Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News Sept 2014

“I have seen no indication that stakeholders see this litigation [Halbig & King] as a serious threat to the Exchanges. I believe they see it for what it is -- a transparent attempt by the plaintiffs to do through litigation what could not be achieved through Congress, bringing down the Affordable Care Act. Although the plaintiffs were able to find a sympathetic hearing in two judges in the DC Circuit, their challenge is ultimately going to fail because if one examines the text of the entire law, as courts are bound to do, it is clear that Congress intended all Exchanges, state- operated or federally facilitated, to be able to issue premium tax credits.” Timothy S. Jost, Esq., Robert L. Willett Family Professorship of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law.

"At the close of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, an estimated 9.5 million fewer US adults were uninsured, according to a July Commonwealth Fund survey. The national uninsured rate among working age adults dropped from 20% in July-September 2013 to 15% in April-June 2014."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 2, Issue 9, September 2014, "Studies See Uninsured Rates Dropping, Satisfaction Generally High"

Five States To Get Early Access To Small Business Health Insurance Marketplace
Kaiser Health News/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 3, 2014

How Exchanges are Influencing the Consumerization of Health Care
Employee Benefit News/Health Insurance Exchange, September 3, 2014

HealthCare.gov Recruits Leader Of Successful Connecticut Effort
NPR/Shots Blog, August 26, 2014

State sites outperform U.S. marketplace in Affordable Care Act signups
Philly.com, August 24, 2014

Oregon Sues Oracle, Executives Over Health Exchange
The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2014

The Evolution Of A Two-Tier Health Insurance Exchange System
Health Affairs Blog, August 13, 2014

Over 300,000 Must Prove Eligibility or Lose Health Care
The New York Times, August 12, 2014

This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News

Experts Weigh Plusses, Minuses of a ‘Copper’ Plan
Studies See Uninsured Rates Dropping, Satisfaction Generally High
Thought Leaders' Corner: "Do you see any health plans, vendors or other stakeholders reducing or holding back on advertising or resource commitments relating to public Exchange participation until further outcomes of the Halbig & King subsidy issues are determined?”
Industry News with briefs regarding The Commonwealth Fund ; the Council of Economic Advisers, Towers Watson, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
State Wrap-Up with briefs regarding Michigan and Oregon
Catching Up With...Richard Onizuka, PhD

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