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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Commentary: New guidance suggests that OIG expects governing boards to understand the organizations compliance obligations, work closely with management to monitor and enhance the organizations compliance program, and to encourage compliance accountability across the organization.
May 14 -
With year three open enrollment on the horizon, state-run health care exchanges are busy building out systems and processes while renegotiating contracts, all to improve the customer experience, data flow and costs.
May 14 -
Great technology tools may help a public exchange grow in the short term, but knowing the customer base and business well enough to make the right investments is critical to an exchange becoming sustainable and successful in the long run.
May 13 -
Healthcare.gov runs the risk of offering too many health plan choices and the opportunity exists to be able to make it easier for consumers to compare coverage, the websites CEO, Kevin Counihan, said Monday.
May 11 -
Most employers have still not determined how they will comply with complex ACA reporting requirements that began Jan. 1. Benefit brokers and consultants should be discussing the requirements and the solutions with their employer clients, experts say.
May 11 -
About 25% of health plans in two state-run public exchanges were found to violate the federal mental health parity law, according to research by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that was published in the journal Psychiatric Services.
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Best-performing state exchanges have thrived on strong, coordinated and targeted outreach, as well as enrollment-assistance programs that are embedded in the community.
May 7 -
Employers using Aon Hewitts multi-carrier fully-insured private health care exchange experienced average annual health care cost savings more than 4% lower than industry projections.
May 6 -
A slew of hot-button topics, from health care to retirement, are being discussed in Washington both on Capitol Hill and in the halls of the Supreme Court. As a result, it is imperative employers remain focused and aware of the looming decisions that could change the benefits community.
May 6 -
A 9-million person market is a powerful one to tap. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which represents Blues plans across the country, is the latest to launch a retiree private HIX, coming this summer.
May 4