Health Insurance Marketplace News
  Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News   October, 2015  
   
  Monitoring HIX Broker Communities for Identity-Based Fraud  
Quote
  “The Bronze numbers don’t typically add up, as high deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses can way outstrip any savings on lower premiums."
- Jeff Smedsrud, CEO, HealthCare.com.
 
Factoid

"The prevalence of narrow networks ranges from 83% in Georgia to 13% in Idaho and North Carolina."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2015, "Surveys, Studies Weigh in on Exchange Operations, Costs: State Variation in Narrow Networks on the ACA Marketplaces"

What's News
  How Scrapping the Cadillac Tax Will Drive Up Health Care Costs
The Fiscal Times, October 2, 2015
 
     
  Big shortfall in Obamacare risk program could hurt insurers
CNN Money, October 2, 2015
 
     
Private insurance exchanges: "Outlook is good"
Deloitte, September 22, 2015
     
  Can Health Insurance Co-ops Survive?
The Pew CharitableTrusts/Stateline, September 21, 2015
 
 
  The Experiences of State-Run Marketplaces That Use HealthCare.gov
The Commonwealth Fund, September 17, 2015
 
     
  Surveys Suggest Health Insurance Shoppers Are Significantly More Satisfied When They Buy Coverage Outside of Government-Run Exchanges
eHealthInsurance, September 16, 2015
 
  Marketplace Health Insurance Funded By Tax Credits In Most States: How About Yours?
Forbes, September 15, 2015
 
     
  The State of Competition in The Health Care Marketplace: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Impact on Competition
The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, September 10, 2015
 
     
This Month in Health Insurance Marketplace News
  • Surveys, Studies Weigh In On Exchange Operations, Costs
  • News Capsules regarding HealthCare.com and estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.

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