The Federal and State health insurance marketplaces that will begin enrolling individuals & families in health insurance plans beginning October of this year promise to provide more options than ever before. However, it will likely not be an easy process if you are not prepared. There are a handful of things you should research or [...]
The deadline for states to decide whether or not they were going to set up their own health insurance exchange was December 14th, and as of now 18 states have opted to create their own marketplace for purchasing health insurance policies. The US Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, posted Monday that these marketplaces [...]
Ohio lawmakers feel that the upcoming health insurance exchanges, encouraged through the Affordable Care Act, will need some regulations in place to direct the healthcare navigators which will be guiding small businesses and individuals through the exchanges. According to Kate Irby’s December 6th article “Ohio House OKs Regulations to Help Guide Businesses on Obamacare Insurance [...]
Jan Brewer, governor of Arizona, has announced that the state will be rejecting the new federal mandate to start a state-based health insurance exchange under President Obama’s Health Care Reform. The Chicago Tribune reports that Brewer cites unanswered concerns about the exchanges and how it could raise costs for families and small businesses in Arizona. [...]
UPDATE 12/19/2012 – The deadline date in regards to this previous blog entry was extended to December 14th, and as of that time 18 states have decided to set up their own health insurance exchange for purchasing health insurance policies. The remaining states still have time to determine whether they will be using the federal [...]
As previously mentioned, many states are working towards health insurance exchanges in response to health care reform. Colorado specifically has a plan in place to incorporate an effective exchange. The state started their exchange process back in 2006 with the appointment of a Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform. By 2008, they had recommended [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City has launched the the areas first private health insurance exchange for small businesses and individuals. The private health insurance exchange is called Blue KC. It is available for employers and employees of small business as well as individuals who currently have Direct Pay health plans. Through Blue KC, [...]
Health insurance in Alabama could be facing some big changes with health care reform upon us. The article by Dana Beyerle on The Gadsden Times talks the inaugural meeting held last month. Governor Robert Bentley’s Health Insurance Exchange Study Commission met at the Capitol auditorium in September. The commission was created in June to help [...]
Across the nation, the number of employers offering health insurance to their employees is decreasing due to the rising costs of health care. Texas is no different and they are actually seeing a more dramatic drop when compared to the national average. The article “Texas Falling Behind in Employer-Based Health Insurance” by PublicNewsService.org says the [...]
The New York health insurance system has recently passed legislation that allows the creation of the New York Health Benefit Exchange. This keeps New York in line with the Affordable Care Act and allows them to potentially receive federal grants to help the exchanges grow. The Senate has not passed the legislation yet so it’s [...]
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