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State urges insurers to create private exchanges
Health insurers operating in Idaho wanting to sell policies through a health insurance exchange will have to establish their own private marketplaces to do so. Idaho lawmakers have decided not to
HHS, states working toward health insurance exchanges
Insurers shouldn't bank on political uncertainties or the legal challenge to the health reform law as obstacles preventing them from operating within health insurance exchanges. Despite these
Creating health insurance exchange a 'priority' for state lawmakers
New York's governor and several state senators are pledging to pass legislation that would establish a health insurance exchange in New York, despite a failed attempt last year. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Insurance execs should sit on exchange boards, AHIP says
Health payer executives and other insurance experts should be allowed to sit on the boards of health insurance exchanges (HIX), America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) said in comments on the
Insurers to know exchange benefits recommendations by Oct. 7
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will announce its recommendations for what benefits insurers must provide if they participate in a health insurance exchange by Oct. 7, reports Reuters. Rather than
Update insurance exchange to win over consumers
With the introduction of health insurance exchanges coming in 2014, insurers will be facing a whole new challenge: learning how to compete directly for consumers' business. A key step to succeeding
Insurance giants cut lobbying but still spend $2.7M
Four of the largest health insurers--Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and WellPoint--spent roughly $2.7 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter. The biggest spender was WellPoint, which
Exchange benefits recommendations might be delayed
It appears that there's a good chance insurers won't know which basic health benefits they will be required to provide as part of the health insurance exchanges beginning in 2014. The Institute of
HHS exchange rule allows payers to sit on boards
In a major coup for insurers, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule for health insurance exchanges , allowing payers to hold seats on exchange oversight boards.
Private insurers can't cover abortions in Virginia
Private insurance plans in Virginia are now banned from covering abortions if they participate in the state's healthcare exchange. After Virginia legislators passed a bill that would create the
