Posts tagged with: aca implementation

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I’m A Certified Application Counselor. This Year’s Open Enrollment Will Be the Most Challenging Yet

Enrolling in marketplace health insurance is already a tall order for many consumers because of the ...
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Relaxing the ACA’s Regulations: Stakeholders Respond to HHS’ Request for Information, Part 2 – State Departments of Insurance

In Part 2 of this three-part series, we look at how state departments of insurance responded to the ...
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Mother’s Day Menu from Congress and the American Health Care Act

This Mother’s Day, Congress is giving mothers a new health coverage menu with options for states a...
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Proposed Pre-Verification Process for Special Enrollment Periods: Policy Goals, Potential Impact, and the need for State Flexibility

In the wake of failed congressional attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, we turn ...
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Special Enrollment Periods Provide Essential Coverage During Common Life Transitions, but Many People Don’t Know They Exist

Change in life is unavoidable: people move, get married, change jobs and have babies. Special enroll...
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The Affordable Care Act’s Requirements for Quality Improvement in the Health Insurance Marketplaces: What Recent Federal Action Tells Us

The Affordable Care Act sets out several requirements for the health insurance marketplaces to encou...
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READ THE FINE PRINT: A New Provision in BCBS of Mississippi Plan Could Mean Huge Unexpected Costs for Plan Enrollees

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi has included a new provision in its plan description that coul...
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Cancellation of Policies in the Individual Market: Apology Accepted, Mr. President – No Further Action Required

Last Thursday, the President apologized to those individuals currently covered under an individual p...
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Under Pressure: An Update on Restrictive State Insurance Marketplace Consumer Assistance Laws

Seventeen states have enacted rules for health insurance marketplace navigators that could hinder th...
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New Report on ACA Implications for State Network Adequacy Standards

The Affordable Care Act promises consumers a more comprehensive set of health insurance benefits, bu...
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New Report Examines Early Indications of Insurer Participation and Competition in Health Insurance Exchanges

One of the key goals of the Affordable Care Act is to make health insurance coverage more affordable...
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New Report: States Going Above and Beyond to Create Sustainable Exchanges and Deliver Choice and Value to Consumers

In a new report for The Commonwealth Fund, Sarah Dash, Kevin Lucia, Katie Keith, and Christine Monah...
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Get Ready for the Rulemaking!

The election results mean full steam ahead with implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The ultim...
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