AHIP Releases Nationwide Poll Showing Strong Satisfaction with Employer-Provided Coverage

December 10, 2024

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AHIP’s Coverage@Work released the results of a new nationwide poll that found strong satisfaction with employer-provided coverage. A growing majority of consumers (75%, up 12% since April 2023) are satisfied with their current employer-provided coverage and 74% prefer to get their coverage through their employer.

Plan satisfaction is driven by the comprehensive coverage (49%), affordability (48%), and choice of providers their plans provide (45%). A growing majority of respondents report that what they currently pay for their coverage overall is reasonable (66%, up +13% since April 2023).

Notably, a growing majority of respondents oppose taxing employee health benefits (58%, up 6% since April 2023), and an even greater majority would be less likely to vote for a lawmaker who supports taxing them (63%).

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Virginia and Hawaii Introduce PDAB Legislation

The Virginia Senate introduced a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) to review drugs with a wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of $60,000 or more per year or a WAC increase of $3,000 or more in any 12-month period. For drugs deemed to cause an affordability challenge, the legislation authorizes the PDAB to […]
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February 12, 2026

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AHIP Shares Update on Plan Progress to Simplify Prior Authorization

AHIP shared progress on the voluntary, multi-year commitments made by AHIP, BCBSA, and leading health plans (including Cigna Healthcare) to streamline and simplify prior authorization. Health plans serving nearly 270 million Americans are participating in this initiative. The 2026 commitments took effect on Jan. 1 and include: reducing the scope of claims subject to prior […]
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February 12, 2026

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DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Improving Transparency into PBM Fees

Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a proposed rule that would require providers of PBM services and affiliated entities of brokerage and consulting services to disclose direct and indirect compensation to their self-funded ERISA fiduciary […]
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February 12, 2026

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