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Health insurance exchange contractor gets the axe in Maryland

February 28, 2014February 25, 2014 G. Turner

The company behind the hugely costly but highly defective online marketplace has been fired. The state of Maryland has now fired the contractor that was behind the creation of the expensive health insurance exchange online marketplace that was supposed to allow the state to be able to comply with the federal health care reform. The defects in the site are extensive enough that Maryland may have to abandon part or all of the system. Despite the fact that the health insurance exchange creation came with a tremendous price tag, it…

Health care reform enrollment goal reached in Maryland, after all

February 27, 2014February 24, 2014 H. Cutner

A research error had made the success of the state’s exchange look unlikely until it was finally identified. Since the start of the implementation of the health care reform in Maryland, it has looked like the state would only just barely meet its enrollment goals – if it would actually reach them at all. However, recent reports have shown that the first goal that was set was actually based on inaccurate data. As it turns out, since the data upon which the original health care reform enrollment goal was established,…

Massachusetts health insurance backlog progress is being made

February 25, 2014February 22, 2014 H. Cutner

Officials in the state have said that there tremendously backed up application processing is making headway. Massachusetts health insurance officials have now reported that progress is being made in overcoming the huge backlog that the application processing has been facing in the state since the latest phase of the Affordable Care Act went into effect. The backlog is the most immediate struggle that the state has been facing with the health care reform. Legislators have been going over all of the various issues that the Massachusetts Health Connector site users…

Washington health insurance exchange launches new ad campaign

February 24, 2014February 21, 2014 S.Vagus

New ad campaign seeks to engage young consumers Washington’s health insurance exchange has been having trouble appealing to a certain demographic. Those between the ages of 18 and 34 account for only 23% of the more than 90,000 people that have purchase coverage through the state’s exchange thus far. Exchange officials are hoping to better engage young consumers by launching a new ad campaign. If young consumers continue to avoid the exchange, and insurance coverage in general, it could turn out to be a somewhat costly problem for the insurance…

Idaho insurance exchange reaches new milestone

February 18, 2014February 15, 2014 Logan B.

Enrollment in state’s health insurance exchange has begun to accelerate Enrollment numbers in the Idaho insurance exchange are beginning to pick up. The state has been promoting its health insurance exchange for several months, but relatively few people have enrolled for coverage through the exchange. The exchange is meant to provide consumers with access to affordable coverage, but misconceptions concerning the Affordable Care Act, as well as the lack of information available concerning its provisions, have made the exchange relatively unpopular with many people in the state. More than 32,000…