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Oregon Delays Key Element of Insurance Exchange––Good for Them! 13 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
Five years from now no one will remember if their "Obamacare" health insurance exchange launched on October 1. The state-run Oregon health insurance exchange, Cover Oregon, recently announced it will...
"ObamaCare" Small Ball––The Republicans Are Winning the Battle Over the Big Idea 22 Jul 2013 | 03:10 am
Last week the President waded directly into the national debate over "ObamaCare" by calling a big media event in the East Room of the White House to talk about the $100 rebates a small percentage of p...
People Who Haven't Filed a Tax Return to Get Unverified Health Insurance Exchange Subsidies 11 Jul 2013 | 04:49 am
The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Marilyn Tavenner, is out with a "Myths vs. Fact" clarification memo regarding the waiver of the employer mandate and whether the new health insurance...
Health Insurance Exchange Subsidies Will Be Granted on the Honor System!––Is There Something Wrong With "ObamaCare's" Federal Data Hub? 8 Jul 2013 | 07:14 am
Come October millions of people will be applying for tens of billions of dollars in federal health insurance premium subsidies on the honor system. On the Friday after the Fourth of July––when the ad...
Administration Delays the Employer Mandate––But What About Small Employers? 3 Jul 2013 | 08:04 am
The administration suddenly announced tonight that the requirement that all employers with 50 or more workers offer health insurance has been delayed until 2015. If an employer with 50 or more worker...
Will the Affordable Care Act's ("ObamaCare") Federal Health Insurance Exchanges Be Ready On Time? Finally the Facts! 19 Jun 2013 | 09:10 pm
After months of speculation on just where the Obama administration is toward the development of the new health insurance exchanges, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a 48-page repo...
Will the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Exchanges Be Ready On Time? The Obama Administration's Top Secret Enterprise 10 Jun 2013 | 09:06 pm
Last week, I received my weekly email update from the Maryland health insurance exchange: Maryland Health Connection completed its Final Detailed Design Review (FDDR) live system demo on Thursday, Ma...
Flawed Analysis––Medical Loss Ratio Rules Led to $1.9 billion in Lower Premiums 7 Jun 2013 | 09:43 pm
The Kaiser Family Foundation is out with a study contending that the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements of the Affordable Care Act ("ObamaCare") saved consumers $1.9 billion in premiums in 2012: "...
Rate Shock in California!––The New Health Insurance Exchange Plans––Comparing Apples to Oranges to Grapefruit 29 May 2013 | 07:31 pm
I have to say I was surprised with the press reports last week that there wasn't "rate shock" in California when the California exchange offered preliminary information about their new plans and rates...
A Health Insurance Exchange That Won't Be a "Train Wreck" 1 May 2013 | 01:19 am
Every week, I get an email from the Maryland Health Connection––the state run health insurance exchange. Maryland is one of a minority of states that are building their own Affordable Care Act ("Obam...
