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From the Feds Down to the States: Using Navigators to Promote Health Equity
HHS recently released the cooperative agreement funding opportunity for organizations interested in serving as Navigators in states with a Partnership or Federally Facilitated Exchange. Navigators,...
View ArticleCross Post: Potential Costs and Challenges in Boston
This blog was originally posted on CHIRblog. With much of the country still reeling from the Boston marathon bombings, many of the victims – as well as their families and friends – have already begun...
View ArticleThe “Rate Shock” Myth
As Affordable Care Act opponents continue grasping at straws to find fault with the law, an assertion perpetuated by the insurance industry that the ACA’s coverage expansions will significantly...
View ArticleDid Issuers Get a Free Pass on the Inclusion of Essential Community Provider...
The Affordable Care Act requires qualified health plans participating in health insurance marketplaces (aka Exchanges) to maintain a sufficient number of Essential Community Providers (ECP) in their...
View ArticleCross post: Competition And Transparency Bring down Health Insurance...
As we near open enrollment in new health plans, all eyes are on insurance premiums and the rates they are based on. As we have blogged about here before, industry-backed sources have been fueling the...
View ArticleThe Latest Scoop on Enrollment: Broker Regulations
As open enrollment approaches, consumers will need accurate information to choose the right health plan. The Affordable Care Act provides assistance to consumers in a variety of flavors, from...
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MLR in Action: A $749.00 Rebate for One MA Consumer
MLR (medical loss ratio) rebate checks are in the mail! We are already starting to hear stories from satisfied consumers whose insurance companies, because they didn’t spend enough of their incomes on...
View ArticleMuch Ado about Rates
Lately, we’ve seen a flood of states announcing new health insurance rates for plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). So what do they all mean? To start, the new rates are mainly for the individual...
View ArticleMuch Ado about Rates – Part II
A steady stream of news headlines about states’ new health insurance rates for plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have generated buzz and also caused some confusion. It seems every state has a...
View ArticleSo You Want to Be a Navigator?
By now we know people will need information and assistance to find and enroll in the right health coverage for them under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But there has been some confusion about the...
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