States making the decision to take control of their health insurance market and establish a state-based marketplace (SBM) have many technology options to choose from. The state-based marketplace technology platform
Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2022 is underway. These past two years, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has brought to light how important it is to have health insurance.
CMS recently issued a final rule entitled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond.” The
CMS announced on September 10, 2021, that it would be “awarding $20 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant funding to State-based Marketplaces (SBMs) to increase consumer access to affordable,
In recent years, encouraging those who are eligible for subsidies to enroll in Marketplace coverage has become a major focus for many states. Reducing the number of uninsured improves
According to Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a State may submit an application with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting a waiver from many of the
Launching a state-based marketplace is a complex endeavor. Launching a state-based marketplace during a pandemic magnifies and adds to this complexity. Despite the obstacles COVID-19 added to 2020, or perhaps
Nevada Health Link enrolled 6,017 Nevadans during its limited-time Exceptional Circumstance Special Enrollment Period (ECSEP) in response to COVID-19. The ECSEP — which ran from March 17 to May 15,
Earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S., many states operating on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, urged the federal government to
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