Innovation Waivers: An Opportunity for States to Pursue Their Own Brand of Health Reform

In less than two years, states can propose waivers under the Affordable Care Act to pursue their own approaches to coverage expansion or make smaller, targeted changes. A new brief from The Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health Reform Assistance Network explores how states might take advantage of their opportunities to: modify the rules governing covered benefits and the subsidies; replace their marketplace or health plan certification process; and change or eliminate the individual or employer mandate.