Utah may relinquish control of successful small-business health insurance exchange : deseretnews

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Utah may relinquish control of successful small-business health insurance exchange

Utah may relinquish control of successful small-business health insurance exchange

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's successful small-business health insurance marketplace, Avenue H, may end up under the management of the federal government.Members of Utah's Health Reform Task Force voted Thursday to relinquish control of the small-business marketplace, as it is costing the state $1.5 million annually to implement, some of which is collected in fees from small businesses.Avenue H, however, is "very much open for business," said Patty Conner, director of the state's Office of Consumer Health Services, which runs Avenue H.Conner said it is much too early to know the fate of the marketplace.


moreover from durantdemocrat

Big Five Community Services to help with the health insurance marketplace

Big Five Community Services to help with the health insurance marketplace

Big Five Community Services provides assistance in shopping for and enrolling in plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace through the Navigator Program.The Marketplace will give Americans who are uninsured, or who buy their own coverage, a whole new way to shop for coverage.Big Five is here to assist consumers in our community with understanding, shopping and enrolling in the Health Insurance Marketplace.


by the same token on healthcaredive

How a fledgling group of health insurance startups is trying to transform the industry

How a fledgling group of health insurance startups is trying to transform the industry

When the Affordable Care Act expanded the individual insurance market, many recognized an opportunity for new businesses to take on legacy payers and disrupt the insurance industry.Since then, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in dozens of fledgling health insurance companies.More than $1.3 billion was invested in these companies in the United States in 2015 alone, according to CB Insights.


not to mention canadafreepress

Obama on soaring health insurance premiums

Obama on soaring health insurance premiums

ObamaCare has had a disastrous effect on the health insurance market in this country, and it takes a hell of a lot of nerve for this guy to stand there and say it couldn't possibly have anything to do with himObama on soaring health insurance premiums: 'I had nothing to do with that'Sure, it's classic Obama deflection.He could probably smear dog crap on the bottom of your shoe and somehow make the case that it was all because of Republicans.He is that brazen.


furthermore wctrib

Lawmakers hear local concerns about rising health insurance costs

Lawmakers hear local concerns about rising health insurance costs

"This is our new 911," Baker said during the listening session in Willmar.Premiums and deductibles for individual health insurance plans purchased on the open market are rising quickly, with some seeing 50 to 65 percent increases, which is on top of major increases the last two years.Daudt has met with people across the state, hearing stories about families with deductibles reaching $13,000 and premiums totaling $27,000 a year.