Brian M. Kalish

Following the Oct. 1 launch of the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, nearly half (48%) of Americans nationwide say the federal government did a “poor” job of implementing the law in a new Kaiser survey.

As the Obama administration works to fix the technological problems associated with Healthcare.gov, greater issues with the federal health care exchanges remain, said a panel of health care experts Thursday in Washington.

A day after her deputy apologized for the failures with the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange, U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius followed suit and told Congress that she shoulders the blame for the botched rollout.

While it provides peace of mind for employees, some brokers question this non-insurance benefit.

Brokers need to start communication earlier to implement a successful outcomes-based plan.

Broker warns offering too many voluntary benefits can lead to decision paralysis.

Daily unique visitors to Healthcare.gov have steadily and dramatically declined since the site’s launch, according to data from Internet analytics company comScore.

In the most populous state in nation, agents are not happy with the way the state-run health care exchange is treating them and there are many more road bumps to cross in the near future, said a San Diego-area broker Friday at AHIP’s State Issues Conference.

State-run exchange sees small drop as agent certification picks up, with ‘big win’ for agent community about to be revealed.

Cigna has instructed brokers to halt selling insurance to individuals who are subsidy-eligible through its federal health care exchange broker portals.

On Facebook, brokers were quick to share their experiences of looking at and attempting to work with the exchanges.

Discount program providers pair up to increase their reach.

Coverage remains low for this staple benefit so it’s time to seize the opportunity.

These omnipresent retirement vehicles may need to be turned upside down.

In the not-so-distant future small employers may stop offering employer-sponsored health coverage because employees will demand it, said a speaker at the Workplace Benefits Summit in New Orleans Monday.

The biggest change will affect low income employees, who may receive affordable coverage through the workplace, but not for their dependents, said Rodger Bayne, president of Towson, Md.-based Benefit Indemnity Corp., at BFE, sponsored by EBN’s parent company, SourceMedia.

Once you have seen one private health care exchange, you have seen just one exchange, as they are all unique, concluded a panel discussing the new marketplaces at a conference Sunday in New Orleans.

Speaking at the Benefits Forum & Expo, sponsored by EBN’s parent company, SourceMedia, Tina Provancal, health care exchange product development leader at Aon Hewitt, said that there is a specific reason why we got to where we are today in health care.

Effort to coincide with open enrollment.

Altered by the ACA, limited medical plans may actually increase in popularity for some workers.