The American Medical Association, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans and several other organizations came out in support of the Biden administration's new rule on short-term health plans. The rule limits the plans to shorter time periods and requires them to be clearer about what they do and do not cover.
"Earlier concerns that the market would collapse or insurer exits would lead to counties with no coverage available at all have proven unfounded," the Kaiser Family Foundation wrote in an analysis.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Health Insurance Innovations and its subsidiary Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings are accused by plaintiffs of perpetrating a scheme to defraud policyholders into believing that they were buying comprehensive medical coverage plans.
The San Francisco-based startup has a new integration with CMS that allows users to choose benefits and apply for and receive subsidies directly in the company’s platform.
Current ACA subsidy programs are required to be based on income. Under the rules laid out by CMS states would be able to base subsidies on other factors potentially leaving lower-income, older and sicker patients with less comprehensive coverage options.