Some states have had to cut back on their “ambitious” plans for implementing their health insurance exchanges by the Oct. 1 deadline.
 
While some states are using a federal exchange, 15 states and the District of Columbia are building their own marketplaces, The Washington Post reports. About 7 million people are expected to buy health insurance or enroll in Medicaid through those marketplaces.
 
Here are some of the functions states plan to delay because of tight deadlines:
  • Connecticut exchange workers will have to handle requests for exemptions from the individual mandate manually. The plan had been to have them automatically taken care of by a computer.
  • Oregon will delay implementing a feature that would allow consumers to “customize searches for rating the coverage provided by insurers,” the article states.
  • Nevada will delay a chat function on its website.
 
Despite those changes in marketplace functionality, the exchanges still will impact your practice. Prepare your business to adapt with the three-part webinar, Health Insurance Exchanges and Their Impact on Physician Practices, presented by industry expert Jennifer Searfoss.