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Last week, the Producer Advisory Council to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange had its monthly meeting. We are fortunate to have multiple BAHU and MAHU members as part of the council.
One of the topics up for discussion was the role that Web Based Entities should play in this new structure that is the Maryland Health Connection. Web Based Entities are producers that offer health insurance options through a portal (think ehealthinsurance.com). The MHBE tends to be of the opinion that these entities will assist in providing access to coverage for a greater number of Marylanders. The stance of our organization is that these entities do not provide substantial consultation, consumer advocacy, or indsutry knowledge to effectively enroll people in the healthcare system who have not been a part of the system prior.
The State is asking for public comments regarding the role of WBEs in the Exchange, and we are asking that you voice your opinion. Feedback is due by COB on FRIDAY March 29th!
Feedback for can be found at: http://marylandhbe.com/committees/public-comment/
Additionally, it was disclosed in this meeting that the SHOP Exchange will be pushing back its first effective dates to March 1, 2014 from January 1, 2014. January and February effective dates will NOT be able to enroll in the SHOP Exchange in 2014. The Individual Exchange is still targetting a 1-1-14 Effective Date.
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