Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 24, 2014
More than 50 health insurers have filed to sell products on public insurance exchanges for the 2015 plan year, Atlantic Information Services, Inc.’s (AIS) Inside Health Insurance Exchanges (HEX) can exclusively report. HEX conducted a survey of state departments of insurance (DOIs) earlier this month, the results of which were detailed in its Sept. 18 issue.
With few exceptions, both state-based exchanges (SBEs) and federally facilitated exchanges (FFEs) expect to have new carriers selling individual and/or small-group coverage through the exchanges, with nearly half of all states gaining new entrants. Only seven states had currently participating plans withdraw from the marketplace.
Other notable findings from the HEX survey include UnitedHealth Group’s intention to sell products on at least 12 exchanges in the 2015 plan year, increasing from just four in 2014. And, as was the case in the inaugural year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are selling coverage on exchanges in all but two states — Iowa and Mississippi. DOIs in eight states either declined to comment or did not respond by HEX’s press time.
Visit http://aishealth.com/archive/nhex091814-01 to view read the article in its entirety, including a table featuring the survey results by state.
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