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Page 1 The Health Benefit Exchange and the Small Group Market Department of Health and Social Services
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Page 2 Agenda Welcome and Introductions Health Insurance Exchange Markets Employer Eligibility Participation and Contribution Requirements Purchasing Models Premium Billing, Collection, Remittance Key Issues for Delaware Questions/Open Discussion
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Page 3 Overview of the Health Benefit Exchange | What is it? “Expedia” for health insurance: Organized commercial insurance marketplace for individuals and small employers (up to 50 employees) Enables consumers to compare plans and enroll in coverage One-stop shop for publicly subsidized health coverage: Medicaid Delaware Healthy Children Program (CHIP) Subsidized commercial insurance Source of information on carriers and plan performance
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Page 4 Exchange | Core Responsibilities Develop single, streamlined eligibility process for all public health coverage programs Offer “qualified health plans” in five benefit groups, which will differ based on point-of-service cost sharing (e.g., co-pays, co-insurance, deductibles): Platinum (90% actuarial value) Gold (80% AV) Silver (70% AV) Bronze (60% AV) High Deductible Health Plan (individual market only)
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Page 5 Exchange | Core Responsibilities Offer health plans in the individual and small group markets: Premium subsidies and lower out-of-pocket costs available to eligible individuals and families with income up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level (e.g., up to $43,561 for an individual) Premium subsidies available to small employers with lower-wage employees Develop “calculator” to enable people to estimate total cost of coverage (e.g., premiums, co-pays, deductibles)
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Page 6 Exchange | Single Premiums
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Page 7 Income as % of FPL Annual IncomeMonthly IncomePremiums as % of Income Monthly Premium 133%$14,484$1,2073%$36.21 150%$16,335$1,3614%$54.45 200%$21,780$1,8156.3%$114.35 250%$27,225$2,2698.05%$182.63 300%$32,670$2,7229.5%$258.64 350%$38,115$3,1769,5%$301.74 400%$43,560$3,6309.5%$344.85 Exchange | Single Premiums
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Page 8 Income as % of FPL Annual IncomeMonthly IncomePremiums as % of Income Monthly Premium 133%$29,725$2,4773%$74.31 150%$33,525$2,7944%$111.75 200%$44,700$3,7256.3%$234.68 250%$55,875$4,6568.05%$374.83 300%$67,050$5,5879.5%$530.18 350%$78,225$6,5199,5%$619.28 400%$89,400$7,4509.5%$707.75 Exchange | Family of Four Premiums
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Page 9 Employer Eligibility In 2014, Small Business Health Options Program (“SHOP”) Exchange will offer health insurance to small employers Businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees allowed to purchase coverage through SHOP Exchange in 2014 and 2015; SHOP Exchange must serve groups of 100 or fewer full-time employees in 2016 and beyond; and State may choose to expand Exchange to larger groups in 2017. Employers with low-wage workers may be eligible for premium subsidies through the Exchange Firms with up to 25 employees; Average wages of $50,000 or less; and Up to 50% tax credit available for two years.
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Page 10 Individual and SHOP Exchange State may choose to establish two Exchanges: Individual market Exchange – American Health Benefit Exchange Employer Exchange – SHOP Exchange Or one Exchange that serves both the Individual and Employer markets For administrative purposes, a single Exchange with separate risk pools can be used to serve both markets Combining the Individual and SHOP Exchange does not require the State to merge these two markets
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Page 11 Participation and Contribution Requirements Under current underwriting rules, insurers require employers to meet certain participation and contribution requirements Participation: Employers with five or fewer employees generally required to have all employees enroll in employer-sponsored insurance (with exceptions for spousal coverage) Employers with six or more employees required to enroll 75% of eligible employees in employer-sponsored insurance Contribution: Employers must contribute at least 50% of premium
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Page 12 Purchasing Models of the Exchange Federal law provides flexibility in how the SHOP Exchange can offer coverage to employers and their employees Upcoming federal regulations will further define the purchasing options for the SHOP Exchange Four potential purchasing models: One Carrier, One Plan One Carrier, Multiple Plans All Carriers, One Plan Level All Carriers, All Plan Levels Each model can support range of contribution strategies
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Page 13 Option 1 -- One Carrier, One Plan Monthly Premiums for Single Coverage Plan/CarrierCarrier ACarrier BCarrier CCarrier D Platinum$540$531$518$554 Gold$480$472$460$492 Silver$420$413$403$431 Bronze$360$354$345$369 70% Employer contribution = $289 and 30% Employee contribution = $124
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Page 14 Option 2 -- One Carrier, Multiple Plans Monthly Premiums for Single Coverage Plan/CarrierCarrier ACarrier BCarrier CCarrier D Platinum$540$531$518$554 Gold$480$472$460$492 Silver$420$413$403$431 Bronze$360$354$345$369
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Page 15 Option 2 -- One Carrier, Multiple Plans Example of Contribution Split Between Employer and Employee Carrier BTotal PremiumER ShareEE Share Platinum$531$289$242 Gold$472$289$183 Silver$413$289$124 Bronze$354$289$65
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Page 16 Option 3 – Multiple Carriers, One Plan Level Monthly Premiums for Single Coverage Plan/CarrierCarrier ACarrier BCarrier CCarrier D Platinum$540$531$518$554 Gold$480$472$460$492 Silver$420$413$403$431 Bronze$360$354$345$369
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Page 17 Option 3 -- Multiple Carriers, One Plan Level Example of Contribution Split Between Employer and Employee Silver LevelTotal PremiumER ShareEE Share Carrier A$420$289$131 Carrier B$413$289$124 Carrier C$403$289$114 Carrier D$431$289$142
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Page 18 Option 4 – All Carriers, All Plan Levels Monthly Premiums for Single Coverage Plan/CarrierCarrier ACarrier BCarrier CCarrier D Platinum$540$531$518$554 Gold$480$472$460$492 Silver$420$413$403$431 Bronze$360$354$345$369
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Page 19 Option 4 – All Carriers, All Plan Levels Example of Employee Share of Monthly Premiums Plan/CarrierCarrier ACarrier BCarrier CCarrier D Platinum$251$242$229$265 Gold$191$183$171$203 Silver$131$124$114$142 Bronze$71$65$56$80 ** Employer share of premiums fixed at $289, or 70% of Carrier B’s Silver Level plan’s premiums.
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Page 20 Premium Billing, Collection, Remittance
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Page 21 Premium Billing, Collection, Remittance
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Page 22 Key Issues for Delaware Should the State establish one Exchange or separate Exchanges to serve the individual and group markets? Should the individual and small group market risk pools be combined or remain separate? What type of purchasing model will best meet the needs of Delaware employers, employees, and insurers? Is there a particular market segment that the SHOP Exchange may best serve?
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Page 23 Key Issues for Delaware Should the State’s Exchange establish minimum contribution and participation requirements for small employers purchasing coverage through the Exchange? How will these contribution and participation requirements apply in an “employee choice” model? Should small groups be limited to 50 or fewer employees until 2016, when the definition of small groups must be expanded to 100 employees? What might be the effect on the broader commercial insurance market from the introduction of the Exchange?
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