Health Insurance Marketplace News
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  Narrow Network Impact on Premium Ratesand ACA Marketplace: New Research Findings  
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  “One of the things about the exchanges that would give some advantage to start-ups is, they're basically on a level playing field vs. other competitors. You go on the website, and they're all there side-by-side.”
- James Sung, Analyst, S&P Global Ratings
 
Factoid

According to a recent survey conducted by Fidelity Health Marketplace. 81% of employers are concerned about the high cost of benefits. 58% of employers have several other concerns as well, chief among them the competitiveness of their benefits package compared to other employers. 80% believe that a comprehensive benefits package is a key consideration for workers when they consider job opportunities – especially by those under age 30. 45% of employers were also concerned about understanding regulatory and compliance requirements.

Excerpted from: Fidelity Health Marketplace, December 14, 2016

Public Exchanges News
  Health cost council rates ACA component life expectancy
Life Health Pro, December 14, 2016
 
     
  Maryland CO-OP withdraws from 2017 individual health market
Benefits Pro, December 13, 2016
 
     
ACA subsidy may pay half of individual health premiums
Life Health Pro, December 5, 2016
     
  HealthCare.gov web broker list shrinks again
Life Health Pro, December 1, 2016
 
  Vermont among lowest health care rate increases
Times Argus, November 24, 2016
 
     
Private Exchanges News
  Retirees sue Kraft Heinz over health plan changes
Quad-City Times, December 15, 2016
 
     
The 21st Century Cures Act will impact small business in a big way
The Hill, December 8, 2016
     
Why private exchanges aren’t a stand-alone strategy
Benefit News, December 7, 2016
     
  How Private Exchanges Are Coming of Age
Society for Human Resource Management, December 5, 2016
 
  An old private health exchange has a new owner
Internet Health Data Management, December 2, 2016
 
     
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