‘Keep plans as simple and straightforward as possible,’ and other quotes of the month

“State control over an insurance market is almost always better than widespread federal control,” Liz Gallops, broker at Allegacy Insurance Solutions in Winston-Salmen N.C., said in a story about the possibility of a national exchange with more states creeping into federal jurisdiction. “From a broker’s perspective, state-based control would mean the broker’s feedback is likely to hold more weight.”
Read the full story here: Are we headed for a national ACA exchange?
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“I thought the main reason for the creation of the SHOP was to give employees choice within their employer plan. Now the only reason you would choose a SHOP plan would be to get a tax credit,” said Ronnell Nolan, president and CEO of the Baton Rouge, La.-based Health Agents for America, in a story about 18 states opting to delay choice on their SHOP exchanges for open enrollment 2015.
Read the full story here: New ACA delay limits employee choice on SHOP exchange
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