Health Insurance Marketplace News
  Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News    January, 2014  
 
Public & Private Exchange Website User Experiences: Comparisons Based on New Research Findings
  Sponsor Message  
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  “We have kept a close eye on the public Exchanges, knowing our two worlds will, at some point, intersect to better serve healthcare consumers and employers. We are impressed that, while they are responding to the challenges of the public Exchanges, their leadership is engaging with some of us in the private sector about how to improve the public Exchange experience, particularly related to decision support and consumer guidance. It seems clear that there are other critical fixes that will need to be more urgently addressed, but we appreciate the conversations and possibility to use our knowledge and experience to improve another sector of our industry and ultimately how consumers interact with the healthcare system.” Simeon Schindelman, CEO, Bloom Health
 
Factoid

Until the ACA passed, 89% of individually insured consumers had a lifetime cap on the amount of healthcare costs paid by their insurer. Only 59% of employer plans had that cap.

Source: Health Exchange Marketplace News, Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2014, How Does the Affordable Care Act Affect People Who Buy Health Insurance in the Individual Market?

What's News
  Key Healthcare.gov contractor ousted at end of month
Bloomberg.com, January 10, 2014
 
     
Cover Oregon counts 55,000 enrolled through insurance exchange
The Stateman Journal, January 7, 2014
     
  Delaney presses state on switching to federal health exchange
The Baltimore Sun, January 6, 2014
 
 
Minnesota Slams IBM On Health Insurance Exchange Woes
Information Week, January 6, 2014
     
U.S. Uninsured Still Rate Exchange Experience Negatively
Gallup.com, January 2, 2014
     
  The Private HIX Road Map
Employee Benefit Advisor/Health Insurance Exchange, December 18, 2013
 
This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News
 
  • Studies, Surveys Attempt to Depict Impact of ACA
  • Portable Benefits Info Device Speeds Exchange Sign-Ups in California Market
  • Employers Can Pitch in On Some Employees’ Exchange Premiums
  • How Does the Affordable Care Act Affect People Who Buy Health Insurance in the Individual Market?
  • Thought Leader’s Corner: "So much has been reported on the glitches encountered in the launches of the public Exchanges. It’s time to talk about the aspects that have gone well. What has impressed you most?”
  • Industry News with briefs regarding Aon Hewitt; and HealthLeaders-Interstudy
  • State Wrap-Up with briefs regarding New York, Colorado and Maryland
  • Catching Up with…. Ron Goldstein
 
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