The Affordable Care Act and Individual Health Plans

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought sweeping changes to the health insurance industry, and there’s nothing simple about navigating its new rules and requirements. Over the past few months, I’ve attended several meetings focused specifically on how the law impacts individual health insurance plans — and it’s clear that both consumers and insurers have… Continue reading The Affordable Care Act and Individual Health Plans

What Is the Healthcare Exchange and What Do You Need To Know About It?

What Is It?   You may have heard it called the Health Insurance Exchange, the Health Insurance Marketplace, or the Healthcare Exchange. Don’t let all the names confuse you because they refer to the SAME thing (for your information, the official name is the Health Insurance Marketplace). According to Wikipedia, Healthcare Exchanges are “organizations set… Continue reading What Is the Healthcare Exchange and What Do You Need To Know About It?