Stepping into the Breach: How States and Insurers Worked Together to Prevent Bare Counties for 2018
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Examines six states - Iowa, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Washington - that faced the prospect of having counties with no participating insurers ahead of the 2018 plan year open enrollment period. Shares insights from interviews with insurers and state regulators, focusing on how administrative and/or legislative actions and media coverage affected insurers' decisions to remain in the Marketplace. Includes a discussion on the challenges associated with risk assessment and rate setting in low-population, rural counties.
Author(s)
Kevin Lucia, Jack Hoadley, Sabrina Corlette, Dania Palanker, Olivia Hoppe
Date
11/2017
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Document
Organizations
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Urban Institute
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Access · Health insurance · Policy · Iowa · Nevada · Ohio · Oklahoma · Tennessee · Washington
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- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, view details
- Urban Institute, view details