This final rule will implement the new Affordable Insurance Exchanges (``Exchanges''), consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. The Exchanges will provide competitive marketplaces for individuals and small employers to directly compare available private health insurance options on the basis of price, quality, and other factors. The Exchanges, which will become operational by January 1, 2014, will help enhance competition in the health insurance market, improve choice of affordable health insurance, and give small businesses the same purchasing clout as large businesses.
Title XIX of the Social Security Act is a federal/state entitlement program that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources. This program, known as Medicaid, became law in 1965 as a cooperative venture jointly funded by federal and state governments to assist states in furnishing medical assistance to America's poor and disabled. Medicaid policies for eligibility, services and payment are complex and vary considerably, even among states of similar size or geographic proximity. In September, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour cut agency Fiscal Year 2010 budgets by $171.9 million. Lower-than-estimated state revenue collections for July through August necessitated this cut. Most citizens would agree that health care costs are escalating at s...
... Act, known as the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), is a program initiated by the Bala...
WASHINGTON - After modest increases last year, the cost of job- based health insurance for families and individuals has jumped sharply this year, even though insurers are paying less in benefits as cash-strapped American workers opt for less medical care. For the estimated 150 million workers with employer-sponsored coverage, the average cost of family health insurance jumped 9 percent this year to $15,073, while the price of individual coverage rose 8 percent to $5,429.
By Tom Murphy The Associated Press
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