Health Insurance Exchanges

Covered California, the state health insurance marketplace, last week announced $37 million in grants to 48 organizations around the state to help educate consumers on new benefits available through the marketplace.

Enrollment is scheduled to begin in October with benefits taking effect in January 2014. Enrollment in health plans offered through...

Late last week, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released guidance detailing notices that must be provided to employees regarding employee health coverage options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in addition to an updated model election notice under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of ...

In a survey conducted in March 2013, 56% of small businesses showed little understanding of how health reform will impact their business. In a poll of small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, 32% mistakenly believe they will be required to offer health insurance in 2014. Another 24% were under the impression if they don’t offer health i...

Covered California – the state’s new health insurance marketplace – has hired a new Information Technology (IT) chief to oversee implementation of their computer system in the wake of the arrest and resignation of former IT chief James Joseph Brown, Jr.  Brown left Covered California on March 25, the day he was arraigned on felony conflict of inter...