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ALERT - Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Insurance Subsidies

Posted In Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)

In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, June 25th, the United States Supreme Court upheld the legality of the government healthcare insurance subsidies provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) in the case of King v. Burwell. At issue was language in the ACA that granted subsidies to taxpayers enrolled in an insurance plan through “an Exchange established by the State.” 26 U.S.C. §§36B(b)(2)(A). More >

The Affordable Care Act & Small Business Recap

On February 4, McBrayer and Business Lexington presented a panel discussion on how small businesses can navigate the Affordable Care Act. I was honored to moderate the event and hope that attendees benefited from the panel’s real-world advice on how to traverse the new landscape of health insurance. A huge thank you to the panelists: Jon Carroll, Beverly Clemons, Betsy Johnson, Cris Miller, and Garry Ramsey. More >

How Kentucky Got Lucky: The Success of kynect.gov

Posted In Affordable Care Act, Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Health Care Law, Health Reform, HealthCare.gov, Kynect

It is no secret that the federal HealthCare.gov has received less than rave reviews since its October 1st roll-out. The states who have relied on the federal government to run their marketplaces have encountered numerous problems, from glitches to process delays to complete inaccessibility. Kentucky (the only southern state which opted to run its own health insurance marketplace and expand Medicaid), however, has shone like a beacon in the turbulent exchange introduction period. It is quite surprising that Kentucky, consistently near the bottom in health rankings and with approximately 625,000 uninsured citizens, would be the model for anything health care-related. Here is how Kentucky is leading the nation with its exchange site: More >

An Unlikely Consequence, cont.

Posted In Affordable Care Act, Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Health Care Law, Health Reform, Medicaid, Medicare

On Tuesday, I discussed the recent trend of hospital layoffs of staff, administrative and professional alike, in order to reduce costs despite expectations of an unprecedented number of individuals seeking health care services under the ACA. More >

An Unlikely Consequence

Posted In Affordable Care Act, Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Health Care Law, Hospitals, Medicare

The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) took a big leap forward this month with the opening of the federally-facilitated and state-operated Exchanges. Here in Kentucky, 70,467 people reportedly participated in pre-screenings to determine qualifications for subsidies, discounts, or programs like Medicaid on the Health Insurance Exchange’s first enrollment day, October 1, 2013. The ACA is eventually expected to provide health coverage to as many as 30 million additional Americans. So, why are hospitals across the nation slashing jobs? More >

The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange: How Obamacare is Changing the Health Insurance Marketplace

Now that the President has been re-elected and the Supreme Court has upheld most of the Accountable Care Act (“ACA”), Obamacare will not be repealed. So, what does that mean for Kentuckians?  Several things including an individual mandate to buy health insurance and a health benefit exchange where Kentuckians can buy insurance. More >

THE KENTUCKY HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE: LITTLE GNOME FACTS

“Like Travelocity but for health insurance” is how Executive Director Carrie Banahan and Deputy Director Bill Nold of the Office of Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange describe the developing Kentucky Exchange.  More >

Kentucky Health Cooperative Insurance, Available in 2014

The Supreme Court Decision of June 28, 2012 upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) in National Federation of Independent Business, et al., v. Sebelius , Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., reignited the creation and implementation of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan programs (“CO-OPS”).  CO-OPs are aimed at offering small businesses and individuals more affordable health insurance options, especially in states where there are a few insurance carriers capitalizing the market with plans that are not economically targeted at the smaller insurance market. More >

Affordable Insurance Exchanges

Affordable Insurance Exchanges seek to ease the navigation and financial burdens of both individual and small business health insurance.  As part of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), State-based exchanges are a “one-stop-shop” to compare and find affordable health coverage in a competitive insurance market.  The transparency of Exchanges allows consumers to compare private and public health plans based on price and quality. The ACA created the notion, but on August 12, 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services and Treasury awarded establishment grants to 13 states and the District of Columbia, to facilitate the implementation of the exchanges. More >

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