3 minute read: It was predicted that the health insurance marketplace would be turned upside down with the individual mandate penalty effectively reduced to $0 beginning January 1,2019. However, that…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
2018 Looks Promising for Health Insurers Offering Marketplace Plans [Update]
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace has evolved over the years as a necessary evil for some healthcare providers. Some have withdrawn from it, citing profit losses and…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
2018 Affordable Care Act Enrollment Shows Marketplace Stabilizing
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plan to release a more detailed 2018 enrollment report in March for the recent open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, including…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
ACA Health Insurance Marketplace May Stabilize In 2018
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIt’s been a tumultuous year for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). From insurers withdrawing from providing health insurance on government exchanges to spiking premiums in the face of financial losses…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
The Healthcare Marketplace is Stabilizing Around the ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWe are well into open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Despite significant increases in premium rates for 2018, enrollment for healthcare coverage on HealthCare.gov is higher than…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageHealth Care ReformHealth Insurance MarketplaceLegislation
Americans Don’t Want President Trump to Destroy the Affordable Care Act
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhile President Trump does his best to undermine the Affordable Care Act, the American public wants it to succeed. Americans don’t want the Affordable Care Act (ACA) destroyed. They want…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care ReformHealth Insurance Marketplace
Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT]
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWith the GOP’s last-ditch attempt in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)done for now, President Trump introduced the idea of working with Democrats to change healthcare…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe on again, off again effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finally fizzled out yesterday when Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate declined to bring to…
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Health Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Iowa Seeks Help From ACA During Healthcare Crisis
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenCome 2018, Iowa has the potential threat of losing health care provider options within their exchange for a significant number of residents. Now, the Iowa insurance commission is requesting a…
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Health Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Deadline Nearing to Provide HHS Comments On How To Improve Health Insurance Markets
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhile Congress has been discussing new directions for healthcare reform from the Affordable Care Act, President Trump has been talking about the death of that current healthcare law. However, as…
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Health Insurance Marketplace
President Trump’s New Tax Plan May Affect The Health Care Market As We Know It
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenEarlier this month, we learned that President Trump attempted to yet again repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. This time it worked with the House passing the American Health…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
The Last Day For ACA Enrollment Almost Went Unmarketed
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenHealthcare.gov has been hard at work informing consumers of a continuous countdown to the end of open enrollment, advising to sign up for 2017 Marketplace coverage ASAP. However, at the…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Come 2017, Blue Cross Will Be Everywhere In North Carolina
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIn April, UnitedHealth announced its plans to exit from multiple Marketplaces, including in North Carolina. The health care giant has complained of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) causing them huge…
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ACA ComplianceHealth Insurance Marketplace
It’s A Brand New Day For Marketplace Notices And Appeals
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOver the course of the year, many employers participated in a widespread panic over notices mailed to them from the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. These notices summarized that an employee…
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Health Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Hey Cigna, Welcome To Chicago!
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2016 has been a confusing one for many Americans who question the security of their health insurance providers. As major companies like UnitedHealthcare are swiftly withdrawing from certain exchanges nationwide…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
Marketplace Notices: They’re Not (Always) As Bad As You Think
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIn May, the ACA Times released an article detailing what exactly a notice from the Health Insurance Marketplace entails. As previously stated, this notice is to inform employers that one…
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
Study Reveals The Health Insurance Marketplace Doesn’t Have The Highest Premiums
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThink the Health Insurance Marketplace has the highest premiums? Think again. A report by the Commonwealth Fund reveals that the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace is not the most expensive place…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
UnitedHealth Bids Farewell To The ACA In CA
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIt comes as no surprise that UnitedHealth Group is not a fan of the Affordable Care Act. This year, the health care provider claimed a financial hit in 2015 due…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
New York Insurers Under the ACA Demand Staggering Rate Increases On Premiums
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenUnited Healthcare has been quite vocal about its losses due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), coupled with threats to withdraw from the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace come 2017. However,…
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Health Insurance Marketplace
New Survey Reflects How Consumers Feel About The Health Insurance Marketplace
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Kaiser Family Foundation has released the third installment of a survey series focusing on consumers’ opinions on their health care purchased through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. The survey…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
With Bigger Insurance Companies Moving Out, Newer Companies Move In
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWith regard to theAffordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace, it all comes down to options. As major carriers take umbrage with various aspects of the ACA and its Marketplace, many…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance MarketplaceRegulations
The Health Insurance Marketplace Sent You A Notice, Now What?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThis tax year, employers may notice an uptick in documents mailed, due largely to the Affordable Care Act. From tax forms to other notices, much of this paperwork is difficult…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
How Would A Withdrawal from the ACA Marketplaces by United Healthcare Affect Us In 2017?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Affordable Care Act is not entirely a fan favorite among some health care providers, at least as far as UnitedHealth Group is concerned. In a report released by the…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Insurance Marketplace
Huffington Post Analyzes ACA, Provides Suggestions On Improvement
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenAs the Affordable Care Act continues to build in momentum, many have dissected the bill and come to a series of possible improvements for the ACA. In an article printed…
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Do You Have Minimum Essential Coverage?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenUnder the Affordable Care Act, individuals and families are generally required to have minimum essential coverage in order to avoid year-end penalties or shared responsibility payments. This coverage can be…
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Health Insurance Marketplace
CMS Proposes Improvements for 2017 Marketplace
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposals for companies that will participate in the Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2017 that are aimed at improving the consumer experience,…
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Health Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Five Facts about Deductibles
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenConsumers who shop for coverage at HealthCare. gov have a variety of plans from which to choose, allowing them to find a plan that meets their health needs and budget.…
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Health Care CoverageHealth Insurance Marketplace
Premiums For Key Plans Up An Average Of 7.5%
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenPremiums will increase an average 7.5% for the second-lowest- silver insurance plans offered next year in the 37 states where the federal government operates marketplaces, according to a Kaiser Foundation…