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There are a lot of stories right now about the Obamacare marketplaces losing health plans and becoming less competitive.
In Nevada, though, the opposite is happening. The state is expected to have two new health plans join the marketplace this year, which would mean a total of five options for shoppers to choose from.
Nevada made one policy decision that made selling marketplace coverage way more financially appealing (kudos to Louise Norris at HealthInsurance.org for reporting this first): It gave insurers that wanted to manage the state's Medicaid program an incentive to sell on the marketplaces too.".......
Nevada knew these were contracts insurers would want. So it told the health plans that Medicaid applications would get preferential treatment if the insurance plan committed to selling marketplace coverage in 2018.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/10/15615172/voxcare-how-nevada-fixed-obamacare
See what happens when a state government isn't hostile to the idea of working class people getting healthcare. working with insurers and encouraging people to sign is like magic. More enrollees and insurers means lower costs for everybody. thanks Nevada.
First, a reassuring word from the woman in charge of the state’s Affordable Care Act program to the 89,061 Nevadans who signed up for coverage this year: You’re good.
“There isn’t any concern about 2017,” said Heather Korbulic, executive director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/06/with-future-of-obamacare-in-doubt-nevada-exchanged/
In Nevada, though, the opposite is happening. The state is expected to have two new health plans join the marketplace this year, which would mean a total of five options for shoppers to choose from.
Nevada made one policy decision that made selling marketplace coverage way more financially appealing (kudos to Louise Norris at HealthInsurance.org for reporting this first): It gave insurers that wanted to manage the state's Medicaid program an incentive to sell on the marketplaces too.".......
Nevada knew these were contracts insurers would want. So it told the health plans that Medicaid applications would get preferential treatment if the insurance plan committed to selling marketplace coverage in 2018.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/10/15615172/voxcare-how-nevada-fixed-obamacare
See what happens when a state government isn't hostile to the idea of working class people getting healthcare. working with insurers and encouraging people to sign is like magic. More enrollees and insurers means lower costs for everybody. thanks Nevada.
First, a reassuring word from the woman in charge of the state’s Affordable Care Act program to the 89,061 Nevadans who signed up for coverage this year: You’re good.
“There isn’t any concern about 2017,” said Heather Korbulic, executive director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/06/with-future-of-obamacare-in-doubt-nevada-exchanged/