State of Reform » Insurance Plans http://stateofreform.com Bridging the gap between healthcare and policy Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:31:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Correction: Molina Disapproved By OIC, Not Exchange http://stateofreform.com/correction-washington-five-things-were-watching/ http://stateofreform.com/correction-washington-five-things-were-watching/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:44 +0000 Erin Thurston http://stateofreform.com/?p=10401

Last week, our Washington State “Five Things We’re Watching” email newsletter contained the headline “Molina rejected by Exchange.” This headline is inaccurate and should have stated that Molina’s initial application…

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]]> http://stateofreform.com/correction-washington-five-things-were-watching/feed/ 0 Interview with Jared Short, Regence Insurance Holding Corporation (part 2) http://stateofreform.com/interview-with-jared-short-regence-insurance-holding-corporation-part-2/ http://stateofreform.com/interview-with-jared-short-regence-insurance-holding-corporation-part-2/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:11 +0000 Jane http://stateofreform.com/?p=10176

  This is part 2 of a two part interview with the president of Regence Insurance Holding Corporation, Jared Short.  You can find the first part of the interview here.…

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]]> http://stateofreform.com/interview-with-jared-short-regence-insurance-holding-corporation-part-2/feed/ 0 Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board Votes to Move Forward with Kaiser Permanente in the SHOP Market http://stateofreform.com/washington-health-benefit-exchange-board-votes-to-move-forward-with-kaiser-permanente-in-the-shop-market/ http://stateofreform.com/washington-health-benefit-exchange-board-votes-to-move-forward-with-kaiser-permanente-in-the-shop-market/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 02:45:00 +0000 Karianna http://stateofreform.com/?p=10311

Today, May 15th, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Board voted to move forward in the SHOP (small business) market with only one health insurance carrier, Kaiser Permanente NW. In February, seven carriers…

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]]> http://stateofreform.com/washington-health-benefit-exchange-board-votes-to-move-forward-with-kaiser-permanente-in-the-shop-market/feed/ 0 Interview with Jared Short, President of Regence (part 1) http://stateofreform.com/jared-short/ http://stateofreform.com/jared-short/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:05:28 +0000 Jane http://stateofreform.com/?p=10171

Jared Short is the President of Regence Insurance Holding Corporation. This post is part 1 of a 2 part interview.  The second part will be posted Friday. —————————– DJ:  Jared,…

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]]> http://stateofreform.com/jared-short/feed/ 0 OR: Transparency Drives Down Exchange Premiums http://stateofreform.com/oregon-transparency-drives-down-exchange-premiums/ http://stateofreform.com/oregon-transparency-drives-down-exchange-premiums/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 00:29:50 +0000 Erin Thurston http://stateofreform.com/?p=10119

Health insurance exchanges were created to make it easier and more affordable to buy health insurance. That may actually happen. While many – Congress, insurers, brokers, actuaries, consultants – are…

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