Federal Health Insurance Marketplace

Health Insurance Exchange Consumers Satisfied with Health Plans

by Vera Gruessner

Despite the fact that the House of Representatives and the Senate attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act at the end of 2015, consumers seem to be satisfied with their healthcare coverage options...

The Biggest ACA Legal Challenges Facing Healthcare Industry

by Vera Gruessner

Ever since the Obama administration passed the healthcare law to reform many of the inequalities faced in this country, there have been a wide variety of ACA legal challenges that have stood in the way...

What will the Future Bring for the Affordable Care Act?

by Vera Gruessner

The future of the Affordable Care Act and health insurance exchanges may not be as favorable as the Obama administration had hoped. Many fear that the major health insurer UnitedHealthcare leaving the...

Health Insurance Exchange Displays 2 Consumer Engagement Tools

by Vera Gruessner

The health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act is undergoing some renovations over the next year, reports Kevin Counihan, CEO of HealthCare.gov and Dr. Patrick Conway, Principal Deputy...

How the Affordable Care Act Impacts First Quarter Earnings

by Vera Gruessner

The health insurance industry has had a topsy turvy time learning how to function effectively in the new landscape the Affordable Care Act has brought to the medical field. When it comes to the...

State Medicaid Expansion Should Reduce Emergency Room Visits

by Vera Gruessner

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act brought a variety of changes for the healthcare industry as well as individual states. For example, the Affordable Care Act called on for Medicaid...

Consumer Engagement Vital in Health Insurance Exchanges

by Vera Gruessner

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has brought a variety of changes for both insurers and healthcare providers with the establishment of health insurance exchanges holding a top place in...

Risk Adjustment Affects Plans on Health Insurance Exchanges

by Vera Gruessner

The trade association AMGA, which entails a large membership of medical groups and healthcare delivery systems, submitted comments last week to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...

40% Health Plans Sold via Health Insurance Marketplace Overlap

by Vera Gruessner

Various health plans sold through the health insurance marketplace may actually overlapped with Medicaid coverage. The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) released a study that shows...

Arizona Declines Funding Children’s Health Insurance Program

by Vera Gruessner

Nearly 20 years ago, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was established in order to ensure the offspring of low-income families who didn’t qualify for the Medicaid insurance...

How the Affordable Care Act Strengthened Mental Health Parity

by Vera Gruessner

The Obama administration's Affordable Care Act has brought various benefits to the American people including greater health coverage through the health insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion....

Consumer Education Key for Health Insurance Marketplace Success

by Vera Gruessner

It seems that those residing in Texas who have purchased their healthcare coverage through the health insurance marketplace do not have as much understanding of certain terms as those who have medical...

Is the Affordable Care Act Sufficient for Mental Healthcare?

by Vera Gruessner

There are specific provisions that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has brought to the American people. This includes eliminating healthcare coverage restrictions such as the clause...

Insurer Participation in Health Insurance Exchange Decreases

by Vera Gruessner

Health payers around the country may not be faring as well as hoped within the federal health insurance exchange. The Affordable Care Act may have had a negative impact on health insurance companies,...

California Health Insurance Exchange Targets Costly Hospitals

by Vera Gruessner

The health insurance exchange from the state of California has some news to report. The exchange is considering the elimination of hospitals from its network that have shown subpar performance or had...

Is the Affordable Care Act Leading Payers to Lose Profit?

by Vera Gruessner

The world of healthcare has often been a struggle between medical providers and the payers with one side looking to offset costs and make a profit while the other side concerns itself with the revenue...

25% of Texans Lack Knowledge about Health Insurance Plans

by Vera Gruessner

New research shows that consumer education in terms of health insurance plans and healthcare access is becoming a necessity since many are unaware of some typical health insurance terms. Rice...

Medicaid Coverage Expansion Boosts Healthcare Access in Flint

by Vera Gruessner

In April 2014, contamination in drinking water began in Flint, Michigan when the region transitioned its water source to the Flint River from its previous source of Lake Huron and the Detroit River....

Open Enrollment Dates Announced for Health Insurance Exchange

by Vera Gruessner

Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its yearly Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters related to the coverage options on the federal health insurance...

Should Payers Question ACA’s Health Insurance Exchanges?

by Vera Gruessner

The health insurance exchanges have faced some significant challenges and even some questioning among the payer community, especially after the insurer UnitedHealthcare announced at the end of 2015...