Posted October, 27 2013 by Amanda
The new online insurance marketplaces have created quite the buzz, and lately all the bees seem to talk about is websites, websites, websites. The media has particularly focused on the federal website, HealthCare.gov, which was plagued by numerous technical issues in its first weeks. We opened last week with President Obama’s speech to address issues […]
Posted October, 25 2013 by Amanda
For the past few weeks, states have been hard at work enrolling Americans in the new health care marketplaces. As evidenced by the hundreds of thousands who are going online or calling their local navigators to sign up, it’s clear that affordable, quality health insurance sells itself. But, it’s still fun to take a look […]
Posted October, 23 2013 by arianne
More and more New Yorkers are choosing to get covered through the NY State of Health insurance marketplace. In a press release issued today, the State Department of Health (SDOH) is reporting that over 174,000 New Yorkers have now completed the application process through the online marketplace – accounting for 30% of completed applications nationwide. SDOH is […]
Posted October, 16 2013 by arianne
I just noticed that the NY Times has a nifty little infographic that shows where states are with their health insurance exchanges. Given the multitude of technical snafus seen the first week due to the unprecedented public demand, and the flood of resulting media stories, it’s reassuring to know that most of the problems appear to have […]