blog post: Holding Health Plans Accountable for Your Premium Dollars (2010)
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