One of the biggest considerations by consumers when choosing a health plan is which providers are part of the network. Navigators and enrollment specialists may be asked by those they are assisting whether or not a qualified health plan will cover physicians with whom they are already treating. Finding the answers to which providers are […] Read More »
HHS Releases Enrollment Data
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the latest enrollment data through March 31 which was the official end of open enrollment. These numbers include enrollment from the federally facilitated marketplace as well as the numbers from the state-based marketplaces. To read the news release from HHS, click here. The specific reports […] Read More »
March Enrollment Updates for State-Based Marketplaces
Many states which were running their own state-based marketplace are now releasing the reports for their enrollment up through the March 31 deadline. Here are the links to some of those states’ reports: Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Hawaii Kentucky Maryland Minnesota Nevada New York Rhode Island Read More »
Healthcare.gov Extension until April 15
What Does It Mean for the State-Based Marketplaces? Before the March 31 enrollment deadline, HHS had announced that consumers who started or attempted to start an enrollment application by the deadline would be given an extension of time to complete it. Last week, we posted an update on the specifics of that extension – that […] Read More »
NASHP Releases Issue Briefs on Health Reform Impact in States
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently released nine issue briefs that address how health reform is being implemented in eight different states and how the implementation is affecting outcomes. The eight states included in the briefs are: Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Virginia. The nine issue brief topics […] Read More »