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Progress Reports From Online Insurance Marketplaces Across The Country

October 25, 2013 Morning Briefing

In Texas, brokers, physicians and insurers express exasperation with the bug-ridden federal exchange website, while media reports from Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon document the challenges faced by those state-based exchanges. In California, community groups mobilize to educate people about their new insurance options.

Issa Panel To Grill Top Tech Official About Health Law Rollout

November 13, 2013 Morning Briefing

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, who heads the House oversight committee, plans to put the nation’s chief technology officer, Todd Park, on the hot seat today about the flawed rollout of the government website where consumers are supposed to be able to buy health insurance. The New York Times writes that Issa has long been one of the most aggressive thorns in the side of the Obama administration.

Oregon Exchange Website Won’t Be Ready Oct. 1

August 9, 2013 Morning Briefing

Although Oregon’s marketplace will launch on time, people will have to go through certified agents rather than being able to register themselves online. News outlets also report on coverage concerns from autism advocates and marketplace developments in Idaho, Florida, Washington, California and Texas.

Navigators Will Play Important Role As Marketplace Launch Nears

By Frank Diamond, for the Philadelphia Inquirer June 27, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Consumers can call on “navigators,” trained people who will provide face-to-face assistance. Or, it is hoped, the navigators will call on them.

Sebelius Pushes Back Against Calls For Resignation

October 25, 2013 Morning Briefing

As a congressional panel probes problems with the federal health care website, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited an insurance call center in Phoenix, saying experts are working around the clock to fix the site. That message was repeated Thursday by officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during their first briefing on the repairs.

IOM Finds Differences In Regional Health Spending Are Linked To Post-Hospital Care And Provider Prices

By Jordan Rau July 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Report recommends that Congress use Medicare’s influence to push doctors and other providers to work more closely and share in financial risk for care that is too costly.

Competition Spurs 2 Oregon Insurers To Lower Proposed Rates

By Phil Galewitz May 10, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Maybe competition among health insurance plans can lead to lower rates. As soon as Oregon this week became the fourth state to publicly list health insurers’ proposed 2014 rates for individual and small group coverage, two plans moved to cut their suggested prices, the Oregonian reported Friday. Providence Health Plan and Family Care Health Plans […]

Despite Snags, Online Insurance Marketplaces Open For Business

October 2, 2013 Morning Briefing

The technical glitches were complicated by the millions of people who visited the online health exchanges on Tuesday, their first day of operations. For instance, Health and Human Services officials reported that 2.8 million unique visitors had been to the federal website.

FAQ: What Workers And Employers Need To Know About The Postponed Employer Mandate

By KFF Health News Staff July 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Companies with at least 50 workers now have until 2015 to provide coverage. Here’s what that change means – and doesn’t mean – for employees and employers.

Experts Worry About Other Trouble Spots With Health Law Marketplaces

October 14, 2013 Morning Briefing

Politico reports that other steps in the online enrollment process, including computing subsidies and transferring signup information to insurers may also have bugs. The Associated Press reports that some insiders predicted the problems well before the website launch, while The Washington Post notes that paper applications are increasingly popular because of the problems.

Health Exchanges Grapple With Software, Server Issues

October 7, 2013 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administration acknowledged Sunday that it needs to make design, as well as capacity, fixes to the website set up to help consumers shop for health coverage. Other news outlets examined the capacity challenges faced both by the federal and state exchanges and the adjustments made over the weekend.

11 Insurers Want To Play Ball In Colorado’s Marketplace

By Phil Galewitz May 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Corrected at 6:00 p.m. to reflect that 11 insurers, rather than 17 have submitted policies to sell in the state’s new online health insurance marketplace. The larger number includes those proposing to sell both inside and outside the online marketplace. Colorado became the latest state Wednesday to post proposed health insurance plans for its new online […]

Tech Experts Say Total Overhaul Of Healthcare.Gov May Be Needed

October 18, 2013 Morning Briefing

Beyond consumers’ problems using the federal website, insurers are getting flawed enrollment data from the few who manage to sign up for plans, the Wall Street Journal reports. Meanwhile, White House press secretary Jay Carney said that President Barack Obama was seeking “accountability” from those working to fix the glitches as tech experts suggest the site may have to be redesigned.

How Baby Erik Got Health Insurance

By Don Sapatkin, The Philadelphia Inquirer July 8, 2013 KFF Health News Original

It took his parents 86 phone calls and six months to get their newborn enrolled in a Pennsylvania program for children.

A Doctor Goes Viral — On Purpose

By Ankita Rao June 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Zubin Damania, a.k.a. ZDoggMD, takes to YouTube to parody and pillory modern medicine. On his serious side, he’s founding a new kind of clinic to try to change primary care.

Officials Prepare For ‘Biggest Open-Enrollment Season We’ve Ever Seen’

By Phil Galewitz and Jay Hancock June 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

With 100 days until Obamacare marketplaces open, much work remains to be done — here’s where they stand.

Sen. Rubio Readies Bill To Delay Insurance Mandate Penalty

October 23, 2013 Morning Briefing

Sen. Marco Rubio is proposing a bill that would delay imposing penalties on people who don’t have health insurance until six months after the Government Accountability Office has certified the federal website is functional. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, is calling on President Obama to extended open enrollment beyond March 31, 2014 and to waive penalties for those who are unable to sign up because of technical problems.

GAO Report Points To Challenges In Setting Up Federal Health Insurance Marketplaces

By Jenny Gold and Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby June 19, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The report says that the administration “has many key activities remaining to be completed.”

Wait For Obamacare Price Tags Could Be Months

By Jay Hancock April 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Last week Vermont became the first state to provide a glimpse of how expensive individual health insurance might be under the Affordable Care Act. Proposed rates there, while of questionable relevance to the rest of the country because of the state’s unusual insurance market, showed little change from current prices and reassured health law supporters […]

State Spending On Consumer Assistance Could Have ‘Huge Impact’ On Marketplace Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz May 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Some states with high uninsured rates get far less money to help people sign up for coverage under the health law.

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