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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,…

Health care reform may be finding success in New Hampshire

February 21, 2014February 23, 2014 Nordstrom

Legislation concerning state’s health insurance exchange may no longer be needed New Hampshire lawmakers are considering the viability of a legislation that would allow the state to build and operate its own health insurance exchange. The state is required to have an exchange per health care reform law passed in 2010. The state has, however, opted to allow the federal government to build and manage this exchange. This means that New Hampshire has limited impact on the way that the exchange operates and how it affects the state’s insurance market.…

Health care reform enrollments met January targets

February 17, 2014February 15, 2014 H. Cutner

Obama reacting to the health care reform in 2010

Last month represented the first time since the exchanges opened in October that signups met expectations. It is no secret that the health care reform had a rocky start, but now that the numbers are in for January, the success of the insurance exchanges seems to be picking up as the number of people who have enrolled is now finally meeting the targets that have been set by officials. The federal and state exchanges have now brought coverage to a total of about 3.3 million Americans. Across the United States,…

Health care reform mandate delayed yet again

February 13, 2014February 11, 2014 Julie Campbell

The White House has now put off employer fines until 2016 after continued rollout struggles. According to the latest large delay issued by the Obama administration for the health care reform, the majority of employers will still not face a fine next year if they do not offer insurance benefits to their employees, yet. The timing of the implementation of this element of the health insurance law has now been pushed back. According to the Affordable Care Act’s regulations, the Treasury Department has stated that businesses that have between 50…

Health insurance needs to step it up to reach young people

February 5, 2014February 3, 2014 H. Cutner

Now that the health care reform is in full swing, college age consumers aren’t enrolling. One of the factors that is the most central determining whether the health care reform will be successful over the long term has to do with enrolling a large number of young people in health insurance plans. Unfortunately, as of yet, this age group does not seem to be making much of an effort to sign up. The mid-January report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed that this key component to…