Complimentary from the publisher

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

“The 2015 enrollment period represented steady progress. We now have more than 10 million people in public Exchanges and another 8 million with ACA-compliant coverage outside the Exchanges, which means a much more dependable individual market with better coverage and stable pricing. We also have 13 million fewer uninsured people, with credit shared between the Exchanges and the Medicaid expansion. The bottom line is that the ACA is achieving its goals, albeit on a slower, more incremental path than was initially projected by CBO. Now if the Supreme Court can just practice the old-fashioned form of judicial restraint.”
- Joel Ario MDiv JD, Managing Director, Manatt Health Solutions; Former Director, Office of Health Insurance Exchanges, US Department of Health & Human Services; Former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner; Former Executive Director, Oregon State Public Interest Research Group

"The take-up rate of dental benefits within the newly established health insurance Marketplaces is, on average, 21.2% for adults and 20.1% for children."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 3, Issue 3, March 2015, "ADA Document Looks at Dental Benefits Purchases on Exchanges"

Supreme Court closely divided on Obamacare's future
USA Today, March 4, 2015

Twitter Chatter Predicts Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment, Penn Study Shows
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine News Release, March 4, 2015

Payroll option allows employers to pay for employees to go to the exchanges
Employee Benefit News, March 2, 2015

King v. Burwell: What a Subsidy Shutdown Could Mean for States
The Commonwealth Fund, February 27, 2015

Oregon Lawmakers Vote To Dissolve Health Insurance Exchange
Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 27, 2015

Developing a Successful and Cost-Effective State-Based Alternative to the Federally Facilitated Marketplace
Healthcare IT Connect, February 27, 2015

Health Care Spending by Those Becoming Uninsured if the Supreme Court Finds for the Plaintiff in King v. Burwell Would Fall by at Least 35 Percent
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute, February 2015

This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News

Thought Leaders Discuss King v Burwell
Garbage In; Garbage Out: Bad Data from Healthcare Exchanges Still Causing Headaches for Insurers by Emily Washington
ADA Document Looks at Dental Benefits Purchases on Exchanges
Journal Review
Thought Leaders' Corner: "What are your final thoughts and observations on the 2015 public Exchange open enrollment, now that it is closed?”
State Wrap-Up with briefs regarding State Wrap-Up with briefs regarding California and New Mexico.
Industry News with a brief regarding the Department of Health and Human Services, ADP, and the Private Exchange Evaluation Collaborative.
Catching Up With... Larry S. Boress CAE

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