CMS User Fees for FFM States Reached $1.87B in 2018
On May 15, 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) user fees. These are the fees that the FFM collects from each
Should Your State Consider Building a State-Based Exchange?
CMS recently released updated enrollment numbers and average premiums for plan year 2019. From this, it’s pretty simple math to determine a state’s assessment fees (the 3 percent it currently
Mixed Results from the 2019 Open Enrollment Period
The State-Based Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) is not over yet, in most cases, but across the board states that chose to build and maintain their own exchange are showing
Why States Should Consider Transitioning from Federally-Facilitated to State-Based Marketplace Now
On December 14, 2018, a district judge in Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional (see this NYTimes news article for a basic overview). While the ruling has no
Washington Healthplanfinder Set for Start of Open Enrollment on Nov. 1
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange reminded residents yesterday of the tools available to them to help find and enroll in a health insurance plan this open enrollment period. GetInsured has
Which States Have State-Based Marketplaces?
States which currently use State-Based Health Insurance Marketplaces: California - Covered California Colorado - Connect for Health Colorado Connecticut - Access Health CT District of Columbia - DC Health Link Idaho
Senate Health Care Bill Revealed
On Thursday, the Senate revealed the 142-page Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) -– their answer to the House’s American Health Care Act. It provides the answers stakeholders have been waiting
SWOT Analysis Checklist for State-Based Marketplaces
Since 2014, seventeen state-based health insurance marketplaces launched across the country. Just as many states began to find their footing, the future of healthcare laws were thrown into flux. While