2016 Survey of Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers
Executive Summary
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, “Navigator Grant Recipients for States with Federally-facilitated or State Partnership Marketplace,” available at http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Health-Insurance-Marketplaces/Downloads/Navigator-Grantee-Summaries-UPDATED-05-05-15.pdf.
In year 3, the 14 SBM states were California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The 3 consumer assistance FPM states were Delaware, New Hampshire and West Virginia. Arkansas and Illinois were approved for status as a consumer assistance FPM in year one, but have since ceased providing state support for consumer assistance. The FPM states were included with FFM states for this analysis.
During the third Open Enrollment period, FEAPs operated in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Twelve CAP programs received limited supplemental grants for FY 2015: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, and Vermont.
Section 2: In-Person Assistance During Open enrollment
https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2015-Fact-sheets-items/2015-12-30.html
http://www.cbpp.org/research/remote-identity-proofing-impacts-on-access-to-health-insurance
https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-03-11.html
https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/health-plan-choice-and-premiums-2016-health-insurance-marketplace
See for example A Frakt, “Too Many Choices,” Academy Health, 2013, available at http://blog.academyhealth.org/too-many-choices/
Patient Cost Sharing in Marketplace Plans, 2016, Kaiser Family Foundation, available at https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/patient-cost-sharing-in-marketplace-plans-2016/
“Five Facts About Deductibles” CMS blog post November 17, 2015, available at https://blog.cms.gov/2015/11/
2016 Survey of Non-Group Health Insurance Enrollees, Wave 3, Kaiser Family Foundation, available at https://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/survey-of-non-group-health-insurance-enrollees-wave-3/
Section 4: Consumer Assistance by Health Insurance Brokers
Personal communication, April 29, 2016
Personal communication, April 29, 2016.
http://ctmirror.org/2016/02/12/state-says-unitedhealthcare-cant-ax-broker-commissions/
http://insurance.ky.gov/Documents/AdvOp16_01AgentCommissionPayments010616.pdf
http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/04/08/covered-california-posts-agent-comp-draft
Discussion
See for example, M Buettgens et al, “More than 10 Million Uninsured Could Obtain Marketplace Coverage through Special Enrollment Periods,” November 2015, available at http://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/alfresco/publication-pdfs/2000522-More-than-10-Million-Uninsured-Could-Obtain-Marketplace-Coverage-through-Special-Enrollment-Periods.pdf