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Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News January, 2015

Health Insurance Exchange Directory 2014

“Narrow networks aren’t new and will continue to resurface, as pressure remains steady to maintain existing quality levels while keeping cost down under the Affordable Care Act. With price as a customer focal point, almost all insurers made network design changes for 2015, varying by state, improving or expanding narrow networks. States took different and typically multiple approaches for network designs... Insurers are experimenting in the first few years. They are conducting user forums and surveys to better understand what drives a customer to select a health plan. The more surveys that are conducted, the more the results are the same: Price is the primary decision point. The challenge is the desire to provide choice for consumers while containing costs may directly conflict. The good news is competition and choice are increasing in 2015.”
- Peter B. Nichol, Associate Director of IT Systems and Operations, Access Health CT

"While nearly all larger firms offered ESI [employer-sponsored insurance] in 2012 -- 99.5% of employers with 1,000 or more employees and 94.1% of those with 100 to 999 employees -- only 35% of small firms with fewer than 50 workers offered coverage to their employees."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015, "Urban Institute Report Examines ACA Impact"

Insurance exchange impacts more than just enrollment numbers
FierceHealthPayer, January 5, 2015

Health insurance carriers keep an eye on Supreme Court
marshfieldnewsherald.com, January 3, 2015

Health Insurance Enrollment Strongest in Federal Marketplace
The New York Times, December 31, 2014

Nearly 2.5 Million Consumers Have Selected Health Plans On Federal Marketplace
Kaiser Health News, December 17, 2014

A State-by-State Look at Exchanges As Obamacare Deadline Looms
U.S. News and World Report, December 15, 2014

Insurance exchanges: With choice comes chaos
Government Health IT, December 8, 2014

A look at 2015 individual market health insurance rate filings
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, December 3, 2014

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State Wrap-Up with briefs regarding California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, and Washington
Industry News with brief regarding Aon Hewitt
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