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Jan 14 2014

Humana has revealed that it expects its risk pool from exchange enrollments to have higher health costs than expected.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/10/us-humana-enrollment-idUSBREA0903420140110?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Jan 07 2014

About 60% of Americans rated their experience on the health care exchanges negatively in December according to a Gallup survey.

http://eba.benefitnews.com/health-insurance-exchange/news/nearly-60-of-uninsured-rate-hix-experience-as-negative-2738473-1.html?gpt_units=/HIX&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=utm_hix_010714&hix
Dec 20 2013

Christmas present or lump of coal?  The administration has announced it will allow persons whose insurance was cancelled because it didn't comply with standards under the reform law to not comply with the individual mandate next year or to comply by buying a bare-bones policy.  Cold comfort for millions who were happy with the health insurance they had.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-usa-healthcare-cancellations-idUSBRE9BJ05N20131220?utm_campaign=KHN%253A%2520Daily%2520Health%2520Policy%2520Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=11474193&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_fEy7T-sdXMESZJ7sCC6NLQ9ob7Qkur0LlFmIqg9mzB3hFZQzfkmznphnfAVB8UID8y4ZQB5t89oFMigP-GrqgS11hDw&_hsmi=11474193
Dec 18 2013

HHS issued the rules designed to force health plans to cover people who haven't yet paid their premiums (and who may never do so) after enrolling through the exchanges, transferring the burden of the defective enrollment process from the government to the plans.

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/12/17/2013-29918/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-maximizing-january-1-2014-coverage-opportunities
Dec 16 2013

According to a survey from Duke University and CFO Magazine, 20% of companies say they are likely to hire fewer workers, 10% may lay off employees and 40% will shift to more part-time personnel due to the reform law.

http://medcitynews.com/2013/12/obamacare-news-healthcare-reform-curbs-full-time-hiring/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f14c3fc367-RSS_Daily+Top+Stories&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f14c3fc367-67648197
Dec 13 2013

The Administration says more than 100,000 people enrolled through the exchanges in November, far, far short of projection and far, far short of anything approaching full enrollment of everyone who is supposed to enroll under the individual mandate.  Better than October though!!

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20131211/NEWS/312119965?AllowView=VDl3UXpKSzdDL1dCbkJiYkY0M3hla0dvamtVZERPTT0=&utm_source=link-20131211-NEWS-312119965&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpdaily&utm_name=top
Dec 09 2013

Consumers are waking up to the reality of worse coverage for many policies purchased on the insurance exchanges under the reform law, according to a Wall Street Journal story.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303330204579246211560398876?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTTopStories
Dec 03 2013

So who is happy with the reform law?  Not physicians, who are waking up to a reality of lower reimbursement and narrow provider networks for plans insurers are selling on the exchanges.  Payers say the changes are necessary to create competitive plans.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20131126/NEWS/311269951/white-house-hears-earful-from-doc-groups-about-narrow-provider?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMWGFWZjhIRWxiNUtpQzMyWmFxNVhvWUpibWdiUUEzemxjY3IyZVlHZUUwemlPUnA4T3JIOXEwUmEwUEJ1VUZ6cW51TXFYazZKRlZlY21ENlZnZ0E2UTdublpQdWZFeVRYL3NuUjlJNkFDbEdKN3Q=
Nov 29 2013

HHS has released the final rule on the tax on health insurance plans, which will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums.

http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-28412_PI.pdf
Nov 22 2013

HHS is seeking comment on proposed quality measures for health plans sold through the exchanges.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-11-19/pdf/2013-27649.pdf
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