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Different Perspectives Healthcare Exchanges
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2 Today’s Speakers Rick Elliot - President and CEO United Healthcare of Georgia What to Expect in 2014 Lurline Craig-Burke, Partner GHSC Atlanta Business Leader – Mercer The State of the States Makela McDermott – Total Rewards Director – Euramax International Our Radical Change to a Private Exchange
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3 Level Setting: What Are We Talking About?? What is an Exchange? NEAR TERM ● Mechanism for individuals and groups to gain access to health care financing options through a program administered by the state and/or Federal government (PUBLIC EXCHANGES) American Health Benefits Exchanges (AHBE) for individuals & Small Health Options Plans (SHOP) for small groups (under 50 or 100 defined by state) Can be combined
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4 Things an Exchange Must Do Implement procedures for certification, recertification, and decertification of health plans Operate a toll-free hotline Maintain Internet website with standardized information Assign a rating to each plan Utilize standardized format for presenting options Inform individuals of eligibility for Medicaid, CHIP or other applicable state or local public programs Certify exemptions from individual mandate 2011 National Association of Health Underwriters
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5 Things an Exchange Must Do Make available a calculator to determine the actual cost of coverage after tax credits/subsidies Grant a certification attesting that the individual is not subject to the coverage mandate because: ● there is no affordable option, or ● the individual is exempt from the mandate Transfer to the Treasury a list of exempt individuals and employees eligible for tax credits/subsidies Provide to each employer the name of employees eligible for tax credit Establish a Navigator program 2011 National Association of Health Underwriters
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6 Exchange Basics The Exchange must be operated by a governmental agency or nonprofit entity created by the state. The Exchange must make “qualified” plans available to individuals or employers. The Exchange must provide for: ● Initial open enrollment period ● Annual open enrollment period ● Special enrollment periods 2011 National Association of Health Underwriters
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7 Exchange Basics Must offer Qualified Health Benefits and offer at least one Silver and Gold option ● Meeting Network Adequacy requirements ● Provide Essential Health Benefits ● Meet Actuarial Value benefits requirement Bronze (60%) Silver(70%) Gold(80%) Platinum(90%) Originally SHOP was to allow employees to choose from multiple plan options, but…..won’t happen in 2014
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8 Private Exchanges Carriers may not be required to participate in Public Exchanges Potential to participate in both; expect to see an uptick in Private Offerings Subsidies not available in Private Exchange ● Carrier sponsored, Vendor Sponsored, Association Sponsored ● Differentiation based on services and coverage provided, administrative services, billing consolidation, ancillary benefit offerings, wellness, and more
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9 What Else??? Don’t Panic - It’s just insurance! Pay or Play Decision guides your decision process Expect Changes – and look beyond the cost ● Defined Contribution and Productivity will be the new watch words ● Self-funding is coming And, from one of the driver’s of Reform
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10 Senator Max Baucus D – Montana, Senate Finance Committee Chairman "We need data. "You never give me any data. You give me concepts, frankly.“ “My main concern is that when I ask them for information about the navigators … that I don’t get anything back,” Baucus told reporters.
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