September 16, 2020
Piedmont Health Becomes Out-of-Network with BCBS
As of April 1st, Piedmont Health became out-of-network with the largest insurance company in the state of Georgia, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Georgia Open Enrollment Likely To Fall Short of Previous Year
Georgia’s ACA exchange enrollment for 2018 may fall short of the current year totals. The final number of Georgians who actually started exchange coverage in 2017 was 404,000. This year 246,270 have signed up for coverage in the state’s exchange.…
Thriving in the Health Insurance Marketplace
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed five changes for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The proposed changes are focused on: Risk Adjustment, Network Adequacy, Out-of-Pocket Maximums, Standardized…
New Federal Standards For Marketplace Plans May Reduce Out-Of-Pocket Spending
Some consumers who buy coverage on the health insurance marketplaces in 2017 could see their out-of-pocket costs drop significantly under a federal proposal to create standardized plans, a recent analysis found. The government wants to create six plan options at…
Non-Medicaid Expansion States Experiences Similar to Georgia
Year Two of the ACA Coverage Expansions: On-the-Ground Experiences from Five States As of Spring 2015, states had completed the second open enrollment period for the new Health Insurance Marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and most of…
Open Enrollment Week 7: December 27, 2014 – January 2, 2015
Posted January 7, 2015 Since Open Enrollment began on November 15, nearly 6.6 million consumers selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM). The Week 7 snapshot includes the New Year’s holiday; consumers continued to…
Open Enrollment Week 3: November 29 – December 5, 2014
Posted December 10, 2014 by HHS.gov Consumers continued to reach out to in-person assisters or call center representative at 1-800-318-2596 and visited HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov to learn about their plan options, to find out what financial help is available, or…
With 1.5 Million Sign-ups so far, Obamacare Enrollment is Brisk
Article By: Phil Galewich With less than a week until the deadline to buy individual health insurance that begins Jan. 1, experts say sign-ups are on course to hit or exceed the Obama administration’s projection of about 9 million enrollees…
Doctors complain they will be paid less by health exchange plans
Article reposted from NBC News: Written by: Roni Caryn Rabin, Kaiser Health News Many doctors are disturbed they will be paid less — often a lot less — to care for the millions of patients projected to buy coverage through the…