The PBE Index is unchanged from last month, but operators expect to report increased numbers next month after they’ve tallied the results of the year-end open enrollment period.
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The number of employers who could be subject to the ACAs Cadillac tax is predicted to rise if employers remain stagnant on health care plan changes, underscoring a need to make plan adjustments sooner rather than later.
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Pilot program for Maryland Health Connection will have call centers directly transfer consumers to a broker to finish enrollment.
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Brokers say they increasingly view the ACA as an avenue toward new revenue opportunities and roles around education and communication.
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Those calling for repeal of the Affordable Care Act are split on what to do should the law be repealed.
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Public health insurance exchange decision support tools improved somewhat in year two open enrollment compared to year one, but still have a way to go, research shows.
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Proposed rate increases for 2016 health insurance coverage that a dozen carriers will sell on Covered Californias state-run exchange will be just 4% compared to the 4.2% rise approved for 2015.
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Some have compared the changes in health care to the changes that occurred in the retirement industry 30 years ago when companies switched from pension plans to 401(k) plans and put the responsibility on consumers to pick investments. But George Tzinas, chief experience officer at BenefitAlign, says it is not the same.
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For a private exchange to be successful, it needs to offer a full service solution in a box, says David Holton, vice president of private exchange business development at HealthPlan Services. His Tampa, Fla.-based companys My Consumer Link is an individual exchanges for group brokers to offer. These brokers, Holton says, dont want to walk away from the money of the individual sales, but dont have the time to commit to it.
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Commentary: Many employers feel that the Americans with Disabilities Act is burdensome, but that burden is the reality, and employers have to accept their responsibility to meet it. Here are five tips to help employers with ADA compliance.
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Public exchange plan participants spent less money on medications in the first quarter of 2015 than the first quarter of 2014 amid changes in the demographic mix of enrollees, according to newly released data from Express Scripts Holding Company.
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