Earlier this month, Governor Hickenlooper signed HB1336 into law. The law directs the Colorado Division of Insurance to “study the impacts and viability” of merging the whole state of Colorado into a single rating area for health insurance premiums. DOI spokesman Vincent Plymell noted that the DOI was eager to get going on the study. Per… Read more about Should Colorado become a single rating area? DOI conducting study
Archives for May 2016
An Acronym Salad of Health Wonkery
Tinker Ready hosted last week’s Health Wonk Review at Boston Health News. It’s an excellent edition that runs the gamut of health wonkery, and there’s something for everyone. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already!
Open enrollment for 2017 coverage, and HSA contribution and coverage limits
Open enrollment for 2017 coverage starts on November 1, 2016. The schedule for open enrollment will follow the same November 1 – January 31 dates that were used last year (that schedule will continue to be used for 2018 coverage as well, but it will shorted to just a six week window in November/December for… Read more about Open enrollment for 2017 coverage, and HSA contribution and coverage limits
Simple Choice plans in the federally-facilitated exchange
Last month, I wrote about the standardized plans that will be optional for insurers to offer on Healthcare.gov this fall. I noted that standardized plans do not signal the end of HSA-qualified health insurance, and outlined the basic details surrounding standardized plans. The standardized plan designs that HHS finalized in the 2017 Benefit and Payment Parameters… Read more about Simple Choice plans in the federally-facilitated exchange
Healthcare reform, six years in
Brad Wright hosted the Health Wonk Review this week at his blog, Wright on Health. There’s something for everyone in this edition, as the topics run the gamut from single payer to carriers’ financial outcomes in the exchange, and from the opioid crisis to end-of-life care. The ACA was signed into law more than six… Read more about Healthcare reform, six years in
SB2 passes Senate – but it’s still a waste of time
Last week, the Colorado Senate passed SB2, with a vote of 18 to 17. All of the Democrats in the Senate opposed the bill, and it’s doubtful that it will pass in the Democrat-controlled House (it’s currently with the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee in the House). I wrote about SB2 in February, when… Read more about SB2 passes Senate – but it’s still a waste of time