Exchange Activity
At BenefitMall we not only report on the action around Health Insurance Exchanges, we are part of that action. As thought leaders in the health insurance marketplace, we intend to use our experience and knowledge to help address several key challenges associated with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
BenefitMall Actions
Bernard DiFiore Addresses Essential Benefits to HHS
BenefitMall’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Bernard DiFiore, met with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today in Dallas to address the topic of essential health benefits. |
11/09/11 |
BenefitMall Promotes Key Issues at NAIC Meeting
BenefitMall actively participated in a number of discussions throughout NAIC’s Spring National Meeting in Austin which were of high interest to the broker community. |
3/29/11 |
BenefitMall Meets with Policymakers at the Capitol
BenefitMall representatives met with regulators and policymakers from several key agencies and associations. The goal of the meetings was to promote a substantive exchange of information leveraging BenefitMall’s experience and knowledge regarding the insurance marketplace. |
3/18/11 |
The Need for Private Exchanges to Co-Exist with Public Exchanges
BenefitMall's CEO Bernard DiFiore had the opportunity to present at the American Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) “Exchange Conference” in Washington, D.C. |
3/17/11 |
BenefitMall’s Michael Gomes Testifies in Austin TX
Michael Gomes, Executive Vice President for BenefitMall, testified in Austin, TX before a committee regarding Representative John Zerwas’ (R-TX) legislation, section CSHB 636. BenefitMall wanted to reiterate the importance of the broker role in the distribution and servicing of health insurance. |
3/01/11 |
Exchange Updates
Life Outside the PPACA's Public Health Insurance Exchanges
As health care reform efforts continue to unfold, much discussion revolves around the role of public health insurance exchanges in achieving the primary goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – to provide U.S. citizens with affordable, quality health insurance. |
08/04/11 |
NGA Hearing on State Exchanges: Governors Continue to Focus on Budget Shortfalls
A variety of pressing economic and health issues were addressed at the National Association of Governors (NGA) annual 2011 meeting held in Salt Lake City. Among other speakers, Steven Larsen, director, Office of Oversight, Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provided an overview of the Proposed Exchange Rule. |
7/26/11 |
HHS Issues Interim Rules for State Health Insurance Exchanges
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an interim rule designed to promote the efficient and cost effective implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges. |
07/19/11 |
State Health Insurance Exchange
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), each and every state has been given the option to create a public, state-run health insurance exchange (“Exchange”), or to have an Exchange created for them by the federal government. States across the country are taking various degrees of action (or inaction), but due to recent developments, BenefitMall would like to keep you updated on the latest news. |
6/06/11 |
The Role of Navigators and Producers in an Exchange - Many Questions Few Answers
The NAIC analysis raises several important questions that must be addressed by policymakers over the coming months relating to the functions and roles of a navigator in the state exchanges. |
5/10/11 |
PPACA's State Exchange Update: States Taking Different Directions
Sentiments surrounding the state health insurance exchanges in legislatures across the country are, at best, mixed. Pending the resolution of a host of legal challenges facing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), some states have elected simply not to initiate legislation to form a state health insurance exchange. |
4/27/11 |
The Essential Health Benefits Package
Significant changes can be expected for many Americans in terms of the “Essential Health Benefits” plans that will be offered when states begin implementing the public health care exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in less than two years. |
4/19/11 |
Health Care Exchange Overview and Update
On November 18, the Office for Consumer Information and Insurance and Oversight (OCIIO) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a document entitled Guidance for States Establishing Exchanges. The document is being published now to assist states with their initial planning and legislative activities in advance of the formal rulemaking process. |
11/18/10 |