Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News February, 2016

“The Marketplaces are now fully functional. Kudos to them! The tax penalty for the individual mandate is fully phased in. But the uninsured rate likely remains around 10% and net enrollment growth has slowed. The challenge now is to cover the last 10 million or so ‘gettable’ uninsured. To do so will require a few ‘game changers’: expanding Medicaid in the old Confederacy, finding new IT options that will free up Marketplace dollars for outreach and sales and increasing APTC subsidy levels.”
- Jon Kingsdale, PhD, Managing Director, Wakely Consulting Group.

"HHS reports that 38% of consumers enrolled through the federal Exchange are under 35."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 4, Issue 4, February Second Edition 2016, "Condeluci Comments on ACA Aspects."

California Marketplace May Require Insurers To Pay Agent Commissions
Kaiser Health News, February 18, 2016

State Actions to Address Health Insurance Exchanges
National Conference of State Legislators, February 5, 2016

Fact Sheet: About 12.7 million people nationwide are signed up for coverage during Open Enrollment
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, February 4, 2016

In The Marketplaces Some People May Not Be Able To Purchase The Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan
Health Affairs Blog, January 28, 2016

Modest Changes in 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums and Insurer Participation
The Commonwealth Fund, January 28, 2016

Clarifying, Eliminating and Enforcing Special Enrollment Periods
The CMS Blog, January 19, 2016

Proposed Exchange Standardized Benefit Designs Expand First-Dollar Coverage for Services and Drugs
Avalere, January 14, 2016

This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News

Condeluci Comments on ACA Aspects
Exchange of Ideas
Thought Leaders' Corner: "What trends or issues come to mind, going forward, after the conclusion of public Exchange open enrollment for this season?"

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