KauffmanHall offers an analysis of HIX market and includes HRAC data in citing trends. See full story here. 

Ken Janda of member Wild Blue Health includes HRA trends in his take on a future "Medicare Advantage for All." Read the blog post here. 

Jacob Emerson in Becker's Healthcare writes: "There are major disruption opportunities ahead in the employer group insurance market by way of individual exchange coverage, and some payers are hedging their bets on the market through a newer product: ICHRAs." Check out his take here.  

Dr. Jessica Nelson in Medriva looks at the move's implications on the health insurance industry. Read all about it.

Andrew Reeves, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Gravie ICHRA,  hones in on growing interest in ICHRAs, remaining barriers, and desired support. Read full article here. 

Our colleagues at Mark Farrah Associates estimate that more than 4 million people –– out of a record-breaking 20+ million Americans –– enrolled in health insurance off-exchange in 2023. We at the HRA Council are ready to explore how many of the 1 in 5 Americans who selected ACA-compliant health coverage off-exchange in 2023 were employees leveraging an ICHRA or QSEHRA.  But first, here's the article.

Jim Lord, Senior Vice President/General Manager, ADP Insurance Services, offers his take on Four Misconceptions About Health Reimbursement Arrangements. See full story here. 

New research from Stride’s annual Health Insurance Accessibility Report analyzes the different healthcare challenges that independent workers and self-employed Americans face as compared to individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance. This year’s report demonstrates a decrease in uninsured independent workers – down from 24 percent in 2022 to 19 percent in 2023. Link to the story here. 

HealthcareDive took a look at Centene's take on the future of ACA.  Senior reporter Rebecca Pifer reports that Jon Dinesman, Centene executive vice president of external affairs, told investors in a recent gathering, “If you look at the political history of major healthcare benefit programs, once you giveth you cannot taketh away. Not only is it politically complex to eliminate programs people rely on, but it is also politically unlikely for there to be major proactive reform as one of the parties would have to control both the House and Senate as well as the White House. We see this as highly improbable." See story here. 

On November 30, Ambetter Health, the health insurance marketplace carrier of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), announced a partnership with Take Command, an innovative health benefits platform, to offer high-quality, cost-effective and flexible Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA) to employers in Indiana. See full article.