COVID-19 Health Insurance Enrollment as it Stands Today
There have been quite a few theories and projections on what direction the health insurance market would take both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Economic Policy
1332 Reinsurance Waivers and Impact on 2021 Premiums
To date, 14 states have leveraged 1332 waivers to set up health insurance reinsurance programs to help lower premiums. At a high level, these programs provide payments to health insurers
Leveraging State Income Tax Forms to Lower Uninsured Rates
States are beginning to realize that there is a natural connection between health insurance and the tax filing event that can help to reach the uninsured population. Changes enacted under
Democrats Propose Help for State-Based Marketplace Transitions
On June 22, 2020, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (HR 1425). While the bill offers a lot of enhances
Enabling Health Insurance Policy Flexibility
Over the last two years a number of states, including Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, have elected to take control of their state health insurance exchanges to allow for significantly
The COVID-19 pandemic will increase enrollment and states’ user fees in 2020 and beyond
Over the last two years a number of states have elected to transition off of Healthcare.gov, the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), and have, instead, opted for state-based alternatives that allow
Nevada Health Link Wants You to Get Insured
We talked with Heather Korbulic, Executive Director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, the state agency that connects Nevadans to qualified health plans through Nevada Health Link, to see
Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley
Back in the day, 2005 that is, our goal was to service consumers directly, to be the “Expedia of health insurance.” In other words, our founders wanted to make it
State-Based Marketplace Clients Share Collective Learnings at User Conference
Last week we held our first ever User Conference in Half Moon Bay, California. Unseasonably sunny weather and endless views of the ocean certainly contributed to the success of the
Pennsylvania Selects GetInsured to Build and Operate a State Exchange
Last week we announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania selected GetInsured to implement and operate the new State-Based Exchange which will go live in the Fall of 2020 for Open