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Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News February, 2014

Public & Private Exchange Website User Experiences: Comparisons Based on New Research Findings

“I am a fan of ‘narrow network’ plans, so long as a consumer actually chooses to be covered by this type of plan. Unfortunately, in the case of health plans offered through the ACA exchanges, the consumer is generally not ‘choosing’ the narrow network plan. Instead, these narrow network plans are essentially the only type of low-cost plans that are being made available. This is a result of federal and state regulators leaning on insurance carriers to come up with ‘qualified health plan’ designs that were reasonably priced. In general, the only way the carriers could come up with a plan with a reasonable price tag was to exclude many of the providers in a particular rating area, effectively creating a ‘narrow network’ plan that a consumer generally has no other choice but to purchase.” Christopher E. Condeluci Esq., Of Counsel, Venable LLP, Former Tax and Benefits Counsel, Finance Committee, US Senate

Of the non-elderly persons who have selected a Marketplace health plan during the first three months of the initial open enrollment period, 55% were over age 45, and 26% were between the ages of 18 and 34.

Source: HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE: JANUARY ENROLLMENT REPORT: For the period: October 1, 2013 – December 28, 2013, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 13, 2014,
http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2014/MarketPlaceEnrollment/Jan2014/ib_2014jan_enrollment.pdf

Florida launching its owns limited health insurance exchange soon
MedCity News, February 10, 2014

Implications of the Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace and State Law Trends
American Journal of Managed Care, February 6, 2014

What Can We Expect from the New Health Insurance Marketplaces?
The New England Journal of Medicine, January 30, 2014

Public Exchanges Competitive With Employer-Sponsored Plans
Employee Benefit News/Health Insurance Exchange, January 30, 2014

Part-time retail employees headed to public exchanges
Healthcare Payer News, January 22, 2014

Co-ops the underdog in health insurance marketplace
USA Today, January 19, 2014

Less Than One-Third Of Obamacare Exchange Enrollees Were Previously Uninsured
Forbes, January 18, 2014

Obamacare Sign-Ups Soar But Confirmed Coverage Is An Issue
Kaiser Health News/The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 14, 2014

This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News

No Non-Taxable Contributions For Individual Market Plans by Christopher E. Condeluci, Counsel, Venable LLP
HHS OIG Outlines Emphasis on Overseeing Exchanges
Ruling in Missouri v. St. Louis Effort for AIDS ‘Has Implications for Other States Obstructing Implementation of Affordable Care Act
Thought Leader’s Corner: "How prevalent are narrower networks in plans being offered through public exchanges, and what is your take on their
implications in those marketplaces?”
Industry News with briefs regarding CVS Caremark; PPI Benefit Solutions; Milliman; and National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative
State Wrap-Up with briefs regarding Illinois and Colorado
Catching Up with…. Henry Loubet

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