Health Insurance Exchanges

While 2013 may prove to be relatively calm in the insurance industry – after seeing big changes in the past several years – agents should continue to prepare for the future. 2014 will be a year of change throughout the industry with federal and state Health Insurance Exchanges enrolling members in October of this year.

One area that may need...

According to a recent study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research almost half of the adults estimated to become eligible for federal subsidies in the California Exchange – called Covered California – speak English less than “very well”. The report says that the success of Covered California – and health reform overall – “hinges in part on...

The executive director of the new Covered California Health Benefit Exchange – Peter Lee – recently voiced his opinion in a radio interview, that a few hundred thousand Californians may choose to leave their employer-sponsored health plan to purchase a plan on the California Exchange.

In an interview with Capital Public Radio’s KXJZ News, Lee said h...

A survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation revealed that 42 percent of Americans incorrectly believe that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides insurance subsidies or Medicaid benefits to illegal aliens. About 1 in 4 say they are not sure.  The Affordable Care Act does not extend any insurance or Medicaid benefits although some current ...