Health Insurance Marketplace News
  Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News  April, 2016  
   
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Quote
  “We think telemedicine should count for the network adequacy (rules) under Obamacare.”
- Henry DePhillips, Chief Medical Officer at telehealth vendor Teladoc
 
Factoid

"Researchers analyzed Silver plans offered in the largest markets in states using HealthCare.gov for Marketplace enrollment and found that '30 of 37 plans exclude primary care visits, as well as generic drugs, from the deductible'."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 4, Issue 8, April Second Edition 2016, "How Deductible Exclusions in Marketplace Plans Improve Access to Many Health Care Services."

What's News
  Why Employers Are Sending Retirees to Exchanges for Health Insurance
Insurance Journal/Reuters, April 18, 2016
 
     
  GAO finds vulnerabilities in 3 state health insurance exchanges, Healthcare.gov
HIEWatch, April 12, 2016
 
     
Paying for Health Coverage: The Challenge of Affording Health Insurance
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, April 7, 2016
     
  Consumer Education Key for Health Insurance Marketplace Success
HealthPayer Intelligence, April 6, 2016
 
 
  Only 33 Percent of Exchange Enrollees in 2016 Kept Their Same Plan from 2015
Avalere, March 31, 2016
 
     
  Streamlining Medicaid Enrollment: Role of Marketplaces and Impact of State Policies
The Commonwealth Fund, March 30, 2016
 
  Under Obamacare, Government Insurance Thrives More than Private Plans
U.S. News & World Report, March 25, 2016
 
     
  Fact Sheet: Health Care Accomplishments
The White House Press Release, March 22, 2016
 
     
  Marketplace Enrollees Whose Plans Qualify Can Expect Costs to Vary by Plan
The Commonwealth Fund, March 17, 2016
 
     
This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News
  • Thought Leaders' Corner: "What are your thoughts on why private Exchange enrollment overall has not met the expectations of a number of industry analysts?"
  • How Deductible Exclusions in Marketplace Plans Improve Access to Many Health Care Services
  • Catching Up With… Jon M. Kingsdale PhD

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