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Insurance commissioner puts HealthOP on tight leash, requires special fund
Insurance commissioner puts HealthOP on tight leash, requires special fund | Health News Colorado “We feel really well positioned to make positive change in Colorado. Our financials look good. We’re doing better than projections. We met our membership targets,” said Julia Hutchins, CEO of the HealthOP, a member-governed, nonprofit health care cooperative. But Insurance Commissioner […]
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Employees must provide coverage for their employees AND dependents…
… but not necessarily the spouse. NY Times: Employers Must Offer Family Care, Affordable or Not Interesting tidbits: The rules offer no guarantee of affordable insurance for a worker’s children or spouse. The new rules, to be published in the Federal Register, create a strong incentive for employers to put money into insurance […]
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The Health Insurance Exchange: What flavor does your state have?
States have now declared their intention to the Federal Government regarding the option they have selected regarding the establishment of a health care exchange. Their choices are: State based exchange Partnership exchange with the Federal Government Default to Federal exchange To view which option your State has selected view the Kaiser Foundation Exchange map. You […]
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Affordable care act Prescription mandates are weak
When the Obama administration set initial rules last December to determine what minimum benefits insurers must offer in plans sold to individuals and small groups starting in 2014, one provision stood out: Insurers selling small group and individual policies would have to provide at least one drug per class of drug. In other words, insurers […]