The Basics of Health Insurance
May 2008
No. 148, By Merrill Matthews and JP Wieske

Trends and Ends: State Mandated Benefits, 2008
May 2008
By Victoria Bunce

America's Affordable Health Reform Plan: A Common-Sense Solution.
March 2008
CAHI's eight points for health care reform.

The 2008 Presidential Candidates on Health Care Reform
Updated: March 2008
Health care reform proposals as outlined by the current presidential candidates...without the spin.

How High Loss Ratios Undermine Affordable Health Insurance
Updated: March 2008
No. 141, by JP Wieske

CAHI Short Cuts: How High Loss Ratios Undermine Affordable Health Insurance
February 2008
Explains how imposing high loss ratios in counterproductive to making afforable polices available.

CAHI Short Cuts: Community Rating & Adjusted Community Rating
February 2008
A summary of community rating and how it can be harmful to insurance markets.

Health Insurance Mandates in the States 2008
January 2008
An update of our annual publication that tracks the growth of coverage mandates in the states.

2008 Presidential Candidates At-a-Glance
January 2008
Our checklist helps compare the measures that the various presidential candidates are supporting.

2008 State Legislators' Guide and Glossary
January 2008
What can states do to keep health insurance accessible and affordable? Are there ways to expand choice and availability of insurance plans? Our annual guide to health insurance solutions has some answers.

SCHIP Bill Passes the House
September 2007
A breakdown of the roll call vote in the US House of Representatives on H.R. 976.

Small Steps to Big Reform
August 2007
What can be done to expand health care coverage? Here we outline small, but targeted, solutions that can lead to drastic change in the U.S. health care system.

SCHIP Reauthorization: Brief Recap of Congressional Activity
August 2007

Medicare's Financial Challenges: Actuaries Speak Out on Medicare's Future
July 2007
An actuarial analysis of Medicare which concludes that the system in its current form is unsustainable.

Controlling the High Cost of Health Care: The Role of Reinsurance Medical Risk Management
July 2007
CAHI has released our most recent Issues and Answers publication detailing the role of health reinsurance industry in controlling catastrophic cases.

The Health Care Freedom Coalition
July 2007
The Council for Affordable Health Insurance has signed on to the Health Care Freedom Coalition's affordable health care agenda.

The Myth of the Underinsured Crisis
July 2007
Some believe there is an underinsured crisis in America where people are exposed to high out-of-pocket costs. This paper examines this theory and explains why it is overstated.

Principles of SCHIP Reform
June 2007
Our most recent Issues & Answers explains what should be done to reform SCHIP if our goal is to provide health care to low-income children without straining our budget.

Conventional Wisdom in Health Care Reform: And Why Most of It Is Wrong
May 2007
A discussion of common misconceptions about the U.S. health care system and how they result in poor solutions.

How High Loss Ratios Undermine Affordable Health Insurance
May 2007
Recently-introduced high loss ratio legislation will be ultimately detrimental to those seeking to buy coverage.

Understanding the Uninsured
March 2007
Who are the uninsured? This publication explores the uninsured population offers different solutions for different groups of people.